South Carolina Mobile Home Market Data: Census Counts, Owners and Renters

How many mobile homes are in South Carolina

The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts about 352,784 mobile homes in South Carolina (margin of error ±5,124), which is 14.7% of all housing units in the state. That ranks South Carolina 6th of the 50 states by number of mobile homes, and it is 4.4% of the roughly 8,095,000 mobile homes in the 50 states.

This count covers every mobile home in the state, whether it sits in a park, on the owner's own land or on family land. It is not a count of parks or lots.

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Owners and renters

Of the occupied mobile homes in South Carolina, about 198,580 are lived in by their owners and about 92,878 are rented. The remaining 61,326 or so are vacant, including seasonal homes.

In a mobile home park, an owner-occupied home is the classic lot-rent tenancy: the resident owns the home and rents the land under it. Rented homes include park-owned homes leased together with the lot.

Why this page has no park count or average lot rent

No federal survey publishes the number of mobile home parks, the number of lots or the average lot rent by state. Earlier versions of this page showed estimates for those figures. We removed them because they could not be traced to a published source.

To price lot rent in South Carolina, survey the parks that compete with yours in the same submarket, and check the rent-control guide for any limit on increases.

Lot-rent rules in South Carolina

South Carolina sets no statewide cap on lot rent. Increases are governed by the lease and statutory notice periods.

Governing statute: SC Code Title 27, Chapter 47.

South Carolina at a glance

• Mobile homes
  352,784 (±5,124)
• Share of housing
  14.7%
• Rank among the 50 states
  6th
• Owner-occupied
  198,580
• Renter-occupied
  92,878
• Source
  U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023 5-year estimates, tables B25024 and B25032