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.. . ---------..,—.3 <br /> 4Ft <br /> TABLE 2-62 <br /> Pr;1 <br /> ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS REQUIRED BY COUNTY AND lOWNSH1P: 1980-2000 <br /> ADDiTIONAL POPULATION AVERAGE HOUSE- ADDITIONAL <br /> PROJECTED 1980-2000 HOLD SIZE DWELLING <br /> . . <br /> UNITS 1980,=2000 <br /> ORANGE 07.INTY 63,175 ,2.68 23,572 <br /> TOWNartil <br /> .,, <br /> Az <br /> BINGHAM 3,696 2,38 1,553 <br /> CEDAR GROVE -16 2.69 -6 <br /> , <br /> '':' CHAPEL HILL 49,727 2.72 18,282 <br /> CHEEKS 1,145 2.84 403 <br /> ENO 3,712 2.51 1,479 <br /> HILLSBOROUGH 2,501 2.66 940 <br /> LMLE RIVER 4,082 2.59 1,000 <br /> —----------------_ <br /> _ <br /> lsouRGE: 1980 u.s. Census <br /> Given the 1980 County-wide average household size of 2.68 persons, an <br /> additional 23,572 dwelling units would be required to house the projected <br /> population increase between 1980-2000. This represents an average yearly <br /> rate of construction of 1,179 dwelling units during the plan period. <br /> Rising construction and financing costs could suggest a possible reverse <br /> in the trend toward decreasing average household size as individuals choose <br /> to live together in order to reduce rising housing costs. <br /> ' <br /> Plan Interpretation <br /> These projections suggest the need to develop and adopt growth management <br /> strategies to accomodate such changes in the population profile of the <br /> County. Although the determination of the impacts of this magnitude of <br /> change is highly subjective, population growth will affect migration pat- <br /> terns, prospects for economic growth, the local job market, housing and <br /> the settlement pattern of the County. <br /> Important County-level impacts will occur in the quantity and quality of <br /> the educational, health and other public services provided by the County <br /> to its residents. Local impacts will primarily affect the character of <br /> neighborhood and crossroads communities. Residential expansion throughout <br /> the County will be accompanied by an increase in demand for commercial <br /> uses and supporting services, particularly in the rural areas. <br /> There is currently a lag in the employment-population nation in the Triangle <br /> J Region. Employment opportunities within and in the vicinity of Orange <br /> County are stimulating greater population in-mizraHnn i-rt +++= <br />