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APPENDIX pRp,~ SCHOOL IMPACT FEES: Cw~re~ Hiu.-C,v~sORO CffY $CHOOtS Orange County, North Carolina POPULATION AND HOUSING GROWTH To provide context for public school student enrollment growth in Orange County, the following section provides information on population and housing growth in the County. Total population residing in housing units in the County in 2000 according to the U.S. Census (corrected) was 105,585. In addition, 9,946 persons were estimated to reside in group quarters in the County. When added together, the total estimated County population in 2000 was 115,531. Estimated average household size for all types of units is 2.21, which is derived by dividing persons residing in housing units by total number of housing units (105,585 / 47,706 = 2.21). Figure Al provides further detail from the 2000 Census (corrected) for Orange County. Figure A1. U.S. Census 2000 Population and Housing Units Population in Households 105,585 Group Quarters Population 9,946 Total County Population 115,531 Estimated Housing Units 47,706 Average Persons Per Housing Unit ~ 2.21 Source: U.S. Census (Corrected Census 2000 as a result of the Caunt Question Resolution (CQR) Program) TischlerBise obtained housing unit estimates for the 2006-07 school year from Orange County for each school district. The estimates are from building permit data from Apri11, 2000, to June 30, 2006, reflecting new units by type of unit built within each school district in Orange County. For Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS), the estimates reflect new housing units located in Chapel Hill and Carrboro and the portion of Orange County that falls within CHCCS. For Orange County Schools, building permit data includes those units permitted in the County and the Town of Hillsborough within the Orange County School System. Detail is provided below by school district. A-2 ~1SC~I~et~iiSf~ FIscY?.Ece. smis b PlirmirgCCnw'.•::ttns