South Carolina Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	1,753,670	100.0
1-unit, detached	1,078,678	61.5
1-unit, attached	40,185	2.3
2 units	43,607	2.5
3 or 4 units	57,981	3.3
5 to 9 units	77,598	4.4
10 to 19 units	41,561	2.4
20 or more units	56,005	3.2
Mobile home	355,499	20.3
Boat, RV, van, etc.	2,556	0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	63,539	3.6
1995 to 1998	206,016	11.7
1990 to 1994	184,176	10.5
1980 to 1989	362,092	20.6
1970 to 1979	349,513	19.9
1960 to 1969	227,757	13.0
1940 to 1959	253,438	14.5
1939 or earlier	107,139	6.1

ROOMS
1 room	10,444	0.6
2 rooms	42,737	2.4
3 rooms	119,708	6.8
4 rooms	307,840	17.6
5 rooms	437,605	25.0
6 rooms	371,856	21.2
7 rooms	228,049	13.0
8 rooms	129,163	7.4
9 or more rooms	106,268	6.1
Median (rooms)	5.4	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	1,533,854	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	301,556	19.7
1995 to 1998	434,141	28.3
1990 to 1994	236,870	15.4
1980 to 1989	237,812	15.5
1970 to 1979	160,321	10.5
1969 or earlier	163,154	10.6

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	138,337	9.0
1	515,334	33.6
2	599,534	39.1
3 or more	280,649	18.3

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	402,555	26.2
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	131,334	8.6
Electricity	895,132	58.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	78,331	5.1
Coal or coke	183	0.0
Wood	19,290	1.3
Solar energy	447	0.0
Other fuel	2,105	0.1
No fuel used	4,477	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	9,521	0.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	8,398	0.5
No telephone service	63,775	4.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	1,533,854	100.0
1.00 or less	1,484,516	96.8
1.01 to 1.50	34,508	2.2
1.51 or more	14,830	1.0

Specified owner-occupied units	783,909	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	103,516	13.2
$50,000 to $99,999	320,410	40.9
$100,000 to $149,999	173,497	22.1
$150,000 to $199,999	86,657	11.1
$200,000 to $299,999	58,246	7.4
$300,000 to $499,999	28,626	3.7
$500,000 to $999,999	9,893	1.3
$1,000,000 or more	3,064	0.4
Median (dollars)	94,900	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	523,848	66.8
Less than $300	6,288	0.8
$300 to $499	45,330	5.8
$500 to $699	98,514	12.6
$700 to $999	163,177	20.8
$1,000 to $1,499	136,760	17.4
$1,500 to $1,999	44,792	5.7
$2,000 or more	28,987	3.7
Median (dollars)	894	(X)
Not mortgaged	260,061	33.2
Median (dollars)	240	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	320,341	40.9
15 to 19 percent	136,112	17.4
20 to 24 percent	100,301	12.8
25 to 29 percent	64,940	8.3
30 to 34 percent	40,544	5.2
35 percent or more	112,189	14.3
Not computed	9,482	1.2

Specified renter-occupied units	421,146	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	27,496	6.5
$200 to $299	31,965	7.6
$300 to $499	122,673	29.1
$500 to $749	139,071	33.0
$750 to $999	40,644	9.7
$1,000 to $1,499	13,136	3.1
$1,500 or more	4,277	1.0
No cash rent	41,884	9.9
Median (dollars)	510	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	80,320	19.1
15 to 19 percent	59,832	14.2
20 to 24 percent	50,027	11.9
25 to 29 percent	37,688	8.9
30 to 34 percent	27,365	6.5
35 percent or more	112,878	26.8
Not computed	53,036	12.6

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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