North Carolina Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	3,523,944	100.0
1-unit, detached	2,267,890	64.4
1-unit, attached	106,066	3.0
2 units	88,507	2.5
3 or 4 units	114,188	3.2
5 to 9 units	151,649	4.3
10 to 19 units	111,985	3.2
20 or more units	100,469	2.9
Mobile home	577,323	16.4
Boat, RV, van, etc.	5,867	0.2

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	144,500	4.1
1995 to 1998	431,764	12.3
1990 to 1994	373,721	10.6
1980 to 1989	692,633	19.7
1970 to 1979	641,117	18.2
1960 to 1969	447,988	12.7
1940 to 1959	536,608	15.2
1939 or earlier	255,613	7.3

ROOMS
1 room	26,948	0.8
2 rooms	99,646	2.8
3 rooms	244,392	6.9
4 rooms	646,267	18.3
5 rooms	913,760	25.9
6 rooms	697,882	19.8
7 rooms	407,780	11.6
8 rooms	249,285	7.1
9 or more rooms	237,984	6.8
Median (rooms)	5.3	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	3,132,013	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	652,745	20.8
1995 to 1998	910,690	29.1
1990 to 1994	479,481	15.3
1980 to 1989	458,864	14.7
1970 to 1979	303,106	9.7
1969 or earlier	327,127	10.4

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	235,339	7.5
1	1,010,563	32.3
2	1,250,640	39.9
3 or more	635,471	20.3

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	757,777	24.2
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	394,275	12.6
Electricity	1,528,885	48.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	368,279	11.8
Coal or coke	464	0.0
Wood	65,657	2.1
Solar energy	1,266	0.0
Other fuel	6,543	0.2
No fuel used	8,867	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	19,295	0.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	16,202	0.5
No telephone service	94,937	3.0

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	3,132,013	100.0
1.00 or less	3,025,254	96.6
1.01 to 1.50	69,483	2.2
1.51 or more	37,276	1.2

Specified owner-occupied units	1,615,713	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	140,292	8.7
$50,000 to $99,999	591,362	36.6
$100,000 to $149,999	421,786	26.1
$150,000 to $199,999	219,174	13.6
$200,000 to $299,999	152,531	9.4
$300,000 to $499,999	66,292	4.1
$500,000 to $999,999	20,265	1.3
$1,000,000 or more	4,011	0.2
Median (dollars)	108,300	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	1,116,287	69.1
Less than $300	8,652	0.5
$300 to $499	68,577	4.2
$500 to $699	164,915	10.2
$700 to $999	331,732	20.5
$1,000 to $1,499	341,818	21.2
$1,500 to $1,999	121,996	7.6
$2,000 or more	78,597	4.9
Median (dollars)	985	(X)
Not mortgaged	499,426	30.9
Median (dollars)	254	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	609,586	37.7
15 to 19 percent	285,718	17.7
20 to 24 percent	222,935	13.8
25 to 29 percent	147,582	9.1
30 to 34 percent	92,183	5.7
35 percent or more	242,455	15.0
Not computed	15,254	0.9

Specified renter-occupied units	944,275	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	52,432	5.6
$200 to $299	53,063	5.6
$300 to $499	253,017	26.8
$500 to $749	328,027	34.7
$750 to $999	129,815	13.7
$1,000 to $1,499	39,870	4.2
$1,500 or more	9,705	1.0
No cash rent	78,346	8.3
Median (dollars)	548	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	182,032	19.3
15 to 19 percent	137,187	14.5
20 to 24 percent	119,406	12.6
25 to 29 percent	90,607	9.6
30 to 34 percent	62,903	6.7
35 percent or more	251,831	26.7
Not computed	100,309	10.6

(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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