
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Horry County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 122,085 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 81,800 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 54,586 | 44.7 | 1.00 or less | 79,457 | 97.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 3,300 | 2.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,526 | 1.9 | |
| 2 units | 2,970 | 2.4 | 1.51 or more | 817 | 1.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 5,629 | 4.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 10,788 | 8.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 37,725 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 7,804 | 6.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 12,008 | 9.8 | Less than $50,000 | 2,130 | 5.6 | |
| Mobile home | 24,666 | 20.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 11,705 | 31.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 334 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 11,805 | 31.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 6,354 | 16.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 3,618 | 9.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 6,987 | 5.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 1,578 | 4.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 23,277 | 19.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 442 | 1.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 14,998 | 12.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 93 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 37,990 | 31.1 | Median (dollars) | 119,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 19,747 | 16.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 8,183 | 6.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 8,693 | 7.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,210 | 1.8 | With a mortgage | 24,971 | 66.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 281 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 2,023 | 5.4 | |||
| 1 room | 785 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 4,388 | 11.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 3,219 | 2.6 | $700 to $999 | 8,327 | 22.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 9,996 | 8.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 6,583 | 17.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 30,835 | 25.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 2,123 | 5.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 32,815 | 26.9 | $2,000 or more | 1,246 | 3.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 23,210 | 19.0 | Median (dollars) | 903 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 11,494 | 9.4 | Not mortgaged | 12,754 | 33.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 5,847 | 4.8 | Median (dollars) | 228 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 3,884 | 3.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 81,800 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 15,869 | 42.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 18,965 | 23.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 5,559 | 14.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 26,949 | 32.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 4,603 | 12.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 13,285 | 16.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 3,282 | 8.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 12,872 | 15.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 2,225 | 5.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,470 | 6.7 | 35 percent or more | 5,800 | 15.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 4,259 | 5.2 | Not computed | 387 | 1.0 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 21,883 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 5,329 | 6.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 31,519 | 38.5 | Less than $200 | 743 | 3.4 | |
| 2 | 33,672 | 41.2 | $200 to $299 | 1,007 | 4.6 | |
| 3 or more | 11,280 | 13.8 | $300 to $499 | 4,965 | 22.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 8,842 | 40.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 3,604 | 16.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,429 | 3.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 884 | 4.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,254 | 5.2 | $1,500 or more | 76 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 72,734 | 88.9 | No cash rent | 1,762 | 8.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,262 | 1.5 | Median (dollars) | 594 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 625 | 0.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 19 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 82 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 3,613 | 16.5 | |
| No fuel used | 395 | 0.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,334 | 15.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 2,908 | 13.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 2,171 | 9.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 464 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,500 | 6.9 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 324 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 6,135 | 28.0 | |
| No telephone service | 2,788 | 3.4 | Not computed | 2,222 | 10.2 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

