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4.,.= <br /> 'R.,. <br /> If- <br /> ,••,.= <br /> ofr.: <br /> 04 DWELLING UNITS. Much new housing will be needed in the County to accomo- <br /> -''= date the population growth. In order to calculate the number of new units <br /> needed to house this population increase,average household size must be <br /> known. As trends nationwide have indicated, average household size is <br /> decreasing dramatically due to smaller family size and an increasing number <br /> of single person households. As shown in Table 2-61, household size in <br /> the County and change in the average in each Township during the 1970-1980 <br /> period reflects this trend: <br /> TABLE 2-61 <br /> AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE BY COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP: 1970 AND 1980 <br /> HOUSING AVERAGE = sU i & AVERAU <br /> POPULATION UNITS HOUSEHOLD POPULATION UNITS HOUSEHi <br /> 1970 1970 SIZE 1970 1980 1980 SIZE 1, <br /> ORANGE COUNTY 57,567 16,950 3.40 77,055 28,712 2.68 <br /> BINGHAM 2,379 767 3.10 3,954 1,660 2,38 <br /> CEDAR GROVE 3,246 853 3.69 3,166 1,176 2.69 <br /> CHAPEL HILL 38,856 11,381 3.41 50,572 18,599 2.72 <br /> CHEEKS 3,571 1,076 3.32 4,821 1,698 2.84 <br /> ENO 2,550 791 3.22 4,450 1,770 2.51 <br /> HILLSBOROUGH 5,855 1,715 3.41 8,599 3,233 2.66 <br /> LITTLE RIVER 1,210 367 3.30 1,493 576 2.59 <br /> 1 SOURCE: 1970, 1980 U.S. Census figures. U.S. Department of Commerce, <br /> Bureau of the Census. <br /> The average household size for the County in 1970 was 3.4 persons per <br /> household. In 1980, however, average household size has dropped to 2.68 <br /> persons per household. Similar decreases have occurred throughout the <br /> Tbwnships. Assuming a constant 1980 average household size, during the <br /> plan period, the number of dwelling units required to house the projected <br /> increase in population in Orange County is presented in Table 2-62 • <br /> 61 <br />