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3 <br />The unemployment rates for Orange County have been 2% or more below the statewide <br />unemployment rates and about 3% to 4% below the national unemployment rates for the past <br />10 years. In Orange County, unemployment has ranged from a low of only 1.1% in 1999 to a <br />high of 3.2% in 2002. <br />Median household income is likewise much higher than state and national averages. In 2004, <br />the median household income for Orange County was $69,800. This represents a 49% increase <br />in median income over the past 10 years. The median income in Orange County is about 20% <br />higher than the median family income for North Carolina and 21% higher than the national <br />average. The estimated median family income in Chapel Hill is over $86,000. In terms of per <br />capita income, Orange County ranks fourth among all Counties in North Carolina and third <br />among Counties located in the Triangle region of North Carolina, according to data obtained <br />from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. <br />Housing Market Conditions <br />In 1990, the total number of housing units in Orange County was 38,683. During the period <br />1990 to 2000, the total number of housing units increased by 27.4% to 49,289 units. Also during <br />this period, the number of owner-occupied units increased by 32.4% and represented over one- <br />half of all housing units in Orange County. In 2000, owner-occupied housing in Chapel Hill <br />represented 43% of all occupied units. In renter-occupied housing, structures with five or more <br />units continue to be the majority of the housing stock at 52.9% in 2000. <br />Average and median sales prices of both new and existing homes in Orange County for 2004 <br />exceed $100,000. The lowest prices are reflected in the sales of condominiums and <br />townhouses. Sales prices for new detached homes exceed $250,000 for both new and existing <br />homes. The average sales price for unincorporated Orange County in 2004 was $296,890. In <br />2004, 20% of homes sold for less than $160,000 down from 24% in 2003 and 29% in 2002. <br />Almost two-thirds of single-family homes sold in 2004 had a sales price of $200,000 or more <br />with almost one half of those having a sales price over $350,000. Housing in the Chapel Hill <br />area is currently among the most expensive in the Research Triangle region. In 2003, the <br />average purchase price of a home in Orange County rose from about $261,895 to $280,592. In <br />Chapel Hill, the,average purchase price was $320,913. Since 2000, the average purchase price <br />has increased 22.4% in Chapel Hill. <br />Rental housing in Orange County is dominated by larger apartment developments-those with <br />five or more units- which represent 52.9% of the renter-occupied housing in the County. The <br />median gross rent (rent plus utility expenses) for 2000 was $684. The 2005 fair market rents <br />(FMR) for a two-bedroom apartment in Orange County is $779. <br />Public Housing Programs <br />The Orange County Department of Housing and Community Development is responsible for the <br />administration of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. The Department does not <br />operate public housing developments. Currently, the Department administers approximately 623 <br />units of Section 8 assistance with approximately 9,278 people remaining on a waiting list as of <br />February 2006. <br />The Town of Chapel Hill Department of Housing administers 336 units of low-rent housing <br />located at 13 sites (12 in Chapel Hill and one in Carrboro). The department's goal is to refurbish <br />[3]
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