Columbia, South Carolina Housing Profile

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Columbia, South Carolina Housing

All the Get familiar household information of Columbia, South Carolina stated below. Columbia, South Carolina gross rent between from $750 to $999 ammounts to 2,745 households which makes nearly 11.99%. Average household size of renter-occupied unit in Columbia, South Carolina is two point two nine compared to 2.40 in the US. Up-to-date all the other important household statistics of Columbia, South Carolina, including such significant indices as: average household size of owner-occupied unit, mortgage status and selected monthly owner costs, housing tenure, housing occupancy, etc.

	Columbia, South Carolina	%, Columbia, South Carolina	United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	42,245		105,480,101
Family households (families)	22,136	52.4%	68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years	10,732	25.4%	32.79%
- Married-couple family	13,304	31.49%	51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years	5,633	13.33%	23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present	7,456	17.65%	12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years	4,548	10.77%	7.17%
Nonfamily households	20,109	47.6%	31.94%
- Householder living alone	15,633	37.01%	25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over	4,140	9.8%	9.22%
Households with individuals under 18 years	12,130	28.71%	36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over	8,580	20.31%	23.39%
Average household size	2.21		2.59
Average family size	2.97		3.14
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	46,142		115,904,641
- Occupied housing units	42,245	91.74%	91.01%
- Vacant housing units	3,897	8.46%	8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	213	0.46%	3.09%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.2		1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.7		6.8
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	42,245		105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units	19,282	41.87%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	22,963	49.87%	30.77%
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.29		2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.14		2.40
Total housing units	46,050		115,904,641
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	23,876	51.85%	60.28%
1-unit, attached	1,938	4.21%	5.56%
2 units	3,635	7.89%	4.31%
3 or 4 units	3,927	8.53%	4.74%
5 to 9 units	4,670	10.14%	4.67%
10 to 19 units	2,538	5.51%	4.0%
20 or more units	5,027	10.92%	8.63%
Mobile home	425	0.92%	7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	14	0.03%	0.23%
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	928	2.02%	2.38%
1995 to 1998	3,008	6.53%	7.32%
1990 to 1994	2,302	5.0%	7.31%
1980 to 1989	4,814	10.45%	15.81%
1970 to 1979	6,937	15.06%	18.5%
1960 to 1969	8,442	18.33%	13.73%
1940 to 1959	13,942	30.28%	19.97%
1939 or earlier	5,677	12.33%	15.0%
ROOMS
1 room	1,029	2.23%	2.2%
2 rooms	2,745	5.96%	4.81%
3 rooms	5,764	12.52%	9.84%
4 rooms	9,685	21.03%	15.97%
5 rooms	8,439	18.33%	20.89%
6 rooms	7,944	17.25%	18.45%
7 rooms	4,620	10.03%	12.06%
8 rooms	2,969	6.45%	8.06%
9 or more rooms	2,855	6.2%	7.7%
Median (rooms)	5.0		5.3
Occupied Housing Units	42,077		105,480,101
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	12,550	29.71%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	12,267	29.04%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	4,914	11.63%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	4,616	10.93%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,990	7.08%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	4,740	11.22%	9.65%
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	6,647	15.8%	10.3%
1	18,131	43.09%	34.25%
2	13,006	30.91%	38.36%
3 or more	4,293	10.2%	17.1%
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	21,693	51.56%	51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	397	0.94%	6.52%
Electricity	19,456	46.24%	30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	322	0.77%	8.97%
Coal or coke	0		0.14%
Wood	41	0.1%	1.68%
Solar energy	0		0.04%
Other fuel	38	0.09%	0.39%
No fuel used	130	0.31%	0.69%

	Columbia, South Carolina	%, Columbia, South Carolina	United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	281		670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	353		715,535
No telephone service	1,321		2,570,705
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	42,077		105,480,101
1.00 or less	40,423	96.07%	94.26%
1.01 to 1.50	1,083	2.57%	3.02%
1.51 or more	571	1.36%	2.72%
Specified owner-occupied units	17,223		55,212,108
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,425	8.27%	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	7,383	42.87%	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,443	19.99%	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,900	11.03%	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,516	8.8%	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,230	7.14%	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	269	1.56%	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	57	0.33%	0.57%
Median (dollars)	98,500		119,600
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	11,745	68.19%	70.03%
- Less than $300	111	0.64%	0.46%
- $300 to $499	767	4.45%	3.89%
- $500 to $699	2,147	12.47%	8.95%
- $700 to $999	3,217	18.68%	17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,499	2,962	17.2%	21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,999	1,206	7.0%	10.06%
- $2,000 or more	1,335	7.75%	8.09%
- Median (dollars)	957		1,088
Not mortgaged	5,478	31.81%	29.97%
- Median (dollars)	300		295
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	6,773	39.33%	36.52%
15 to 19 percent	2,720	15.79%	17.5%
20 to 24 percent	2,208	12.82%	13.92%
25 to 29 percent	1,412	8.2%	9.44%
30 to 34 percent	838	4.87%	6.02%
35 percent or more	3,067	17.81%	15.79%
Not computed	205	1.19%	0.8%
Specified renter-occupied units	22,901		35,199,502
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,786	7.8%	5.24%
$200 to $299	1,499	6.55%	5.17%
$300 to $499	5,972	26.08%	21.99%
$500 to $749	8,638	37.72%	33.69%
$750 to $999	2,745	11.99%	17.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	554	2.42%	8.68%
$1,500 or more	176	0.77%	2.91%
No cash rent	1,531	6.69%	5.15%
Median (dollars)	536		602
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	3,338	14.58%	18.1%
15 to 19 percent	3,017	13.17%	14.31%
20 to 24 percent	2,647	11.56%	12.78%
25 to 29 percent	2,523	11.02%	10.42%
30 to 34 percent	1,529	6.68%	7.34%
35 percent or more	7,556	32.99%	29.5%
Not computed	2,291	10.0%	7.55%

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