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employment (ACCESSNC, North Carolina Department of Commerce, August, 18, 2015). The availability within the county for employment may have provided for expanded housing choice. However, the increased development affects land and development costs for residential development which may limit housing choice. C. Housing Profile 1. Condition of the Housing Units. Of the 64,713 housing units identified by the 2009 -2013 American Community Survey, 7,212 were substandard (11 %). In the 2009 -2013 American Community Survey, 12% of the housing units were built prior to 1939. The 2009 -2013 American Community Survey indicates that 1941 or .03% of the occupied housing units lacked complete plumbing for occupants. Cabarrus County has a large amount of "mill" homes that were constructed by Cannon Mills for their employees. Most of these homes are in good shape structurally, but may need rehabilitation, weatherization, accessibility improvements, or other updating to meet current building codes and remain viable. There are many newer homes in Cabarrus County; however, most are in higher price ranges and have been for a number years with the exception of a reduction in costs and availability during the recession. The market is dictating higher priced home growth. Cabarrus County and the Cities of Concord and Kannapolis, Habitat for Humanity, and Prosperity Unlimited have tried to combat this trend by producing new affordable housing as well as rehabilitating older structures to provide more affordable housing. This activity also serves to maintain the current housing stock. 2. Public or Subsidized Housing Units. The City of Concord Housing Department contains 173 public housing units and serves an additional 565 families through Section 8 certificate programs. There are currently 722 families on the public housing waitlist and 613 families /persons on the waiting list for access to the Section 8 program. (City of Concord Housing Department, as of July 25 2015) 3. Accessible and /or supportive housing for people with disabilities. Cabarrus County also serves persons with disabilities. Some disabled persons may require assisted or supportive housing and financial assistance while others do not. Affordable, accessible housing units have been identified by nonprofits that assist persons with disabilities as a need. North Carolina Building Code attempts to address part of this issue with accessibility requirements for multifamily units. Any project containing more than eleven dwelling units must meet special standards that require 5% of the units to be constructed to meet accessibility requirements; however, this is for newly constructed units only and are often not as affordable as older units. Cabarrus County also has housing programs for 91Page Analysis of Impediments September 2015 Attachment number 1 \n F -6 Page 101