Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 5(6), pp. 222 - 229
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2017.050604
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Socio-economic Assessment of Inhabitants of Residential Densities in Akure, Nigeria

Gabriel Emmanuel ^*, Fasakin, J. O.
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Federal University of Technology, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

This paper examines socio-economic attributes of inhabitants in residential densities in Akure, Nigeria. The research investigated the sex, age, education, marital status, household size, occupation and level of income of the respondents. The sample size of 1,134 respondents was distributed in the proportion of 567; 425 and 142, for the core, transition and peripheral zones respectively. Sex of respondents varies from one zone to the other. Age shows that there is more of productive age than the dependent citizens while without formal education accounted for 12.8% within the study area. Seventy-nine percent were married inhabitants and 12.1% single, while 4 to 6 number of members of families had the highest percentage. Most people residing at the heart of the city of Akure were business men/women (49.3%) and craftsmen/others (34.4%) and general monthly income is low with 37.8% of respondents earning less than ₦20,000 per month. Consequently, the research work recommends poverty alleviation schemes, establishment of skill acquisition centres and housing loan/subsidies among others.

KEYWORDS
Socio-economic, Characteristics, Inhabitants and Housing Loan/Subsidies

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Gabriel Emmanuel , Fasakin, J. O. , "Socio-economic Assessment of Inhabitants of Residential Densities in Akure, Nigeria," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 222 - 229, 2017. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2017.050604.

(b). APA Format:
Gabriel Emmanuel , Fasakin, J. O. (2017). Socio-economic Assessment of Inhabitants of Residential Densities in Akure, Nigeria. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 5(6), 222 - 229. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2017.050604.