What kinds of homes are in Arial, SC?

Name: Types of homes in Arial, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Arial, SC has 1,070 (±220) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 235 homes per square mile of land.

82.0% are detached single-family houses.

0.0% are in buildings of two to four units.

0.0% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 1,070 (±220)
Detached houses: 82.0%
2–4 unit buildings: 0.0%
5+ unit buildings: 0.0%

Homes in Arial by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Arial	Pickens County	South Carolina	United States
Single-family, detached	82.0% (±8.9 points)	63.1%	64.5%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	0.0% (±4.1 points)	2.2%	3.7%	6.2%
2 units	0.0% (±4.1 points)	2.7%	1.7%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	0.0% (±4.1 points)	3.2%	2.8%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.0% (±4.1 points)	4.1%	4.0%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.0% (±4.1 points)	4.3%	3.3%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0% (±4.1 points)	3.9%	5.6%	10.3%
Mobile home	18.0% (±8.9 points)	16.2%	14.2%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±4.1 points)	0.4%	0.2%	0.1%

In Arial, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Pickens County (12.3%).

It is also lower than in South Carolina (12.9%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Arial

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Arial
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Arial	—	0.0% (±7.1 points)	—
Easley	3.8 mi	13.8% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Pickens	4.8 mi	12.4% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Liberty	4.9 mi	4.7% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Norris	8.4 mi	1.4% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Powdersville	9.3 mi	24.7% (±6.1 points)	Higher
Welcome	9.8 mi	4.9% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Six Mile	10 mi	0.6% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Berea	10 mi	17.2% (±4.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Easley, SC (13.8%), Pickens, SC (12.4%), Powdersville, SC (24.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Pickens County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
2	Clemson	37.4% (±5.7 points)
3	Easley	13.8% (±4.4 points)
4	Pickens	12.4% (±5.9 points)
5	Liberty	4.7% (±6.3 points)
6	Norris	1.4% (±16.5 points)
7	Six Mile	0.6% (±17.1 points)
8 (tie)	Arial	0.0% (±7.1 points)
8 (tie)	Clemson University	0.0% (±82.3 points)

Showing 8 of 9 places in Pickens County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Arial is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Arial

How many homes are in Arial?

Arial, SC has an estimated 1,070 (±220) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Arial houses or apartments?

82.0% are detached houses and 0.0% attached houses, while 0.0% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Arial?

0.0% of homes in Arial are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Arial CDP, South Carolina

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.