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Data Report 2
Selected Housing
Characteristics , 1990-2000
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Avery
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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8,923 |
11,911 |
33.5% |
| Units in Structure |
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| 1-unit detached |
5,917 |
7,857 |
1,940 |
| 1-unit attached |
79 |
142 |
63 |
| 2 or more units |
1,364 |
2,011 |
647 |
| Mobile home, trailer, or other |
1,563 |
1,901 |
338 |
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| Year Structure Built |
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| 1979 or earlier |
6,238 |
5,761 |
-477 |
| 1980 or later |
2,685 |
6,150 |
3,465 |
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| OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS |
5,520 |
6,532 |
1,012 |
| Year Householder Moved into Unit
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| 1979 or earlier |
2,643 |
1,818 |
-825 |
| 1980 or later |
2,877 |
4,714 |
1,837 |
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| Selected Characteristics |
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| Lacking complete plumbing facilities
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134 |
27 |
-107 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities
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57 |
52 |
-5 |
| No telephone service |
445 |
288 |
-157 |
| Vehicles available |
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| None |
567 |
530 |
-37 |
| One |
1,585 |
1,856 |
271 |
| Two |
2,042 |
2,453 |
411 |
| Three or more |
1,326 |
1,693 |
367 |
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| House Heating Fuel |
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| Utility gas |
35 |
16 |
-19 |
| Bottled, tank, or LP gas |
337 |
964 |
627 |
| Electricity |
1,240 |
1,233 |
-7 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc |
2,426 |
3,774 |
1,348 |
| Coal or coke |
114 |
14 |
-100 |
| Wood |
1,348 |
509 |
-839 |
| Solar energy |
12 |
0 |
-12 |
| Other fuel |
6 |
22 |
16 |
| No fuel used |
2 |
0 |
-2 |
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| OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS |
4,471
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5,265
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794
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| Persons per owner-occupied unit |
2.57 |
2.37
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-0.20 |
| Homeowner vacancy rate |
2.2%
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1.4%
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-0.8%
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| Value |
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| Specified owner-occupied housing
units |
2,548 |
3,214 |
666 |
| Less than $50,000 |
1,126 |
535 |
-591 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
1,074 |
1,323 |
249 |
| $100,000 to $199,999 |
298 |
1,006 |
708 |
| $200,000 or more |
50 |
350 |
300 |
| Median (dollars) |
55,100 |
88,000 |
59.7% |
| Mortgage Status & Selected Monthly
Owner Costs |
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| With a mortgage |
915 |
1,531 |
616 |
| Less than $300 |
126 |
34 |
-92 |
| $300 to $499 |
324 |
235 |
-89 |
| $500 to $699 |
253 |
381 |
128 |
| $700 to $999 |
112 |
465 |
353 |
| $1,000 or more |
100 |
416 |
316 |
| Median (dollars) |
505 |
759 |
50.3% |
| Not mortgaged |
1,678 |
1,683 |
5 |
| Median (dollars) |
136 |
189 |
39.0% |
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| RENTER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS |
1,049 |
1,267 |
218 |
| Persons per renter-occupied unit
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2.31 |
2.21 |
-0.10 |
| Rental vacancy rate |
10.5% |
11.1% |
0.6% |
| Gross Rent |
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| Specified renter-occupied housing
units |
921 |
1,171 |
250 |
| Less than $200 |
136 |
60 |
-76 |
| $200 to $499 |
502 |
531 |
29 |
| $500 to $749 |
48 |
242 |
194 |
| $750 to $999 |
2 |
48 |
46 |
| $1,000 or more |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| No cash rent |
233 |
290 |
57 |
| Median (dollars) |
293 |
430 |
46.8% |
| Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household
Income |
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| Less than 20 percent |
30.8% |
28.2% |
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| 20 to 34 percent |
23.2% |
25.7% |
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| 35 percent or more |
20.5% |
19.6% |
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| Not computed |
25.5% |
26.5% |
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| VACANT HOUSING UNITS |
3,403 |
5,379 |
1,976 |
| For seasonal, recreational, or occasional
use |
2,697 |
4,751 |
2,054 |
| % Vacant for seasonal, recreational
or occasional use |
79.3% |
88.3% |
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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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