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Housing Needs in North Carolina
Population: 8,186,268
Poverty rate: 12.3%
Median Family Income (2003): $53,635
Change in median income, 1990 – 2000: 46.9%
Median home value: $108,300
Change in median home value, 1990 – 2000: 64.6%
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment: $631
Housing wage: $12.14
Median mortgage payment: $985
People paying more than 30% of income on mortgage: 20.7%
Median rent payment: $548
People paying more than 30% of income on rent: 33.4%
Proportion of owners to renters: 69.4/30.6
Homes without complete kitchens: 16,202
Homes without complete plumbing: 19,295
Manufactured housing: 16.4%
Homes damaged by Hurricane Floyd: 67,062
Counties with shelters funded by Emergency Shelter Grants: 49
Total ESG shelters in the state: 131
Unduplicated people served in those shelters: 47,834
Children served in those shelters: 10,484
