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With respect to age, the County's housing stock can be described as relatively young. <br />Approximately 91% of the county's housing stock was built after W.W.II, a finding which holds <br />true throughout the County's municipalities and rural townships and reflects marked population <br />growth during the post-war era. <br />Percent d Orange Counly Fbusing Bufh. <br />by Year d Canstructlm <br />D•1999 <br />Source: Orange County Planning Department & 1990 US Census <br />The 1990 Census reveals that 61%, of renters and owners are living in dwellings units that have <br />been built since 1970. <br />Housing Quality <br />According to the Orange County Housing and Community Development Department,. 9.8% of <br />the County's housing supply is considered to be substandard. Substandard housing is commonly <br />characterized ~by excessive cost burden, overcrowding, .and structural problems such as <br />inadequate heating, plumbing, etc. Of the estimated 3,610 substandard units in the county all but <br />2% are considered to be uninhabitable, the remainder offer rehabilitation possibilities. <br />Housing Growth <br />Between 1950 and March 1990, the number of housing units in Orange County increased from <br />8,422 to 38,683, an addition of 30,261 dwelling units. This increase was in response to County <br />wide population growth experienced during the same time period. Between 1950 and March <br />1990 the .number of households in Orange County increased by 364%, an actual increase of <br />28,322. The majority of housing added in the County was concentrated in municipal portions of <br />the County. For every one (1) rural dwelling constructed between 1950 and 1990, approximately <br />two (2) were built in municipalities. <br />12 <br />