GRAND CITY CENSUS REPORTS
(1950-1980)
| Year | Population | Housing Units |
| 1950 | 500, 000 | 214, 000 |
| 1960 | 476, 000 | 218, 000 |
| 1970 | 453, 000 | 226, 000 |
| 1980 | 425, 000 | 237, 000 |
Which of the following, if true, most helps to reconcile the increase in housing units with the decline in population shown in the table above?