General Housing Characteristics (2000)
| County | Total Persons | Total Housing Units | Total Vacant Units | Households | Persons Per Household | Family Households | Average Family Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | 26,167 | 11,656 | 1,525 | 10,131 | 2.5 | 7,288 | 3.0 |
| Aiken | 142,552 | 61,987 | 6,400 | 55,587 | 2.5 | 39,434 | 3.0 |
| Allendale | 11,211 | 4,568 | 653 | 3,915 | 2.6 | 2,617 | 3.2 |
| Anderson | 165,740 | 73,213 | 7,564 | 65,649 | 2.5 | 47,276 | 2.9 |
| Bamberg | 16,658 | 7,130 | 1,007 | 6,123 | 2.6 | 4,253 | 3.1 |
| Barnwell | 23,478 | 10,191 | 1,170 | 9,021 | 2.6 | 6,433 | 3.1 |
| Beaufort | 120,937 | 60,509 | 14,977 | 45,532 | 2.5 | 33,060 | 2.9 |
| Berkeley | 142,651 | 54,717 | 4,795 | 49,922 | 2.8 | 37,696 | 3.2 |
| Calhoun | 15,185 | 6,864 | 947 | 5,917 | 2.5 | 4,270 | 3.0 |
| Charleston | 309,969 | 141,031 | 17,705 | 123,326 | 2.4 | 77,416 | 3.0 |
| Cherokee | 52,537 | 22,400 | 1,905 | 20,495 | 2.5 | 14,614 | 3.0 |
| Chester | 34,068 | 14,374 | 1,494 | 12,880 | 2.6 | 9,343 | 3.1 |
| Chesterfield | 42,768 | 18,818 | 2,261 | 16,557 | 2.5 | 11,703 | 3.1 |
| Clarendon | 32,502 | 15,303 | 3,491 | 11,812 | 2.6 | 8,598 | 3.1 |
| Colleton | 38,264 | 18,129 | 3,659 | 14,470 | 2.6 | 10,494 | 3.1 |
| Darlington | 67,394 | 28,942 | 3,149 | 25,793 | 2.6 | 18,444 | 3.1 |
| Dillon | 30,722 | 12,679 | 1,480 | 11,199 | 2.7 | 8,065 | 3.2 |
| Dorchester | 96,413 | 37,237 | 2,528 | 34,709 | 2.7 | 26,293 | 3.1 |
| Edgefield | 24,595 | 9,223 | 953 | 8,270 | 2.7 | 6,214 | 3.1 |
| Fairfield | 23,454 | 10,383 | 1,609 | 8,774 | 2.6 | 6,387 | 3.1 |
| Florence | 125,761 | 51,836 | 4,689 | 47,147 | 2.6 | 33,798 | 3.1 |
| Georgetown | 55,797 | 28,282 | 6,623 | 21,659 | 2.6 | 15,844 | 3.0 |
| Greenville | 379,616 | 162,803 | 13,247 | 149,556 | 2.5 | 102,012 | 3.0 |
| Greenwood | 66,271 | 28,243 | 2,514 | 25,729 | 2.5 | 17,754 | 3.0 |
| Hampton | 21,386 | 8,582 | 1,138 | 7,444 | 2.6 | 5,312 | 3.2 |
| Horry | 196,629 | 122,085 | 40,285 | 81,800 | 2.4 | 54,515 | 2.8 |
| Jasper | 20,678 | 7,928 | 886 | 7,042 | 2.8 | 5,092 | 3.2 |
| Kershaw | 52,647 | 22,683 | 2,495 | 20,188 | 2.6 | 14,918 | 3.0 |
| Lancaster | 61,351 | 24,962 | 1,784 | 23,178 | 2.6 | 16,840 | 3.0 |
| Laurens | 69,567 | 30,239 | 3,949 | 26,290 | 2.6 | 18,870 | 3.0 |
| Lee | 20,119 | 7,670 | 784 | 6,886 | 2.7 | 4,916 | 3.2 |
| Lexington | 216,014 | 90,978 | 7,738 | 83,240 | 2.6 | 59,830 | 3.0 |
| McCormick | 9,958 | 4,459 | 901 | 3,558 | 2.4 | 2,604 | 2.8 |
| Marion | 35,466 | 15,143 | 1,842 | 13,301 | 2.6 | 9,511 | 3.2 |
| Marlboro | 28,818 | 11,894 | 1,416 | 10,478 | 2.6 | 7,338 | 3.1 |
| Newberry | 36,108 | 16,805 | 2,779 | 14,026 | 2.5 | 9,809 | 3.0 |
| Oconee | 66,215 | 32,383 | 5,100 | 27,283 | 2.4 | 19,589 | 2.9 |
| Orangeburg | 91,582 | 39,304 | 5,186 | 34,118 | 2.6 | 23,876 | 3.1 |
| Pickens | 110,757 | 46,000 | 4,694 | 41,306 | 2.5 | 28,453 | 3.0 |
| Richland | 320,677 | 129,793 | 9,692 | 120,101 | 2.4 | 76,378 | 3.1 |
| Saluda | 19,181 | 8,543 | 1,416 | 7,127 | 2.7 | 5,295 | 3.1 |
| Spartanburg | 253,791 | 106,986 | 9,251 | 97,735 | 2.5 | 69,299 | 3.0 |
| Sumter | 104,646 | 41,751 | 4,023 | 37,728 | 2.7 | 27,611 | 3.2 |
| Union | 29,881 | 13,351 | 1,264 | 12,087 | 2.4 | 8,495 | 2.9 |
| Williamsburg | 37,217 | 15,552 | 1,838 | 13,714 | 2.7 | 10,050 | 3.2 |
| York | 164,614 | 66,061 | 5,010 | 61,051 | 2.6 | 44,915 | 3.1 |
| South Carolina | 4,012,012 | 1,753,670 | 219,816 | 1,533,854 | 2.5 | 1,072,822 | 3.0 |
| United States | 281,421,906 | 115,904,641 | 10,424,540 | 105,480,101 | 2.6 | 71,787,347 | 3.1 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census of Population and Housing.