West Columbia, SC

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4575850, place: West Columbia city, South Carolina)

Total housing units: 6,540

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 4,040 (61.77%)
1-unit, attached: 156 (2.39%)
2 units: 527 (8.06%)
3 or 4 units: 590 (9.02%)
5 to 9 units: 268 (4.1%)
10 to 19 units: 207 (3.17%)
20 or more units: 337 (5.15%)
Mobile home.: 402 (6.15%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 13 (0.2%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 57 (0.87%)
1995 to 1998: 161 (2.46%)
1990 to 1994: 252 (3.85%)
1980 to 1989: 849 (12.98%)
1970 to 1979: 1,192 (18.23%)
1960 to 1969: 1,353 (20.69%)
1940 to 1959: 2,161 (33.04%)
1939 or earlier: 515 (7.87%)

ROOMS
1 room: 76 (1.16%)
2 rooms: 239 (3.65%)
3 rooms: 457 (6.99%)
4 rooms: 1,782 (27.25%)
5 rooms: 1,398 (21.38%)
6 rooms: 1,209 (18.49%)
7 rooms: 853 (13.04%)
8 rooms: 360 (5.5%)
9 or more rooms: 166 (2.54%)
Median (rooms): 5

Occupied housing units: 6,059

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,342 (22.15%)
1995 to 1998: 1,721 (28.4%)
1990 to 1994: 720 (11.88%)
1980 to 1989: 613 (10.12%)
1970 to 1979: 648 (10.69%)
1969 or earlier: 1,015 (16.75%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 820 (13.53%)
1: 2,509 (41.41%)
2: 1,962 (32.38%)
3 or more: 768 (12.68%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 3,264 (53.87%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 87 (1.44%)
Electricity: 2,554 (42.15%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 125 (2.06%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 24 (0.4%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 5 (0.08%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 20 (0.33%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 53 (0.87%)
No telephone service: 265 (4.37%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 6,059 (100%)
1.00 or less: 5,841 (96.4%)
1.01 to 1.50: 141 (2.33%)
1.51 or more: 77 (1.27%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 2,822

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 353 (12.51%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,640 (58.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 639 (22.64%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 113 (4%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 77 (2.73%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $81,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,600 (56.7%)
--Less than $300: 12 (0.43%)
--$300 to $499: 207 (7.34%)
--$500 to $699: 338 (11.98%)
--$700 to $999: 544 (19.28%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 383 (13.57%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 82 (2.91%)
--$2,000 or more: 34 (1.2%)
--Median (dollars): $786
Not mortgaged: 1,222 (43.3%)
--Median (dollars): $233

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,195 (42.35%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 492 (17.43%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 335 (11.87%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 254 (9%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 126 (4.46%)
35.0 percent or more: 371 (13.15%)
Not computed: 49 (1.74%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,810

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 183 (6.51%)
$200 to $299: 144 (5.12%)
$300 to $499: 1,001 (35.62%)
$500 to $749: 1,020 (36.3%)
$750 to $999: 178 (6.33%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 84 (2.99%)
$1,500 or more: 24 (0.85%)
No cash rent: 176 (6.26%)
Median (dollars): $499

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 469 (16.69%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 465 (16.55%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 427 (15.2%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 313 (11.14%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 161 (5.73%)
35.0 percent or more: 732 (26.05%)
Not computed: 243 (8.65%)

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