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Added <br />Households Housing Constructed <br />Period Munici <br />pal Rural Municipal Rural <br />1950-59 N/A N/A 1446 624 <br />1960-69 4637 1144. 5329 1179 <br />1970-79 6405 4101 6351 5360 <br />1980-89 6031 3023 6811 3160 <br />otal ..17,073 8268 ~ 19,934 10,323 <br />Source: US Census: 1950-1990 <br />Within municipalities residential development has largely been focused in Chapel Hill, which <br />has accounted for 64% of all residences built in municipal portions of the county, between 1950 <br />and 1990. The numbers for Carrboro, Hillsborough, and the Orange County portion of Mebane, <br />have been 28%,7% and 0.69% respectively. Additionally, Chapel Hill has experienced the <br />highest percent increase in the number of homes constructed per capita between 1950 and 1990. <br />The number of residences, per capita, in Chapel Hill increased by 138% while the figure for <br />Carrboro was 86% and Hillsborough was 43%. Residences per capita decreased by 33% for the <br />Orange County portion of Mebane. <br />Since April 1990, approximately 7619 units have been constructed throughout the County. <br />Approximately 52% of the total number of units built in the County since April 1990 have been <br />constructed in municipalities. During the last eight years, construction activity has been highest <br />during the two year period between April 1994 and March 1996. <br />Number of Dwe~ing Units Constructed Ui Orange County <br />= April 1990 -March 1998 <br />4196-3x98 <br />4T94-3196 <br />4192-31'94 <br />4P90-3P92 <br />7 <br />1,081 <br />8 <br />1,385 <br />1,115 <br />931 ~ Rural Orange <br />O Municipal <br />0 400 800 1200 1600 <br />Source: Orange County P~nrung Ikpt. <br />Housing Affordability <br />Beginning with the issuance of the 1987 "Orange County Low and Moderate Income Housing <br />Task Force Report", the last decade has seen a variety of public and non-profit agencies study <br />the issue of affordable housing in Orange County. These studies have all come to the conclusion <br />that there is not enough affordable housing in Orange County to meet the needs of low-income <br />residents, and in particular low income families. <br />13 <br />