General Housing Characteristics, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 1990

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12-2. General Housing Characteristics, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 1990 - Part A

                                                Total       Persons        Per-
                                        Total   Vacant        Per          sons
                                Total  Housing Housing House- House- Fami- Per
Metropolitan Statistical Area  Persons   Units   Units  holds hold   lies Family

AUGUSTA-AIKEN GA-SC  1/, 2/     139,315  56,556  5,249  51,307 2.7  38,354  3.2

CHARLOTTE-GASTONIA-ROCK HILL 
   NC-South Carolina            131,497  50,438  3,432  47,006 2.7  35,908  3.1
                                                                            
CHARLESTON-NORTH CHARLESTON     506,875 199,879 2,2211 177,668 2.7 129,792  3.2

COLUMBIA                        453,331 177,120 13,897 163,223 2.6 114,878  3.1

FLORENCE                        114,344  43,209  2,992  40,217 2.8  30,175  3.3

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
   ANDERSON  4/                 830,563 335,792 23,052 312,740 1.9 228,567  3.1

MYRTLE BEACH  5/                144,053  89,960 34,196  55,764 2.5  40,450  3.0

SUMTER  5/                      102,637  35,016  2,293  32,723 2.9  25,673  3.3

General Housing Characteristics, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 1990 - Part B

                                                                     Median
                                                                 Median   Contract      Vacancy Rate
                                              Owner     Renter    Value     Rent
                                     Total   Occupied  Occupied  (Owner)  (Renter)     Owner    Renter

AUGUSTA-AIKEN GA-SC  1/, 2/          52,173   39,915    12,912     (NA)     (NA)        2.1      10.6

CHARLOTTE-GASTONIA-ROCK HILL NC-SC   47,006   33,774    13,232   $71,300    $298        1.6       7.9

CHARLESTON-NORTH CHARLESTON         177,668  111,208    66,460   $72,200    $347        2.0       8.0

COLUMBIA                            163,223  107,057    56,166   $72,600    $340        2.0       9.1

FLORENCE                             40,217   283,46    11,871   $54,900    $224        1.2       6.5

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON  4/ 312,740  218,820    93,920     (NA)     (NA)        1.4       8.6

MYRTLE BEACH  5/                     55,764   38,198    17,566   $75,600    $350        3.4       8.0

SUMTER  5/                           32,723   21,328    11,395   $56,900    $241        1.3       5.3

1/: Data is for South Carolina portion only.

2/: South Carolina portion includes Aiken and Edgefield counties as of the 1990 Census.

3/: South Carolina portion includes York county.

4/: Includes Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Pickens, and Spartanburg counties as of the 1990 Census.

5/: New MSA as of the 1990 Census. Myrtle Beach includes Horry county and Sumter is Sumter county.

(NA): Not Available.

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census Summary Tape File 1A, (Tables P1-P3, P15, P17, P17A, for MSA's as of the 1990 Census by the Office of Research & Statistical Services.

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