Housing mix
Columbia, SC housing supply, ownership, and rent
What the latest ACS housing mix can and cannot tell buyers and renters comparing options in Columbia, SC.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Start with the dated local finding: Columbia, SC's current ACS housing baseline includes 62,021 total housing units, 53,076 occupied units, and 8,945 vacant units. In practical terms, those counts can still help a borrower establish the scale of the measured housing base before comparing tenure, rent, current listings, property condition, and financing. The figures describe stock across the survey period; they do not say that 8,945 homes were listed for sale or available to rent at one moment. For the decision at hand, reading 62,021 total units with 53,076 occupied and 8,945 vacant units keeps the release internally grounded while leaving live availability to current listing and property evidence.
Vacant units in Columbia, SC increased from 7,993 in the prior ACS period to 8,945 in the current release, a reported movement of 11.9%. In the current housing stock, 8,945 units equal 14.4% of the 62,021 total.