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Comprehensive Plan Housing Element
<br />• Housing Production
<br />From 2000 to 2005, the number of housing units in the county increased from 57,902 units to 73,798
<br />units, an increase of 27.45%. In that same period, the number of housing units in the unincorporated
<br />county increased from 36,298 units to 48,188 units, an increase of 32.75%. Between April 1, 2000
<br />and December 31, 2008, 20,789 residential building permits were issued within the entire county.
<br />Table 7.2 shows residential building permit activity within the county.
<br />As shown in Table 7.2, single-family housing construction has increased much faster than multi-
<br />family housing and mobile homes. While single-family units comprised 63% of all housing units in
<br />2000, they totaled 81% of all residential building permits issued between 2000 and 2008. During
<br />that same period, mobile homes constituted only 2% of residential building permits.
<br />TABLE 7.2
<br />RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS
<br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
<br />2000-2005 and 2000-2008
<br />Total Residential Units and
<br />Permits
<br />Total Housing Units
<br />Census 2000
<br />(April 1, 2000)
<br />April 1, 2000 to
<br />December 31, 2005
<br />Residential Permits
<br />April 1, 2000 to
<br />December 31, 2008
<br />Residential Permits
<br />Single -Family Units
<br />36,240
<br />12,398
<br />16,930
<br />Multi-FamilyUnits
<br />14,792
<br />3,1751
<br />3,503
<br />Mobile Homes
<br />6,870
<br />323
<br />356
<br />Total Residential Building
<br />Permits Issued since April 1, 2000
<br />N/A
<br />15,896
<br />20,789
<br />Total 2005 units = 2000 units plus residential building permits issued since April 1, 2000 = 73,798
<br />Total 2008 units = 2000 units plus residential building permits issued since April 1, 2000 = 78,691
<br />• Estimates of Housing Type, Tenure and Occupancy
<br />Table 7.3 provides information on housing type, tenure and occupancy for 1990, 2000 and 2005.
<br />In 2005, there were 73,798 housing units in the county. Of those units, 48,188 (65.29%) were
<br />located in the unincorporated county, while 25,610 units (34.70%) were located in the
<br />municipalities. Countywide in 2005, there were 48,638 (65.90%) single-family units; 17,967
<br />(24.34%) multi -family units, and 7,193 (9.74%) mobile homes. In that same year, 48,707 (66%)
<br />housing units were owner occupied units; 14,022 (19%) were renter occupied units, and the
<br />remaining 11,069 (15%) were vacant (vacant for sale, rent, seasonal, others).
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<br />Community Development Department Indian River County
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