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56 <br /> Data Source:2011-2015 ACS <br /> Year Unit Built <br /> Year Unit Built Owner-Occupied Renter-Occupied <br /> Number % Number % <br /> 2000 or later 7,509 24% 3,055 15% <br /> 1980-1999 13,790 44% 8,268 40% <br /> 1950-1979 8,665 27% 7,615 37% <br /> Before 1950 1,699 5% 1,855 9% <br /> Total 31,663 100% 20,793 101% <br /> Table 34—Year Unit Built <br /> Data Source:2011-2015 ACS <br /> Risk of Lead-Based Paint Hazard <br /> Risk of Lead-Based Paint Hazard Owner-Occupied Renter-Occupied <br /> Number % Number <br /> Total Number of Units Built Before 1980 10,364 33% 9,470 46% <br /> Housing Units build before 1980 with children present 4,806 15% 3,198 15% <br /> Table 35—Risk of Lead-Based Paint <br /> Data Source:2011-2015 ACS(Total Units),2011-2015 CHAS(Units with Children present) <br /> Describe the need for owner and rental rehabilitation based on the condition of the <br /> jurisdiction's housing. <br /> Per 2011-2015 American Community Survey estimates,there are 4,417 vacant housing units in Orange <br /> County.This comprises 7.8%of the county's total housing stock. Per Census categories,the most <br /> common reasons for vacancy are "Other vacant" (1,654 units), "For rent" (1273 units), and "For sale <br /> only" (640 units). <br /> Data do not exist regarding the suitability of renovation for all of these units. However,we know that for <br /> many owner-occupied housing units, the owners do not have the financial resources to rehabilitate <br /> them, and there are not enough local, state, and federal programs to fund their rehabilitation.The <br /> programs that do exist often have many hurdles to qualify for them. <br /> For renter-occupied housing units, many of them have institutional owners or owners who live out of <br /> state and are not responsive to tenant concerns about the condition of the unit. <br /> Estimate the number of housing units within the jurisdiction that are occupied by low or <br /> moderate income families that contain lead-based paint hazards. 91.205(e), 91.405 <br /> The total number of housing units in Orange County with possible lead paint is 19,834,which represents <br /> 38% of the county's total housing stock.Within that number, it is estimated that approximately 8,000 of <br /> these housing units have children present. <br /> Approximately 41.7%of Orange County's population earns below 80%of AMI.Assuming that this <br /> population is evenly distributed across all housing units by age of construction, we would assume that <br /> IFFY 2020—2024 Orange County, NC HOME Consortium 53 <br /> Consolidated Plan <br /> OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.06/30/2018) <br />