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Housing in White County
White County offers a wide range of housing opportunities with choices consisting of anything from secluded cabins to country farm homes to prestigious estate homes. The possibilities are endless with many panoramic mountain settings.
With the dramatic growth that has occurred in White County for the past decade, the secret of White County living is out. Local real estate offices are experiencing exceptional volumes of customers as new homes are sprouting up all over White County. Recent statistics echo the rise in popularity of living in White County.
Listed below are statistics on housing in White County:
Total Population estimate in 2001: 21,182
Number of Housing Units (by year) 1970 1980 1990 2000
Total Housing
Units:
2635 4091 6082
9454
Owner-occupied
Units:
n/a
2861 4022 7731
Renter-occupied
Units:
n/a 638
885 1609
Specified owner-occupied housing unit(2000) 4,063
Less than
$50,000 243
$50,000 to
$99,999 1,397
$100,000 to
$149,999 1,371
$150,000 to
$199,999
646
$200,000 to $299,999 110
$300,000 or
more 15
Median (dollars) -
owner $114,000
Median (dollars) -
renter $525
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Family households
(families)
5,784
Married-couple
families
4,847
Other family, male householder
431
Other family, female householder
673
Non family
households 1,947
Householder living
alone
1,680
Householder 65 years and over
665
Persons living in
households
18,462
Persons per household
2.51
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living
in group quarters 515
Institutionalized persons
200
Other persons in group quarters
315
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White
19,185
Black
467
American Indian, Eskimo, or
Aleut
224
Asian or Pacific
Islander 123
Other
race
128
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Occupied housing
units
7731
Owner
occupied
6,122
Renter
occupied
1609
Vacant housing
units
1,723
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional
use
1,004
Homeowner vacancy
rate
2.2
Rental vacancy
rate
15.1
Persons per owner-occupied
unit
2.52
Persons per renter-occupied
unit
2.47
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit
detached
6,642
1-unit
attached
95
2 to 4
units
262
5 to 9
units
187
10 or more
units 40
Mobile home, trailer, or
other
2228