Buncombe County, NC Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	93,973	100.0
1-unit, detached	58,706	62.5
1-unit, attached	2,519	2.7
2 units	2,172	2.3
3 or 4 units	3,385	3.6
5 to 9 units	4,404	4.7
10 to 19 units	1,501	1.6
20 or more units	3,147	3.3
Mobile home	18,054	19.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.	85	0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	2,948	3.1
1995 to 1998	9,331	9.9
1990 to 1994	8,586	9.1
1980 to 1989	16,067	17.1
1970 to 1979	15,490	16.5
1960 to 1969	12,470	13.3
1940 to 1959	16,296	17.3
1939 or earlier	12,785	13.6

ROOMS
1 room	855	0.9
2 rooms	2,650	2.8
3 rooms	6,462	6.9
4 rooms	19,373	20.6
5 rooms	24,179	25.7
6 rooms	18,006	19.2
7 rooms	10,646	11.3
8 rooms	6,008	6.4
9 or more rooms	5,794	6.2
Median (rooms)	5.2	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	85,776	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	17,264	20.1
1995 to 1998	24,832	28.9
1990 to 1994	13,560	15.8
1980 to 1989	13,022	15.2
1970 to 1979	7,918	9.2
1969 or earlier	9,180	10.7

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	6,608	7.7
1	29,083	33.9
2	33,842	39.5
3 or more	16,243	18.9

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	16,638	19.4
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	6,041	7.0
Electricity	32,493	37.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	27,106	31.6
Coal or coke	40	0.0
Wood	2,765	3.2
Solar energy	119	0.1
Other fuel	351	0.4
No fuel used	223	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	272	0.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	294	0.3
No telephone service	1,869	2.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	85,776	100.0
1.00 or less	84,015	97.9
1.01 to 1.50	1,333	1.6
1.51 or more	428	0.5

Specified owner-occupied units	42,816	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,362	5.5
$50,000 to $99,999	14,246	33.3
$100,000 to $149,999	11,952	27.9
$150,000 to $199,999	7,189	16.8
$200,000 to $299,999	4,458	10.4
$300,000 to $499,999	1,806	4.2
$500,000 to $999,999	655	1.5
$1,000,000 or more	148	0.3
Median (dollars)	119,600	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	26,711	62.4
Less than $300	113	0.3
$300 to $499	1,810	4.2
$500 to $699	4,510	10.5
$700 to $999	8,256	19.3
$1,000 to $1,499	7,873	18.4
$1,500 to $1,999	2,386	5.6
$2,000 or more	1,763	4.1
Median (dollars)	948	(X)
Not mortgaged	16,105	37.6
Median (dollars)	260	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	16,882	39.4
15 to 19 percent	7,263	17.0
20 to 24 percent	5,640	13.2
25 to 29 percent	3,703	8.6
30 to 34 percent	2,458	5.7
35 percent or more	6,571	15.3
Not computed	299	0.7

Specified renter-occupied units	25,115	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,567	6.2
$200 to $299	1,169	4.7
$300 to $499	6,250	24.9
$500 to $749	9,548	38.0
$750 to $999	3,150	12.5
$1,000 to $1,499	1,003	4.0
$1,500 or more	318	1.3
No cash rent	2,110	8.4
Median (dollars)	551	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	4,227	16.8
15 to 19 percent	3,525	14.0
20 to 24 percent	3,180	12.7
25 to 29 percent	2,817	11.2
30 to 34 percent	1,516	6.0
35 percent or more	7,275	29.0
Not computed	2,575	10.3

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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