2030 Comprehensive Land Use Plan - Pitt County Government

2009 American Community SurveyThe American Community Survey (ACS) is a nationwide survey designed to collect informationsuch as age, race, income, commute time to work, home value, veteran status, and otherimportant information. The ACS collects and produces population data every year instead ofevery ten years. This means of data collection provides up-to-date information throughout thedecade about the U.S. population at the local community level. The ACS produces one-yearestimates annually for geographic areas with a population of 65,000 or more, and three-yearestimates annually for geographic areas with a population of 20,000 or more.Average Household SizeThe average household size in Pitt County (2.29 persons) is smaller than the State andNational average household sizes. Average renter-occupied household sizes across theCounty are considerably smaller (2.10 persons) than are owner-occupied households (2.47persons).Table A-27Average Household Size in Pitt County - 2009TotalOwnerOccupantsRenterOccupantsPitt County 2.29 2.47 2.10North Carolina 2.49 2.56 2.36United States 2.63 2.71 2.48Source: 2009 American Community Survey.Housing by Structure TypeA comparison of housing by structure type indicates that Pitt County has a relatively highpercentage of multi-family units (28.7%). This percentage is heavily influenced by thepresence of college student populations that have little affect on land use within theCounty planning jurisdiction. The majority of the County’s population (57.5%) resides insingle-family detached dwellings or manufactured homes.Planning ImplicationLower income levels and larger families in certain portions of the unincorporated areas ofthe County indicate continued reliance on manufactured homes over more expensive sitebuiltor modular homes. Rural lifestyles have traditionally favored owner-occupied overrenter-occupied housing. As noted earlier, multi-family development to meet housingneeds of low and moderate-income families is not likely to be attracted to the County’splanning jurisdiction.2030 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Appendix A: Inventory and AnalysisPitt County, North Carolina A-43