Columbia, SC

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4516000, place: Columbia city, South Carolina)

Total housing units: 46,050

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 23,876 (51.85%)
1-unit, attached: 1,938 (4.21%)
2 units: 3,635 (7.89%)
3 or 4 units: 3,927 (8.53%)
5 to 9 units: 4,670 (10.14%)
10 to 19 units: 2,538 (5.51%)
20 or more units: 5,027 (10.92%)
Mobile home.: 425 (0.92%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 14 (0.03%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 928 (2.02%)
1995 to 1998: 3,008 (6.53%)
1990 to 1994: 2,302 (5%)
1980 to 1989: 4,814 (10.45%)
1970 to 1979: 6,937 (15.06%)
1960 to 1969: 8,442 (18.33%)
1940 to 1959: 13,942 (30.28%)
1939 or earlier: 5,677 (12.33%)

ROOMS
1 room: 1,029 (2.23%)
2 rooms: 2,745 (5.96%)
3 rooms: 5,764 (12.52%)
4 rooms: 9,685 (21.03%)
5 rooms: 8,439 (18.33%)
6 rooms: 7,944 (17.25%)
7 rooms: 4,620 (10.03%)
8 rooms: 2,969 (6.45%)
9 or more rooms: 2,855 (6.2%)
Median (rooms): 5

Occupied housing units: 42,077

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 12,550 (29.83%)
1995 to 1998: 12,267 (29.15%)
1990 to 1994: 4,914 (11.68%)
1980 to 1989: 4,616 (10.97%)
1970 to 1979: 2,990 (7.11%)
1969 or earlier: 4,740 (11.27%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 6,647 (15.8%)
1: 18,131 (43.09%)
2: 13,006 (30.91%)
3 or more: 4,293 (10.2%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 21,693 (51.56%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 397 (0.94%)
Electricity: 19,456 (46.24%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 322 (0.77%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 41 (0.1%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 38 (0.09%)
No fuel used: 130 (0.31%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 281 (0.67%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 353 (0.84%)
No telephone service: 1,321 (3.14%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 42,077 (100%)
1.00 or less: 40,420 (96.06%)
1.01 to 1.50: 1,086 (2.58%)
1.51 or more: 571 (1.36%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 17,223

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 1,425 (8.27%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 7,383 (42.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,443 (19.99%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,900 (11.03%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 1,516 (8.8%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 1,230 (7.14%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 269 (1.56%)
$1,000,000 or more: 57 (0.33%)
Median (dollars): $98,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 11,745 (68.19%)
--Less than $300: 111 (0.64%)
--$300 to $499: 767 (4.45%)
--$500 to $699: 2,147 (12.47%)
--$700 to $999: 3,217 (18.68%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 2,962 (17.2%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 1,206 (7%)
--$2,000 or more: 1,335 (7.75%)
--Median (dollars): $957
Not mortgaged: 5,478 (31.81%)
--Median (dollars): $300

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 6,773 (39.33%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,720 (15.79%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,208 (12.82%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,412 (8.2%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 838 (4.87%)
35.0 percent or more: 3,067 (17.81%)
Not computed: 205 (1.19%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 22,901

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 1,786 (7.8%)
$200 to $299: 1,499 (6.55%)
$300 to $499: 5,972 (26.08%)
$500 to $749: 8,638 (37.72%)
$750 to $999: 2,745 (11.99%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 554 (2.42%)
$1,500 or more: 176 (0.77%)
No cash rent: 1,531 (6.69%)
Median (dollars): $536

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 3,338 (14.58%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 3,017 (13.17%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,647 (11.56%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 2,523 (11.02%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,529 (6.68%)
35.0 percent or more: 7,556 (32.99%)
Not computed: 2,291 (10%)

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