SECTION 2: PLANNING AREA PROFILE
Ref#
Property Name
Status Date
Category City
08001016
Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings
10/22/2008
Building
Wake Forest
10001097
Bailey--Estes House
12/28/2010
Building
Wake Forest
14000265
South Brick House
5/27/2014
Building
Wake Forest
16000880
Jones, Dr. Calvin, House
12/22/2016
Building
Wake Forest
98000947
Wendell Commercial Historic District
7/31/1998
District
Wendell
01000415
Riley Hill School
4/25/2001
Building
Wendell
01001113
Sunnyside
10/15/2001
Building
Wendell
03000928
Avera, Dr. Thomas H., House
9/11/2003
Building
Wendell
07001504
Harmony Plantation
1/29/2008
Building
Wendell
09000382
Wendell Boulevard Historic District
6/3/2009
District
Wendell
06000788
Davis--Adcock Store
9/6/2006
Building
Wilbon
03000931
Smith, Frank and Mary, House
9/11/2003
Building
Willow Spring
05000549
Smith, Turner and Amelia, House
6/10/2005
Building
Willow Spring
76001345
Wakelon School
5/13/1976
Building
Zebulon
86000157
Bunn, Bennett, Plantation
2/4/1986
Building
Zebulon
07000881
Barbee, George and Neva, House
8/28/2007
Building
Zebulon
Source: National Parks Service, National Register of Historic Places, October 2018
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HOUSING
According to the 2012-2016 ACS 5-Year Estimates, there are 411,632 housing units in Wake County, of which 92.8 percent are occupied. Approximately 35.9% of occupied units are renter-occupied. A high percentage of renters is an indicator of higher pre- and post-disaster vulnerability because, according to Cutter, et al. (2003), renters often do not have the financial resources of homeowners, are more transient, are less likely to have information about or access to recovery aid following a disaster, and are more likely to require temporary shelter following a disaster. Higher rates of home ownership in some jurisdictions, including Fuquay-Varina, Holly Springs, Rolesville, and Wake Forest may indicate that more residents in these areas are able to implement certain types of mitigation in their homes. Median home value in Wake County is $250,700. Of the County’s owner-occupied housing units, 77.2 percent have a mortgage. More than 49 percent of householders moved into their current homes since the year 2010, and another 31 percent moved in between 2000 and 2009, which is indicative of the extreme growth the area has been experiencing and could indicate that many residents may be new to the area they live in. Householders of 4.1 percent of occupied housing units have no vehicle available to them; these residents may have difficulty in the event of an evacuation. Over 60 percent of housing units in Wake County are detached single family homes, and another 10.4 percent are attached single family homes. Approximately 3.4 percent of units are mobile homes, which can be more vulnerable to certain hazards, such as tornadoes and wind storms, especially if they aren’t secured with tie downs. The County’s housing stock is relatively new, with over 36 percent of all units built since 2000. Age can indicate the potential vulnerability of a structure to certain hazards. For example, Wake County first entered the National Flood Insurance Program in 1978. Therefore, based on housing age estimates at least 23 percent of housing in the County was built before any floodplain development restrictions were
Wake County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2019
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