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Data Report 2
Selected Housing
Characteristics , 1990-2000
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Ashe
County
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1990
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2000
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Change
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TOTAL HOUSING UNITS
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11,119 |
13,268 |
19.3% |
| Units in Structure |
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| 1-unit detached |
8,446 |
9,572 |
1,126 |
| 1-unit attached |
87 |
181 |
94 |
| 2 or more units |
440 |
737 |
297 |
| Mobile home, trailer, or other |
2,146 |
2,778 |
632 |
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| Year Structure Built |
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| 1979 or earlier |
8,693 |
7,513 |
-1,180 |
| 1980 or later |
2,426 |
5,755 |
3,329 |
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| OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS |
8,848 |
10,411 |
17.7% |
| Year Householder Moved into Unit
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| 1979 or earlier |
4,660 |
3,131 |
-1,529 |
| 1980 or later |
4,188 |
7,280 |
3,092 |
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| Selected Characteristics |
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| Lacking complete plumbing facilities
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417 |
99 |
-318 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities
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179 |
51 |
-128 |
| No telephone service |
607 |
288 |
-319 |
| Vehicles available |
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| None |
925 |
903 |
-22 |
| One |
2,380 |
2,999 |
619 |
| Two |
3,277 |
3,924 |
647 |
| Three or more |
2,266 |
2,585 |
319 |
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| House Heating Fuel |
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| Utility gas |
4 |
24 |
20 |
| Bottled, tank, or LP gas |
141 |
808 |
667 |
| Electricity |
1,344 |
1,999 |
655 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc |
4,437 |
6,478 |
2,041 |
| Coal or coke |
57 |
2 |
-55 |
| Wood |
2,839 |
1,049 |
-1,790 |
| Solar energy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other fuel |
26 |
31 |
5 |
| No fuel used |
0 |
20 |
20 |
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| OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS |
7,314 |
8,428 |
15.2% |
| Persons per owner-occupied unit |
2.50 |
2.32 |
-0.18 |
| Homeowner vacancy rate |
1.9% |
1.7% |
-0.2% |
| Value |
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| Specified owner-occupied housing
units |
3,845 |
4,830 |
985 |
| Less than $50,000 |
1,519 |
580 |
-939 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
1,888 |
2,289 |
401 |
| $100,000 to $199,999 |
400 |
1,569 |
1,169 |
| $200,000 or more |
38 |
392 |
354 |
| Median (dollars) |
57,600 |
91,600 |
59.0% |
| Mortgage Status & Selected Monthly
Owner Costs |
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| With a mortgage |
1,555 |
2,411 |
856 |
| Less than $300 |
231 |
40 |
-191 |
| $300 to $499 |
537 |
355 |
-182 |
| $500 to $699 |
460 |
719 |
259 |
| $700 to $999 |
290 |
764 |
474 |
| $1,000 or more |
37 |
533 |
496 |
| Median (dollars) |
503 |
733 |
45.7% |
| Not mortgaged |
2,334 |
2,419 |
85 |
| Median (dollars) |
142 |
201 |
41.5% |
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| RENTER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS |
1,534 |
1,983 |
29.3% |
| Persons per renter-occupied unit
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2.38 |
2.30 |
-0.08 |
| Rental vacancy rate |
8.1% |
9.8% |
1.7% |
| Gross Rent |
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| Specified renter-occupied housing
units |
1,258 |
1,819 |
561 |
| Less than $200 |
219 |
191 |
-28 |
| $200 to $499 |
765 |
975 |
210 |
| $500 to $749 |
16 |
272 |
256 |
| $750 to $999 |
0 |
39 |
39 |
| $1,000 or more |
2 |
11 |
9 |
| No cash rent |
256 |
331 |
75 |
| Median (dollars) |
265 |
375 |
41.5% |
| Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household
Income |
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| Less than 20 percent |
30.8% |
31.5% |
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| 20 to 34 percent |
21.6% |
28.9% |
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| 35 percent or more |
25.7% |
18.6% |
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| Not computed |
21.8% |
20.8% |
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| VACANT HOUSING UNITS |
2,271 |
2,857 |
586 |
| For seasonal, recreational, or occasional
use |
1,215 |
1,974 |
759 |
| % Vacant for seasonal, recreational
or occasional use |
53.5% |
69.1% |
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Source:
1990---Total Housing Units, Units in Structure, Owner
Occupied Housing Units, Value-Specified Owner-Occupied
Housing Units, Renter Occupied Housing Units, Vacant
Housing Units---directly or derived from DP1: General
Population and Housing Characteristics:1990 CENSUS
1990---Year Structure Built, Year Householder Moved
into Unit, Selected Characteristics, House Heating Fuel,
Mortgage Status and Selected Monthly Owner Costs, Gross
Rent-Specified Renter-Occupied Housing Units, Gross
Rent as a Percentage of Household Income---directly
or derived from DP5:Housing Characteristics:1990 CENSUS
2000---Total Housing Units, Owner Occupied Housing Units,
Vacant Housing Units---directly or derived from DP1:
General Demographic Characteristics:2000 CENSUS
2000---All other data categories---directly or derived
from DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000 CENSUS
Compiled by High Country Council of Governments September
2003
Data Report 2: Narrative
Data for Other Units
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