Charleston, SC

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4513330, place: Charleston city, South Carolina)

Total housing units: 44,143

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 22,290 (50.49%)
1-unit, attached: 2,037 (4.61%)
2 units: 3,168 (7.18%)
3 or 4 units: 4,101 (9.29%)
5 to 9 units: 5,090 (11.53%)
10 to 19 units: 3,138 (7.11%)
20 or more units: 3,797 (8.6%)
Mobile home.: 501 (1.13%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 21 (0.05%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 1,282 (2.9%)
1995 to 1998: 3,002 (6.8%)
1990 to 1994: 2,919 (6.61%)
1980 to 1989: 7,650 (17.33%)
1970 to 1979: 7,008 (15.88%)
1960 to 1969: 6,505 (14.74%)
1940 to 1959: 7,891 (17.88%)
1939 or earlier: 7,886 (17.86%)

ROOMS
1 room: 833 (1.89%)
2 rooms: 2,239 (5.07%)
3 rooms: 5,079 (11.51%)
4 rooms: 8,443 (19.13%)
5 rooms: 7,629 (17.28%)
6 rooms: 7,535 (17.07%)
7 rooms: 5,724 (12.97%)
8 rooms: 3,452 (7.82%)
9 or more rooms: 3,209 (7.27%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 40,454

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 11,108 (27.46%)
1995 to 1998: 12,407 (30.67%)
1990 to 1994: 5,540 (13.69%)
1980 to 1989: 5,025 (12.42%)
1970 to 1979: 3,129 (7.73%)
1969 or earlier: 3,245 (8.02%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 6,233 (15.41%)
1: 16,451 (40.67%)
2: 13,482 (33.33%)
3 or more: 4,288 (10.6%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 15,625 (38.62%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 408 (1.01%)
Electricity: 23,977 (59.27%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 266 (0.66%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 11 (0.03%)
Solar energy: 18 (0.04%)
Other fuel: 30 (0.07%)
No fuel used: 119 (0.29%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 122 (0.3%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 226 (0.56%)
No telephone service: 887 (2.19%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 40,454 (100%)
1.00 or less: 39,484 (97.6%)
1.01 to 1.50: 659 (1.63%)
1.51 or more: 311 (0.77%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 18,465

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 712 (3.86%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 4,362 (23.62%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5,308 (28.75%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3,149 (17.05%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 2,035 (11.02%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 1,486 (8.05%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 1,054 (5.71%)
$1,000,000 or more: 359 (1.94%)
Median (dollars): $139,700

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 13,439 (72.78%)
--Less than $300: 76 (0.41%)
--$300 to $499: 463 (2.51%)
--$500 to $699: 1,346 (7.29%)
--$700 to $999: 3,703 (20.05%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 4,458 (24.14%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 1,706 (9.24%)
--$2,000 or more: 1,687 (9.14%)
--Median (dollars): $1,104
Not mortgaged: 5,026 (27.22%)
--Median (dollars): $336

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 5,756 (31.17%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 3,127 (16.93%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,706 (14.65%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,767 (9.57%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,092 (5.91%)
35.0 percent or more: 3,790 (20.53%)
Not computed: 227 (1.23%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 19,470

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 1,155 (5.93%)
$200 to $299: 1,012 (5.2%)
$300 to $499: 3,387 (17.4%)
$500 to $749: 8,393 (43.11%)
$750 to $999: 3,025 (15.54%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 1,417 (7.28%)
$1,500 or more: 553 (2.84%)
No cash rent: 528 (2.71%)
Median (dollars): $614

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 2,546 (13.08%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,352 (12.08%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,108 (10.83%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,745 (8.96%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,603 (8.23%)
35.0 percent or more: 7,718 (39.64%)
Not computed: 1,398 (7.18%)

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