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Charleston, South Carolina Real Estate Census Data

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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units       OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 40,454 100.0
1-unit, detached 20,889 51.6   1.00 or less 39,484 97.6
1-unit, attached 1,855 4.6   1.01 to 1.50 659 1.6
2 units 2,704 6.7   1.51 or more 311 0.8
3 or 4 units 3,683 9.1        
5 to 9 units 4,587 11.3             Specified owner-occupied units 18,465 100.0
10 to 19 units 2,689 6.6   VALUE
20 or more units 3,557 8.8   Less than $50,000 712 3.9
Mobile home 469 1.2   $50,000 to $99,999 4,362 23.6
Boat, RV, van, etc. 21 0.1   $100,000 to $149,999 5,308 28.7
        $150,000 to $199,000 3,149 17.1
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 2,035 11.0
1999 to March 2000 1,026 2.5   $300,000 to $499,999 1,486 8.0
1995 to 1998 2,864 7.1   $500,000 to $999,999 1,054 5.7
1990 to 1994 2,788 6.9   $1,000,000 or more 359 1.9
1980 to 1989 7,210 17.8   Median (dollars) 139,700 (x)
1970 to 1979 6,541 16.2        
1960 to 1969 5,942 14.7   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 7,186 17.8        
1939 or earlier 6,897 17.0   With a mortgage 13,439 72.8
             Less than $300 76 0.4
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 463 2.5
1 room 799 2.0        $500 to $699 1,346 7.3
2 rooms 2,110 5.2        $700 to $999 3,703 20.1
3 rooms 4,594 11.4        $1,000 to $1,499 4,458 24.1
4 rooms 7,316 18.1        $1,500 to $1,999 1,706 9.2
5 rooms 6,913 17.1        $2,000 or more 1,687 9.1
6 rooms 7,070 17.5        Median (dollars) 1,104 (x)
7 rooms 5,425 13.4   Not mortgaged 5,026 27.2
8 rooms 3,247 8.0        Median (dollars) 336 (x)
9 or more rooms 2,980 7.4        
Median (rooms) 5.3 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

40,454 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 5,756 31.2
1999 to March 2000 11,108 27.5   15 to 19 percent 3,127 16.9
1995 to 1998 12,407 30.7   20 to 24 percent 2,706 14.7
1990 to 1994 5,540 13.7   25 to 29 percent 1,767 9.6
1980 to 1989 5,025 12.4   30 to 34 percent 1,092 5.9
1970 to 1979 3,129 7.7   35 percent or more 3,790 20.5
1969 or earlier 3,245 8.0   Not computed 227 1.2
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 19,470 100.0
None 6,233 15.4   GROSS RENT    
1 16,451 40.7   Less than $200 1,155 5.9
2 13,482 33.3   $200 to $299 1,012 5.2
3 or more 4,288 10.6   $300 to $499 3,387 17.4
        $500 to $749 8,393 43.1
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 3,025 15.5
Utility Gas 15,625 38.6   $1,000 to $1,499 1,417 7.3
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 408 1.0   $1,500 or more 553 2.8
Electricity 23,977 59.3   No cash rent 528 2.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 266 0.7   Median (dollars) 614 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 11 0.0   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 18 0.0        
Other fuel 30 0.1   Less than 15 percent 2,546 13.1
No fuel used 119 0.3   15 to 19 percent 2,352 12.1
        20 to 24 percent 2,108 10.8
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 1,745 9.0
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 122 0.3   30 to 34 percent 1,603 8.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 226 0.6   35 percent or more 7,718 39.6
No telephone service 887 2.2   Not computed 1,398 7.2


- Represents zero or rounds to zero.          (X) Not applicable.          Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.