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Chester, South Carolina Housing Profile

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 Chester, South Carolina United States
StateSouth Carolina
CityChester
Total population6,476 281,421,906
Male3,033138,053,563
Female3,443143,368,343
Median age (years)33.635.3
Total households2,465105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)27,51841,994

Chester, South Carolina Housing

Present all the most View housing statistics of Chester, South Carolina below. The percentage of houses valued from $150,000 to $199,999 averages to 3.56% from all Chester, South Carolina households. Gross rent in Chester, South Carolina that is from $750 to $999 averages to 39 which makes 4.05%, that can be estimeted as affordable.

 Chester, South Carolina %, Chester, South Carolina United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households2,465  105,480,101
Family households (families)1,640 66.53%68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years785 31.85%32.79%
- Married-couple family873 35.42%51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years348 14.12%23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present651 26.41%12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years394 15.98%7.17%
Nonfamily households825 33.47%31.94%
- Householder living alone728 29.53%25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over280 11.36%9.22%
 
Households with individuals under 18 years946 38.38%36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over627 25.44%23.39%
 
Average household size2.60  2.59
Average family size3.24  3.14
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units2,774  115,904,641
- Occupied housing units2,465 88.67%91.01%
- Vacant housing units309 11.12%8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use16 0.58%3.09%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)2.7  1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)6.4  6.8
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units2,465  105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units1,489 53.56%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units976 35.11%30.77%
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.63  2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.54  2.40
 
Total housing units2,780  115,904,641
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached1,932 69.5%60.28%
1-unit, attached12 0.43%5.56%
2 units196 7.05%4.31%
3 or 4 units112 4.03%4.74%
5 to 9 units109 3.92%4.67%
10 to 19 units47 1.69%4.0%
20 or more units41 1.47%8.63%
Mobile home321 11.55%7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.10 0.36%0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 200027 0.97%2.38%
1995 to 1998100 3.6%7.32%
1990 to 199482 2.95%7.31%
1980 to 1989257 9.24%15.81%
1970 to 1979501 18.02%18.5%
1960 to 1969433 15.58%13.73%
1940 to 1959809 29.1%19.97%
1939 or earlier571 20.54%15.0%
 
ROOMS
1 room13 0.47%2.2%
2 rooms56 2.01%4.81%
3 rooms165 5.94%9.84%
4 rooms603 21.69%15.97%
5 rooms732 26.33%20.89%
6 rooms622 22.37%18.45%
7 rooms282 10.14%12.06%
8 rooms116 4.17%8.06%
9 or more rooms191 6.87%7.7%
Median (rooms)5.3  5.3
 
Occupied Housing Units2,458  105,480,101
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000328 13.31%19.95%
1995 to 1998559 22.68%28.9%
1990 to 1994348 14.12%16.07%
1980 to 1989399 16.19%15.58%
1970 to 1979356 14.44%9.86%
1969 or earlier468 18.99%9.65%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None515 20.95%10.3%
1963 39.18%34.25%
2648 26.36%38.36%
3 or more332 13.51%17.1%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas1,539 62.61%51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas108 4.39%6.52%
Electricity644 26.2%30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.155 6.31%8.97%
Coal or coke0  0.14%
Wood12 0.49%1.68%
Solar energy0  0.04%
Other fuel0  0.39%
No fuel used0  0.69%
 
 Chester, South Carolina %, Chester, South Carolina United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities8  670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities6  715,535
No telephone service128  2,570,705
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units2,458  105,480,101
1.00 or less2,331 94.83%94.26%
1.01 to 1.50108 4.39%3.02%
1.51 or more19 0.77%2.72%
 
Specified owner-occupied units1,265  55,212,108
 
VALUE
Less than $50,000413 32.65%9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999659 52.09%30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999118 9.33%23.75%
$150,000 to $199,99945 3.56%14.63%
$200,000 to $299,99930 2.37%11.92%
$300,000 to $499,9990  6.49%
$500,000 to $999,9990  2.37%
$1,000,000 or more0  0.57%
Median (dollars)62,400  119,600
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage777 61.42%70.03%
- Less than $30041 3.24%0.46%
- $300 to $499157 12.41%3.89%
- $500 to $699246 19.45%8.95%
- $700 to $999176 13.91%17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,499139 10.99%21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,99918 1.42%10.06%
- $2,000 or more0  8.09%
- Median (dollars)667  1,088
Not mortgaged488 38.58%29.97%
- Median (dollars)213  295
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent591 46.72%36.52%
15 to 19 percent197 15.57%17.5%
20 to 24 percent94 7.43%13.92%
25 to 29 percent80 6.32%9.44%
30 to 34 percent72 5.69%6.02%
35 percent or more225 17.79%15.79%
Not computed6 0.47%0.8%
 
Specified renter-occupied units962  35,199,502
 
GROSS RENT
Less than $200111 11.54%5.24%
$200 to $299140 14.55%5.17%
$300 to $499420 43.66%21.99%
$500 to $749147 15.28%33.69%
$750 to $99939 4.05%17.17%
$1,000 to $1,4996 0.62%8.68%
$1,500 or more0  2.91%
No cash rent99 10.29%5.15%
Median (dollars)400  602
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent194 20.17%18.1%
15 to 19 percent109 11.33%14.31%
20 to 24 percent131 13.62%12.78%
25 to 29 percent97 10.08%10.42%
30 to 34 percent67 6.96%7.34%
35 percent or more214 22.25%29.5%
Not computed150 15.59%7.55%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.