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12-9. Selected Housing Characteristics of Total and Occupied Housing Units in South Carolina and the United States: 1990


                                                APRIL 1, 1990

                                      SOUTH CAROLINA      UNITED STATES
Selected Housing Characteristics        No.       Pct.      No.       Pct.

TOTAL HOUSING UNITS: 1,424,155 100.0 102,263,678 100.0 Year Structure Built: 1989 to March 1990 39,582 2.8 2,169,436 2.1 1985 to 1988 182,148 12.8 9,024,365 8.8 1980 to 1984 191,803 13.5 9,931,917 9.7 1970 to 1979 374,599 26.3 22,291,826 21.8 1960 to 1969 233,689 16.4 16,506,410 16.1 1950 to 1959 183,553 12.9 14,831,071 14.5 1940 to 1949 98,070 6.9 8,676,155 8.5 1939 or earlier 120,711 8.5 18,832,498 18.4 Bedrooms: No bedroom 9,581 0.7 2,366,715 2.3 1 bedroom 103,077 7.2 14,062,917 13.8 2 bedrooms 481,482 33.8 31,502,796 30.8 3 bedrooms 659,039 46.3 38,931,475 38.1 4 bedrooms 143,985 10.1 12,549,082 12.3 5 or more bedrooms 26,991 1.9 2,850,693 2.8 Lacking Complete Plumbing Facilities 20,177 1.4 1,101,696 1.1 Lacking Complete Kitchen Facilities 16,121 1.1 1,109,626 1.1 Condominium housing units 57,728 4.1 4,847,921 4.7 Source of Water: Public System Or Private Co. 1,099,695 77.2 86,068,766 84.2 Individual Drilled Well 273,941 19.2 13,467,148 13.2 Individual Dug Well 44,767 3.1 1,664,543 1.6 Some other source 5,752 0.4 1,063,221 1.0 Sewage Disposal: Public sewer 825,754 58.0 76,455,211 74.8 Septic tank or cesspool 578,129 40.6 24,670,877 24.1 Other means 20,272 1.4 1,137,590 1.1
OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS: 1,258,044 100.0 91,947,410 100.0 House Heating Fuel: Utility gas 309,510 24.6 46,850,923 51.0 Bottled, tank, or LP gas 116,262 9.2 5,243,462 5.7 Electricity 590,013 46.9 23,696,987 25.8 Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 165,537 13.2 11,243,727 12.2 Coal or coke 1,015 0.1 358,965 0.4 Wood 71,137 5.7 3,609,323 3.9 Solar energy 338 0.0 54,536 0.1 Other fuel 1,868 0.1 345,580 0.4 No fuel used 2,364 0.2 543,907 0.6 Year Householder Moved Into Unit: 1989 to March 1990 248,647 19.8 19,208,023 20.9 1985 to 1988 344,984 27.4 25,963,818 28.2 1980 to 1984 171,255 13.6 12,844,781 14.0 1970 to 1979 238,217 18.9 17,102,506 18.6 1960 to 1969 125,599 10.0 8,428,066 9.2 1959 or earlier 129,342 10.3 8,400,216 9.1 No telephone in unit 114,695 9.1 4,817,457 5.2 Vehicles Available: None 136,510 10.9 10,602,297 11.5 1 401,523 31.9 31,038,711 33.8 2 481,034 38.2 34,361,045 37.4 3 or more 238,977 19.0 15,945,357 17.3
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 S.C. & U.S. Census Summary Tape File 3A Press Release (CPH-L-80), Table 4; released May 29, 1992.

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