Household Change

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B. Residential

4. Household Change

Figure 25: Housing Change 1990 to 2000

County

Homes 1990

Homes 2000

Percent Increase in Housing

Champaign

2,328

2,818

21.05

Clark

26

29

11.65

Franklin

6,239

11,682

87.26

Logan

277

393

41.76

Madison

4,593

4,922

7.16

Pickaway

1,530

1,749

14.29

Union

2,500

4,242

69.67

Totals

17,494

25,836

47.68

The number of households in the Darby Watershed is increasing at a faster rate than population growth.  This phenomena is occurring all over the country as people pursue less dense communities, household ownership rates increase, and household size decreases.  Figure 25 summarizes the housing change in the Darby Watershed between 1990 and 2000.

Figure 26: Comparison between Housing and Population Change between 1990 and 2000

County

Percent Increase in Housing

Percent Increase in Population

Champaign

21.05

13.91

Clark

11.65

-0.86

Franklin

87.26

70.32

Logan

41.76

35.28

Madison

7.16

3.13

Pickaway

14.29

-12.50

Union

69.67

32.79

Totals

47.68

28.17

Figure 26 above shows that there was nearly a 48 percent increase in households in 2000 over 1990 whereas the population increased by 28 percent.  In Union County, the population in the Darby Watershed increased by almost 33 percent but the number of homes increased by nearly 70 percent.  The average household size of the new homes and population in Union County is 1.5 people per home.  New home growth is expected to continue outpacing the population growth rate in the next thirty years as central Ohio continues to move outward (MORPC, 2004).  The land use and infrastructure problems associated with sprawling style of development will be discussed in later portions of the watershed plan.

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Last updated: August 18, 2008.