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Data Report 2
Selected Housing
Characteristics , 1990-2000
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Watauga
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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19,538 |
23,155 |
18.5% |
| Units in Structure |
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| 1-unit detached |
12,622 |
15,302 |
2680 |
| 1-unit attached |
421 |
585 |
164 |
| 2 or more units |
4,342 |
4,839 |
497 |
| Mobile home, trailer, or other |
2,153 |
2,429 |
276 |
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| Year Structure Built |
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| 1979 or earlier |
13,342 |
12,220 |
-1,122 |
| 1980 or later |
6,196 |
10,935 |
4,739 |
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| OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS |
13,693 |
16,540 |
2,847 |
| Year Householder Moved into Unit
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| 1979 or earlier |
4,745 |
3,184 |
-1,561 |
| 1980 or later |
8,948 |
13,356 |
4,408 |
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| Selected Characteristics |
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| Lacking complete plumbing facilities
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354 |
94 |
-260 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities
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194 |
66 |
-128 |
| No telephone service |
468 |
307 |
-161 |
| Vehicles available |
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| None |
838 |
927 |
89 |
| One |
4,049 |
5,341 |
1,292 |
| Two |
5,404 |
6,510 |
1,106 |
| Three or more |
3,402 |
3,762 |
360 |
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| House Heating Fuel |
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| Utility gas |
27 |
176 |
149 |
| Bottled, tank, or LP gas |
658 |
2,527 |
1,869 |
| Electricity |
4,913 |
5,784 |
871 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc |
5,311 |
6,990 |
1,679 |
| Coal or coke |
61 |
27 |
-34 |
| Wood |
2,622 |
901 |
-1,721 |
| Solar energy |
73 |
7 |
-66 |
| Other fuel |
28 |
58 |
30 |
| No fuel used |
0 |
70 |
70 |
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| OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS |
8,786 |
10,406 |
1,620 |
| Persons per owner-occupied unit |
2.52 |
2.38 |
-0.14 |
| Homeowner vacancy rate |
2.5% |
1.6% |
-0.9% |
| Value |
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| Specified owner-occupied housing
units |
5,598 |
7,221 |
1,623 |
| Less than $50,000 |
1,178 |
329 |
-849 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
2,975 |
1,784 |
-1,191 |
| $100,000 to $199,999 |
1,207 |
3,366 |
2,159 |
| $200,000 or more |
238 |
1,742 |
1,504 |
| Median (dollars) |
73,200 |
139,300 |
90.3% |
| Mortgage Status & Selected Monthly
Owner Costs |
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| With a mortgage |
3,280 |
4,234 |
954 |
| Less than $300 |
237 |
33 |
-204 |
| $300 to $499 |
915 |
327 |
-588 |
| $500 to $699 |
881 |
780 |
-101 |
| $700 to $999 |
797 |
1,287 |
490 |
| $1,000 or more |
450 |
1,807 |
1,357 |
| Median (dollars) |
608 |
921 |
51.5% |
| Not mortgaged |
2,453 |
2,987 |
534 |
| Median (dollars) |
159 |
222 |
39.6% |
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| RENTER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS |
4,907 |
6,134 |
1227 |
| Persons per renter-occupied unit
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2.11 |
2.04 |
-0.07 |
| Rental vacancy rate |
9.9% |
7.7% |
-2.2% |
| Gross Rent |
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| Specified renter-occupied housing
units |
4,652 |
5,919 |
1267 |
| Less than $200 |
174 |
123 |
-51 |
| $200 to $499 |
3,110 |
1,974 |
-1136 |
| $500 to $749 |
880 |
2,188 |
1308 |
| $750 to $999 |
77 |
630 |
553 |
| $1,000 or more |
11 |
439 |
428 |
| No cash rent |
400 |
565 |
165 |
| Median (dollars) |
374 |
548 |
46.5% |
| Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household
Income |
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| Less than 20 percent |
20.5% |
22.3% |
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| 20 to 34 percent |
18.4% |
21.5% |
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| 35 percent or more |
50.6% |
43.3% |
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| Not computed |
10.5% |
13.0% |
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| VACANT HOUSING UNITS |
5,845 |
6,615 |
770 |
| For seasonal, recreational, or occasional
use |
4,261 |
5,098 |
837 |
| % Vacant for seasonal, recreational
or occasional use |
72.9% |
77.1% |
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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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