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NCWAP <br />03/12 <br />information year round also. In addition, news stories are released in the month of <br />October as part of National Weatherization Day which feature the Weatherization <br />Day Resolution adopted by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners. <br />2. Describe the need for weatherization services in the area(s) served by your agency <br />(number of households in poverty, energy burden of low - income households, and <br />average energy expenditures of low- income families). <br />Cabarrus County had a total population of 178,011 with 22,091 persons living in poverty <br />during the 2010 US Census. The 2010 Census also indicated that 8.8% of all elderly <br />persons were living in poverty. There were 8,212 households living in poverty and <br />15.9% of Cabarrus County's children living in poverty during the 2010 Census. In 2010, <br />the average household size was 2.69 persons with an average of 2.85 for homeowners and <br />2.55 for rental units. In 2010, Cabarrus County's population featured 11.3% of the <br />citizens being over 65 years of age. The 2005 -2007 PUMA data reveals that there were <br />20,050 disabled persons over the age of 5 in Cabarrus County at that time. There was a <br />75% homeownership rate in Cabarrus County in the 2010 US Census. There are 27,770 <br />homes in Cabarrus County that were constructed prior to 1979. There were 6,453 <br />persons /families who moved into those homes prior to 1979 according to the 2010 <br />Census. <br />Cabarrus County residents are divided on heating sources. There are 29,199 persons who <br />heat with electricity and 28,234 that heat with utility gas. The rest are divided among <br />other fuel sources such as LP gas, coal, fuel oil, kerosene or wood. In the 2010 -2011 <br />fiscal year, the average income for our clients was $16,319 with an annual energy cost of <br />$1020. This is an energy burden of 6.2 %. Twenty four of the families were considered <br />to have high energy burden. For this fiscal year thus far, the average Weatherization <br />client's energy burden was $2108 per year with an average household income of $22,594. <br />This is an energy burden of 9.3 %. None of the families were considered to have a high <br />energy burden. There are currently 69 persons /families on the waiting list for <br />Weatherization. <br />For the period of 7/1/2011- 12/31/2011, Cabarrus County had 18 projects (ARRA) <br />with the following energy burdens: <br />Energy <br />Burden of 10 -14% <br />8 <br />Energy <br />Burden of 15-21% <br />0 <br />Energy <br />Burden of 22 -29% <br />1 <br />Energy <br />Burden of 30% and over <br />0 <br />High Energy Burden <br />0 <br />Average <br />Annual Energy Expenditure <br />$ 2063 <br />Attachment number 1 <br />F -1 Page 53 <br />