
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Saluda 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 | 8,543 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 7,127 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 5,746 | 67.3 | 1.00 or less | 6,818 | 95.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 55 | 0.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 153 | 2.1 | |
| 2 units | 92 | 1.1 | 1.51 or more | 156 | 2.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 54 | 0.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 78 | 0.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,296 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 0 | 0.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 2 | 0.0 | Less than $50,000 | 878 | 26.6 | |
| Mobile home | 2,495 | 29.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,399 | 42.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 21 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 571 | 17.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 271 | 8.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 119 | 3.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 186 | 2.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 50 | 1.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 778 | 9.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 5 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 857 | 10.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 3 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,533 | 17.9 | Median (dollars) | 74,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,692 | 19.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,310 | 15.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,133 | 13.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,054 | 12.3 | With a mortgage | 1,850 | 56.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 74 | 2.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 280 | 8.5 | |||
| 1 room | 61 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 531 | 16.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 204 | 2.4 | $700 to $999 | 556 | 16.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 505 | 5.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 337 | 10.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,411 | 16.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 46 | 1.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,415 | 28.3 | $2,000 or more | 26 | 0.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,919 | 22.5 | Median (dollars) | 715 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 877 | 10.3 | Not mortgaged | 1,446 | 43.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 680 | 8.0 | Median (dollars) | 224 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 471 | 5.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 7,127 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,641 | 49.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 692 | 9.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 475 | 14.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,764 | 24.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 381 | 11.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,068 | 15.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 210 | 6.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,299 | 18.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 144 | 4.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,057 | 14.8 | 35 percent or more | 405 | 12.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,247 | 17.5 | Not computed | 40 | 1.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,273 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 649 | 9.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,087 | 29.3 | Less than $200 | 93 | 7.3 | |
| 2 | 2,497 | 35.0 | $200 to $299 | 146 | 11.5 | |
| 3 or more | 1,894 | 26.6 | $300 to $499 | 500 | 39.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 206 | 16.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 38 | 3.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 893 | 12.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 10 | 0.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,042 | 28.7 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 3,238 | 45.4 | No cash rent | 280 | 22.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 631 | 8.9 | Median (dollars) | 394 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 309 | 4.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 7 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 297 | 23.3 | |
| No fuel used | 7 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 129 | 10.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 87 | 6.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 104 | 8.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 75 | 1.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 49 | 3.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 60 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 270 | 21.2 | |
| No telephone service | 581 | 8.2 | Not computed | 337 | 26.5 | |
| 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)

