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MA <br />School District Attended (if children in household) <br />Orange County Schools 40.3% <br />Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools 59.7% <br />Annual Household Income <br />The families in this study were almost entirely very low income. Almost all families (87 %) make less than <br />$30,000 per year. <br />50% <br />45% <br />40% <br />35% <br />30% <br />25% <br />20% <br />15% <br />10% <br />5% <br />0% <br />Annual Household Income, % of Respondents <br />Less than $14,999 $15,000 to $29,999 $30,000 to $44,999 $45,000 to $59,999 $60,000 to $74,999 <br />Looking at Area Median Income, HUD defines AMI for a family of 4 in Chapel Hill as $73,300. Given that <br />the average members of the households for families in our study was 4.1, almost all of the families <br />(85 %) represented are at or below 40% of AMI, with 2 in 5 families at or below 20% of AMI. <br />Current Mobile Home Information <br />59% of respondents live in mobile home parks located in the Town of Chapel Hill, 14% in the Town of <br />Carrboro, 3% in the Town of Hillsborough, and 24% in Orange County, outside of town limits. <br />When asked how long they had lived in their mobile home, a quarter had lived there 1 -4 years (25 %), <br />more than a quarter for 5 -9 years (28 %), one fifth for 10 -14 years (22 %), and 12% for 15 -19 years. The <br />majority of families owned their home (83 %) but rented their park space (89 %). <br />Overall, almost all of the residents were satisfied or very satisfied with their current mobile home (95 %). <br />5 <br />