Laurens, SC

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4540615, place: Laurens city, South Carolina)

Total housing units: 4,455

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 3,298 (74.03%)
1-unit, attached: 37 (0.83%)
2 units: 93 (2.09%)
3 or 4 units: 206 (4.62%)
5 to 9 units: 403 (9.05%)
10 to 19 units: 40 (0.9%)
20 or more units: 176 (3.95%)
Mobile home.: 202 (4.53%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 17 (0.38%)
1995 to 1998: 246 (5.52%)
1990 to 1994: 221 (4.96%)
1980 to 1989: 387 (8.69%)
1970 to 1979: 730 (16.39%)
1960 to 1969: 781 (17.53%)
1940 to 1959: 1,456 (32.68%)
1939 or earlier: 617 (13.85%)

ROOMS
1 room: 25 (0.56%)
2 rooms: 84 (1.89%)
3 rooms: 330 (7.41%)
4 rooms: 950 (21.32%)
5 rooms: 1,291 (28.98%)
6 rooms: 862 (19.35%)
7 rooms: 515 (11.56%)
8 rooms: 234 (5.25%)
9 or more rooms: 164 (3.68%)
Median (rooms): 5.1

Occupied housing units: 3,934

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 603 (15.33%)
1995 to 1998: 1,040 (26.44%)
1990 to 1994: 501 (12.74%)
1980 to 1989: 525 (13.35%)
1970 to 1979: 431 (10.96%)
1969 or earlier: 834 (21.2%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 695 (17.67%)
1: 1,608 (40.87%)
2: 1,136 (28.88%)
3 or more: 495 (12.58%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,502 (63.6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 29 (0.74%)
Electricity: 1,181 (30.02%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 189 (4.8%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 33 (0.84%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 27 (0.69%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 25 (0.64%)
No telephone service: 254 (6.46%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 3,934 (100%)
1.00 or less: 3,835 (97.48%)
1.01 to 1.50: 84 (2.14%)
1.51 or more: 15 (0.38%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 2,206

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 634 (28.74%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,145 (51.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 196 (8.88%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 157 (7.12%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 53 (2.4%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 21 (0.95%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $66,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,189 (53.9%)
--Less than $300: 18 (0.82%)
--$300 to $499: 141 (6.39%)
--$500 to $699: 381 (17.27%)
--$700 to $999: 349 (15.82%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 215 (9.75%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 37 (1.68%)
--$2,000 or more: 48 (2.18%)
--Median (dollars): $733
Not mortgaged: 1,017 (46.1%)
--Median (dollars): $272

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 935 (42.38%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 397 (18%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 266 (12.06%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 174 (7.89%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 97 (4.4%)
35.0 percent or more: 317 (14.37%)
Not computed: 20 (0.91%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,560

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 228 (14.62%)
$200 to $299: 225 (14.42%)
$300 to $499: 500 (32.05%)
$500 to $749: 408 (26.15%)
$750 to $999: 83 (5.32%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 7 (0.45%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 109 (6.99%)
Median (dollars): $427

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 288 (18.46%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 191 (12.24%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 144 (9.23%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 112 (7.18%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 126 (8.08%)
35.0 percent or more: 545 (34.94%)
Not computed: 154 (9.87%)

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