States › South Carolina › 1996
In 1996 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +3.9%, against +3.2% for the United States and +3.8% in 1995.
29,403 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (22,511 single-family), +22.7% on 1995; the national total was 1,425,616.
+3.9% South Carolina index, 1995–1996 US +3.2%
29,403 housing units permitted in 1996 22,511 single-family
34 of 36 counties with a rising index median county +3.9%
1,425,616 units permitted nationally in 1996
Counties in 1996 Ranked by the county index change from 1995 to 1996 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1996; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1996 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Fairfield County +20.3% 62 62 3.0 Colleton County +9.3% 102 102 2.6 Newberry County +8.9% 117 117 3.0 Marion County +7.5% 53 53 1.9 Georgetown County +7.3% 570 570 8.6 Cherokee County +5.8% 148 148 2.5 Union County +5.7% 57 57 2.1 Beaufort County +5.5% 1,725 1,725 8.4 Horry County +5.2% 1,995 1,995 4.7 Chesterfield County +5.1% 221 221 4.9 Lancaster County +5.0% 216 216 1.9 Spartanburg County +5.0% 1,388 1,388 3.6 Charleston County +4.9% 1,799 1,799 4.1 Orangeburg County +4.9% 153 153 1.8 Sumter County +4.7% 379 379 3.6 Greenwood County +4.5% 355 355 5.0 Chester County +4.4% 83 83 2.5 York County +4.2% 1,592 1,592 5.2 Florence County +3.9% 586 586 4.2 Greenville County +3.8% 2,837 2,837 4.9 Kershaw County +3.7% 250 250 3.4 Pickens County +3.7% 524 524 3.8 Laurens County +3.5% 228 228 3.2 Anderson County +3.4% 829 829 3.8 Darlington County +3.2% 187 187 3.0 Oconee County +3.2% 478 478 5.7 Richland County +3.1% 2,181 2,181 5.0 Lexington County +2.8% 1,439 1,439 4.5 Dorchester County +2.7% 317 317 1.8 Saluda County +2.3% 45 45 2.3 Berkeley County +1.3% 420 420 1.5 Hampton County +0.9% 11 11 0.6 Aiken County +0.7% 442 442 2.4 Lee County +0.5% 75 75 4.8 Edgefield County −2.3% 75 75 2.5 Marlboro County −7.8% 56 56 2.2 Abbeville County — 98 98 3.9 Bamberg County — 27 27 2.1 Barnwell County — 38 38 1.8 Calhoun County — 172 172 12.1 Clarendon County — 84 84 2.7 Dillon County — 48 48 1.7 Jasper County — 89 89 2.3 McCormick County — 85 85 8.3 Williamsburg County — 9 9 0.3
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in South Carolina by year 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 1995: 23,959 units (19,274 single-family, 4,685 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 29,403 units (22,511 single-family, 6,892 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 30,072 units (22,218 single-family, 7,854 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 33,576 units (24,467 single-family, 9,109 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 36,161 units (27,160 single-family, 9,001 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 32,812 units (24,863 single-family, 7,949 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 30,133 units (24,783 single-family, 5,350 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 34,104 units (28,609 single-family, 5,495 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 38,191 units (31,553 single-family, 6,638 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 43,230 units (36,081 single-family, 7,149 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 54,157 units (43,341 single-family, 10,816 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 50,776 units (41,675 single-family, 9,101 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 40,631 units (32,817 single-family, 7,814 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 25,918 units (19,778 single-family, 6,140 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 15,529 units (13,444 single-family, 2,085 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 14,021 units (12,691 single-family, 1,330 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 15,542 units (12,852 single-family, 2,690 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 18,708 units (15,288 single-family, 3,420 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 24,725 units (20,247 single-family, 4,478 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 27,537 units (21,464 single-family, 6,073 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 31,030 units (24,322 single-family, 6,708 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 32,165 units (26,349 single-family, 5,816 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 35,521 units (28,851 single-family, 6,670 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 35,487 units (30,579 single-family, 4,908 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 36,034 units (31,052 single-family, 4,982 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 42,340 units (36,226 single-family, 6,114 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 50,680 units (43,264 single-family, 7,416 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 46,038 units (37,906 single-family, 8,132 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 42,474 units (37,163 single-family, 5,311 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 47,072 units (40,558 single-family, 6,514 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 45,862 units (39,897 single-family, 5,965 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in South Carolina by year
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology .