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Data Report 2

Selected Housing Characteristics , 1990-2000

North Carolina
 
1990
2000
Change
TOTAL HOUSING UNITS
2,818,193 3,523,944 25.0%
Units in Structure      
1-unit detached 1,830,229 2,267,890 437,661
1-unit attached 74,318 106,066 31,748
2 or more units 459,487 566,798 107,311
Mobile home, trailer, or other 454,159 583,190 129,031
       
Year Structure Built      
1979 or earlier 2,011,510 1,881,326 -130,184
1980 or later 806,683 1,642,618 835,935
       
OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS 2,517,026 3,132,013 614,987
Year Householder Moved into Unit      
1979 or earlier 963,346 630,233 -333,113
1980 or later 1,553,680 2,501,780 948,100
       
Selected Characteristics      
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 42,962 19,295 -23,667
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 33,774 16,202 -17,572
No telephone service 178,690 94,937 -83,753
Vehicles available      
None 241,711 235,339 -6,372
One 786,080 1,010,563 224,483
Two 959,128 1,250,640 291,512
Three or more 530,107 635,471 105,364
       
House Heating Fuel      
Utility gas 468,698 757,777 289,079
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 213,953 394,275 180,322
Electricity 1,057,166 1,528,885 471,719
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 567,025 368,279 -198,746
Coal or coke 2,100 464 -1,636
Wood 197,181 65,657 -131,524
Solar energy 2,046 1,266 -780
Other fuel 4,740 6,543 1,803
No fuel used 4,117 8,867 4,750
       
OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS 1,711,817 2,172,355 460,538
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.62 2.54 -0.08
Homeowner vacancy rate 1.8% 2.0% 0.2%
Value      
Specified owner-occupied housing units 1,217,975 1,615,731 397,738
Less than $50,000 382,781 140,292 -242,489
$50,000 to $99,999 575,677 591,362 15,685
$100,000 to $199,999 211,410 640,960 429,550
$200,000 or more 48,107 243,099 194,992
Median (dollars) 65,800 108,300 64.6%
Mortgage Status & Selected Monthly Owner Costs      
With a mortgage 762,675 1,116,287 353,612
Less than $300 45,217 8,652 -36,565
$300 to $499 178,781 68,577 -110,204
$500 to $699 201,581 164,915 -36,666
$700 to $999 203,938 331,732 127,794
$1,000 or more 133,158 542,411 409,253
Median (dollars) 655 985 50.4%
Not mortgaged 470,609 499,426 28817
Median (dollars) 184 254 38.0%
       
RENTER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS 805,209 959,658 154,449
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.39 2.37 -0.02
Rental vacancy rate 9.2% 8.8% -0.4%
Gross Rent      
Specified renter-occupied housing units 777,929 944,275 166,346
Less than $200 83,502 52,432 -31,070
$200 to $499 471,146 306,080 -165,066
$500 to $749 140,366 328,027 187,661
$750 to $999 15,703 129,815 114,112
$1,000 or more 6,592 49,575 42,983
No cash rent 60,620 78,346 17,726
Median (dollars) 382 548 43.5%
Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income      
Less than 20 percent 33.4% 33.8%  
20 to 34 percent 31.3% 28.9%  
35 percent or more 26.3% 26.7%  
Not computed 9.0% 10.6%  
       
VACANT HOUSING UNITS 301,167 391,931 90,764
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 98,714 134,870 36,156
% Vacant for seasonal, recreational or occasional use 32.8% 34.4%  
       

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

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