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North Carolina:1990

DP-5. Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total housing units

2,818,193

   

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

 

1989 to March 1990

80,513

1985 to 1988

374,055

1980 to 1984

352,115

1970 to 1979

686,179

1960 to 1969

470,484

1950 to 1959

360,172

1940 to 1949

216,692

1939 or earlier

277,983
   

BEDROOMS

 

No bedroom

19,331

1 bedroom

218,702

2 bedrooms

970,842

3 bedrooms

1,270,764

4 bedrooms

281,639

5 or more bedrooms

56,915
   

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

 

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

42,962

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

33,774

Condominium housing units

79,436
   

SOURCE OF WATER

 

Public system or private company

1,843,476

Individual drilled well

771,663

Individual dug well

142,070

Some other source

60,984
   

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

 

Public sewer

1,403,033

Septic tank or cesspool

1,365,632

Other means

49,528
   

Occupied housing units

2,517,026

   

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

 

Utility gas

468,698

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

213,953

Electricity

1,057,166

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

567,025

Coal or coke

2,100

Wood

197,181

Solar energy

2,046

Other fuel

4,740

No fuel used

4,117
   

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

 

1989 to March 1990

509,665

1985 to 1988

701,707

1980 to 1984

342,308

1970 to 1979

452,158

1960 to 1969

241,807

1959 or earlier

269,381
   

TELEPHONE

 

No telephone in unit

178,690
   

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

 

None

241,711

1

786,080

2

959,128

3 or more

530,107
   

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,233,284

With a mortgage

762,675

Less than $300

45,217

$300 to $499

178,781

$500 to $699

201,581

$700 to $999

203,938

$1,000 to $1,499

97,457

$1,500 to $1,999

23,038

$2,000 or more

12,663
   

Median (dollars)

655
   

Not mortgaged

470,609

Less than $100

34,828

$100 to $199

243,192

$200 to $299

143,614

$300 to $399

34,217

$400 or more

14,758
   

Median (dollars)

184
   

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,233,284

Less than 20 percent

727,654

20 to 24 percent

172,060

25 to 29 percent

112,445

30 to 34 percent

67,203

35 percent or more

145,906

Not computed

8,016
   

GROSS RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

777,929

Less than $200

83,502

$200 to $299

121,541

$300 to $499

349,605

$500 to $749

140,366

$750 to $999

15,703

$1,000 or more

6,592

No cash rent

60,620
   

Median (dollars)

382
   

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

777,929

Less than 20 percent

259,550

20 to 24 percent

106,519

25 to 29 percent

80,715

30 to 34 percent

56,285

35 percent or more

204,869

Not computed

69,991
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3 (Sample Data)
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