States › South Carolina › 1998
In 1998 the FHFA house price index for South Carolina changed +4.4%, against +3.7% for the United States and +4.4% in 1997.
33,576 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (24,467 single-family), +11.7% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.
+4.4% South Carolina index, 1997–1998 US +3.7%
33,576 housing units permitted in 1998 24,467 single-family
36 of 38 counties with a rising index median county +4.4%
1,612,260 units permitted nationally in 1998
Counties in 1998 Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1998 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Hampton County +27.2% 14 14 0.8 Colleton County +11.1% 140 140 3.6 Charleston County +7.9% 2,252 2,252 5.2 Chesterfield County +7.8% 237 237 5.3 Berkeley County +7.6% 531 531 1.9 Newberry County +7.0% 127 127 3.2 Edgefield County +6.4% 102 102 3.4 Saluda County +6.3% 68 68 3.5 Oconee County +6.2% 624 624 7.4 Anderson County +5.7% 931 931 4.2 Cherokee County +5.6% 190 190 3.3 Lancaster County +5.6% 227 227 2.0 Dorchester County +5.4% 515 515 2.9 Beaufort County +5.1% 1,982 1,982 9.7 Barnwell County +4.9% 33 33 1.6 Pickens County +4.9% 503 503 3.6 Union County +4.6% 64 64 2.4 Abbeville County +4.5% 98 98 3.9 Horry County +4.4% 2,090 2,090 4.9 York County +4.4% 1,008 1,008 3.3 Laurens County +4.3% 250 250 3.5 Orangeburg County +4.3% 175 175 2.1 Florence County +4.2% 520 520 3.8 Darlington County +4.1% 171 171 2.7 Spartanburg County +4.1% 1,580 1,580 4.1 Georgetown County +4.0% 632 632 9.6 Lexington County +3.8% 1,540 1,540 4.8 Aiken County +3.7% 622 622 3.4 Kershaw County +3.7% 287 287 3.9 Richland County +3.7% 2,289 2,289 5.3 Greenville County +3.4% 3,243 3,243 5.6 Sumter County +3.3% 337 337 3.2 Chester County +3.2% 78 78 2.4 Greenwood County +3.0% 264 264 3.8 Marlboro County +1.5% 28 28 1.1 Lee County +0.4% 31 31 2.0 Fairfield County −2.9% 90 90 4.4 Marion County −3.4% 55 55 1.9 Bamberg County — 25 25 2.0 Calhoun County — 92 92 6.5 Clarendon County — 165 165 5.3 Dillon County — 46 46 1.7 Jasper County — 80 80 2.1 McCormick County — 93 93 9.1 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 .