States › South Carolina › 1997
In 1997 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +4.4%, against +3.8% for the United States and +3.9% in 1996.
30,072 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (22,218 single-family), +2.3% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.
+4.4% South Carolina index, 1996–1997 US +3.8%
30,072 housing units permitted in 1997 22,218 single-family
36 of 38 counties with a rising index median county +5.0%
1,441,136 units permitted nationally in 1997
Counties in 1997 Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1997 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Abbeville County +10.3% 118 118 4.8 Marion County +10.2% 52 52 1.8 Marlboro County +9.1% 58 58 2.3 Saluda County +8.4% 45 45 2.3 Union County +8.2% 43 43 1.6 Lee County +8.0% 62 62 3.9 Fairfield County +7.6% 67 67 3.3 Cherokee County +7.5% 156 156 2.7 Beaufort County +6.8% 1,749 1,749 8.6 Charleston County +6.8% 2,199 2,199 5.0 Chester County +6.3% 64 64 1.9 Lancaster County +6.3% 198 198 1.7 Oconee County +6.0% 536 536 6.4 Dorchester County +5.8% 300 300 1.7 Darlington County +5.7% 176 176 2.8 Horry County +5.5% 2,122 2,122 5.0 Georgetown County +5.4% 546 546 8.3 Pickens County +5.1% 490 490 3.5 York County +5.1% 1,224 1,224 4.0 Laurens County +5.0% 192 192 2.7 Greenville County +4.8% 2,725 2,725 4.7 Florence County +4.4% 581 581 4.2 Anderson County +4.1% 782 782 3.6 Greenwood County +4.0% 262 262 3.7 Lexington County +4.0% 1,402 1,402 4.4 Barnwell County +3.8% 37 37 1.8 Newberry County +3.8% 111 111 2.8 Berkeley County +3.4% 470 470 1.7 Kershaw County +3.4% 263 263 3.6 Spartanburg County +3.4% 1,423 1,423 3.7 Richland County +3.3% 1,991 1,991 4.6 Orangeburg County +2.5% 178 178 2.1 Aiken County +2.0% 522 522 2.9 Sumter County +1.7% 319 319 3.0 Edgefield County +1.4% 94 94 3.2 Colleton County +1.2% 121 121 3.1 Chesterfield County −2.1% 222 222 5.0 Hampton County −10.8% 11 11 0.6 Bamberg County — 26 26 2.0 Calhoun County — 64 64 4.5 Clarendon County — 101 101 3.3 Dillon County — 32 32 1.2 Jasper County — 94 94 2.4 McCormick County — 95 95 9.3 Williamsburg County — 38 38 1.3
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 .