Avery County, NC Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	11,911	100.0
1-unit, detached	7,857	66.0
1-unit, attached	142	1.2
2 units	211	1.8
3 or 4 units	441	3.7
5 to 9 units	285	2.4
10 to 19 units	335	2.8
20 or more units	739	6.2
Mobile home	1,857	15.6
Boat, RV, van, etc.	44	0.4

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	427	3.6
1995 to 1998	1,085	9.1
1990 to 1994	1,002	8.4
1980 to 1989	3,636	30.5
1970 to 1979	2,324	19.5
1960 to 1969	1,045	8.8
1940 to 1959	1,420	11.9
1939 or earlier	972	8.2

ROOMS
1 room	40	0.3
2 rooms	312	2.6
3 rooms	1,059	8.9
4 rooms	2,055	17.3
5 rooms	3,766	31.6
6 rooms	2,092	17.6
7 rooms	1,181	9.9
8 rooms	718	6.0
9 or more rooms	688	5.8
Median (rooms)	5.2	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	6,532	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	977	15.0
1995 to 1998	1,557	23.8
1990 to 1994	1,027	15.7
1980 to 1989	1,153	17.7
1970 to 1979	846	13.0
1969 or earlier	972	14.9

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	530	8.1
1	1,856	28.4
2	2,453	37.6
3 or more	1,693	25.9

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	16	0.2
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	964	14.8
Electricity	1,233	18.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	3,774	57.8
Coal or coke	14	0.2
Wood	509	7.8
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	22	0.3
No fuel used	0	0.0

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	27	0.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	52	0.8
No telephone service	288	4.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	6,532	100.0
1.00 or less	6,420	98.3
1.01 to 1.50	79	1.2
1.51 or more	33	0.5

Specified owner-occupied units	3,214	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	535	16.6
$50,000 to $99,999	1,323	41.2
$100,000 to $149,999	690	21.5
$150,000 to $199,999	316	9.8
$200,000 to $299,999	236	7.3
$300,000 to $499,999	85	2.6
$500,000 to $999,999	20	0.6
$1,000,000 or more	9	0.3
Median (dollars)	88,000	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	1,531	47.6
Less than $300	34	1.1
$300 to $499	235	7.3
$500 to $699	381	11.9
$700 to $999	465	14.5
$1,000 to $1,499	271	8.4
$1,500 to $1,999	89	2.8
$2,000 or more	56	1.7
Median (dollars)	759	(X)
Not mortgaged	1,683	52.4
Median (dollars)	189	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,556	48.4
15 to 19 percent	459	14.3
20 to 24 percent	271	8.4
25 to 29 percent	229	7.1
30 to 34 percent	188	5.8
35 percent or more	477	14.8
Not computed	34	1.1

Specified renter-occupied units	1,171	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	60	5.1
$200 to $299	135	11.5
$300 to $499	396	33.8
$500 to $749	242	20.7
$750 to $999	36	3.1
$1,000 to $1,499	12	1.0
$1,500 or more	0	0.0
No cash rent	290	24.8
Median (dollars)	430	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	195	16.7
15 to 19 percent	135	11.5
20 to 24 percent	103	8.8
25 to 29 percent	110	9.4
30 to 34 percent	88	7.5
35 percent or more	230	19.6
Not computed	310	26.5

(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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