Chester, SC

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4514095, place: Chester city, South Carolina)

Total housing units: 2,780

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,932 (69.5%)
1-unit, attached: 12 (0.43%)
2 units: 196 (7.05%)
3 or 4 units: 112 (4.03%)
5 to 9 units: 109 (3.92%)
10 to 19 units: 47 (1.69%)
20 or more units: 41 (1.47%)
Mobile home.: 321 (11.55%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 10 (0.36%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 27 (0.97%)
1995 to 1998: 100 (3.6%)
1990 to 1994: 82 (2.95%)
1980 to 1989: 257 (9.24%)
1970 to 1979: 501 (18.02%)
1960 to 1969: 433 (15.58%)
1940 to 1959: 809 (29.1%)
1939 or earlier: 571 (20.54%)

ROOMS
1 room: 13 (0.47%)
2 rooms: 56 (2.01%)
3 rooms: 165 (5.94%)
4 rooms: 603 (21.69%)
5 rooms: 732 (26.33%)
6 rooms: 622 (22.37%)
7 rooms: 282 (10.14%)
8 rooms: 116 (4.17%)
9 or more rooms: 191 (6.87%)
Median (rooms): 5.3

Occupied housing units: 2,458

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 328 (13.34%)
1995 to 1998: 559 (22.74%)
1990 to 1994: 348 (14.16%)
1980 to 1989: 399 (16.23%)
1970 to 1979: 356 (14.48%)
1969 or earlier: 468 (19.04%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 515 (20.95%)
1: 963 (39.18%)
2: 648 (26.36%)
3 or more: 332 (13.51%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,539 (62.61%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 108 (4.39%)
Electricity: 644 (26.2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 155 (6.31%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 12 (0.49%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8 (0.33%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6 (0.24%)
No telephone service: 128 (5.21%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 2,458 (100%)
1.00 or less: 2,331 (94.83%)
1.01 to 1.50: 108 (4.39%)
1.51 or more: 19 (0.77%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,265

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 413 (32.65%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 659 (52.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 118 (9.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 45 (3.56%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 30 (2.37%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $62,400

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 777 (61.42%)
--Less than $300: 41 (3.24%)
--$300 to $499: 157 (12.41%)
--$500 to $699: 246 (19.45%)
--$700 to $999: 176 (13.91%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 139 (10.99%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 18 (1.42%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $667
Not mortgaged: 488 (38.58%)
--Median (dollars): $213

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 591 (46.72%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 197 (15.57%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 94 (7.43%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 80 (6.32%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 72 (5.69%)
35.0 percent or more: 225 (17.79%)
Not computed: 6 (0.47%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 962

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 111 (11.54%)
$200 to $299: 140 (14.55%)
$300 to $499: 420 (43.66%)
$500 to $749: 147 (15.28%)
$750 to $999: 39 (4.05%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 6 (0.62%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 99 (10.29%)
Median (dollars): $400

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 194 (20.17%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 109 (11.33%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 131 (13.62%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 97 (10.08%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 67 (6.96%)
35.0 percent or more: 214 (22.25%)
Not computed: 150 (15.59%)

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