ABSTRACT
This chapter includes detailed summaries of demographic multipliers for standard housing types by region of the United States, and a discussion of their derivation. The Per Capita Multiplier Method provides a reasonably accurate analysis without a significant expenditure of time or an intimate knowledge of the site-specific service system. The use of the Per Capita Multiplier Method also reflects the type of fiscal impact practitioner. A basic assumption of the Per Capita Multiplier Method is that over the long run, current average operating costs per capita and per student are the best estimates of future operating costs occasioned by growth. Any local information (surveys, census tallies, etc.) containing estimates of total household size and/or school-age children by housing type should also be sought. The existing local residentially induced per capita cost must be used as a base to assign a true portion of expenditures to an incoming residential facility.
