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• Sources: 1990 US Census of Population and Housing, US Census Bureau 2000 US Census of Population and Housing, US Census Bureau 2010 US Census of Population and Housing, US Census Bureau 2005 -2009 American Community Survey, NC Demographer's Office /state website Feb. 2011 In 2010, Cabarrus County had a total population of 174,255. The racial breakdown is as follows: 81.2 White, 15.4 Black or African American, and 3.4 Asian, Native American, Other. In 2000, many of the minority concentration areas and low- income concentration areas were located near or in the cities and towns in Cabarrus County. Map 1, page 11, illustrates concentrations of minority populations which were located in and around the City of Concord and City of Kannapolis. (Census 2000, US Census Bureau). Cabarrus County was 7.8% Hispanic in the 2010 US Census. There is a 2000 Census map showing Hispanic concentrations on Map 2 on page 12. The 2010 data regarding minority concentrations for counties has not been released as of the date of the creation of this document. Between 2000 and 2010, the population of Cabarrus County increased from 131,063 to 174,255, an increase of 24.7%. Much of the increase in the past decade is due to in migration as Cabarrus County has benefited from the strong economic growth of Charlotte, which is a financial center. Cabarrus County has had tremendous residential growth in both the rental and owner occupied markets. The recent housing market crash, however, has slowed the rate of growth and new construction substantially. The data for this portion of the analysis was derived from the 1990, 2000 and 2010 U.S. Census data, 2005 -2009 American Community Survey, and NC Statistics website from the State Demographer's Office. Total Households, Types and Size. The 2005 -2009 American Community Survey indicates that there were 61,504 housing units in Cabarrus County at the time of the survey. Homeowners occupied 45,245 or 73.6% of the units, while renters occupied 16,259 of the units accounting for 26.4%. The owner - occupied vacancy rate was 1.8% while the renter - occupied vacancy rate was 6.3%. The 2005 -2009 American Community statistics for detailed housing information such as overcrowding are as follows: the overcrowding rate was 2% with 1200 units being overcrowded. Overcrowded in this document is defined as more than one person per room. This was down from 3% in 2000. In the 2000 Census, rental housing units had a slightly higher overcrowding rate than owner occupied units, 1.8% and 1% respectively. The overcrowding rate was slightly lower than the state average which was 3.4% in 2000. Data that has this level of detail has not been updated on American Factfinder for the 2010 Census. Low Income Minority Households and Minority Concentration Areas. Black and Hispanic households comprise a large portion of the minority households in Cabarrus County 15.4% (26,921) and 7.8 % (13,641) respectively (2005 -2009 American 71 Analysis of Impediments March 2011 Attachment number 1 F -1 Page 57