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Preliminary housing assessment flags aging population, slowed construction and a gap in “missing middle” units in Johnson County’s non-metro area
Summary
Consultants from Community Scale presented preliminary findings June 25 on a housing assessment of Johnson County’s non-metro area and asked the board whether and where to encourage growth.
Consultants from Community Scale presented preliminary findings June 25 on a housing assessment of Johnson County’s non-metro area — defined by the county as the six small cities and the unincorporated villages — and asked the board for direction about whether and where to encourage growth.
Why it matters: The consultants said the non-metro area’s population is projected to grow about 6% over the next decade, concentrated at the older end of the age spectrum. "The senior population is growing much faster than other age groups," Jeff Gautzer of Community Scale said, and that trend has implications for housing type, retrofits and services.
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