Camp Ground, South Carolina
Camp Ground: A backhoe loader at the intersection of Monticello Rd and Camp Ground Rd.
Camp Ground: Cedar Creek A.M.E. Church and cemetery, 10300 Monticello Road.
Camp Ground: Linrick Golf Course's clubhouse.
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| Males: 2,929 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 3,015 |  (50.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 36.9 years |
| South Carolina median age: | 35.4 years |
Zip code: 29016
| Camp Ground: | $60,501 |
| SC: | $64,115 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,944 (it was $20,075 in 2000)
Camp Ground CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $195,181 (it was $81,900 in 2000)
| Camp Ground: | $195,181 |
| SC: | $254,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $288,364; detached houses: $299,656; townhouses or other attached units: $200,510; in 2-unit structures: $382,651; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $117,189; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $249,174; mobile homes: $64,043
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Camp Ground, SC
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- 2,90354.7%White alone
- 2,26542.7%Black alone
- 581.1%Two or more races
- 531.0%Hispanic
- 160.3%American Indian alone
- 100.2%Asian alone
- 20.04%Other race alone
- 10.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Camp Ground detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 73.9 square miles.
Population density: 80 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Camp Ground CCD: | 0.7% ($536) |
| South Carolina: | 0.6% ($510) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dutch Fork, SC 
(7.1 miles , pop. 59,332).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (73.3 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (519.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Blythewood, SC (2.5 miles),
Latitude: 34.17 N, Longitude: 81.08 W
| Here: | 3.1% |
| South Carolina: | 3.1% |
- Construction (11.2%)
- Health care (10.6%)
- Public administration (8.1%)
- Educational services (7.7%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.7%)
- Finance & insurance (3.6%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (3.5%)
- Construction (18.8%)
- Public administration (7.4%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.1%)
- Health care (4.2%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (4.1%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.0%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (3.8%)
- Health care (18.5%)
- Educational services (14.0%)
- Public administration (8.9%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.5%)
- Finance & insurance (5.2%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.3%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.6%)
- Registered nurses (5.1%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.8%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.5%)
Average climate in Camp Ground, South Carolina
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 80.0. This is about average.
| City: | 80.0 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2023 was 0.136. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.136 |
| U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 2.97. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 2.97 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.147. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.147 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2001 was 32.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 32.6 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 17.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 17.2 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 9.65. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 9.65 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2017 was 0.00137. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00137 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Camp Ground-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 34% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.7 miles away from the Camp Ground place center killed 5 people and injured 49 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 3/28/1984, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the place center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Camp Ground-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 24% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 83.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 159.7 miles away from Camp Ground center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 312.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 102.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 95.1 miles away from Camp Ground center
On 2/15/2014 at 03:23:38, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 63.0 miles away from Camp Ground center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Richland County (15) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Camp Ground:
- NORTH PINES COMMUNITY RES. (Hospital, about 6 miles away; BLYTHEWOOD, SC)
- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE IRMO (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; IRMO, SC)
- IDA LANE II (Hospital, about 7 miles away; BENDALE, SC)
- G WERBER BRYAN PSYCH HOSP (Hospital, about 8 miles away; COLUMBIA, SC)
- FMC MEADOWLAKE DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 8 miles away; COLUMBIA, SC)
- PALMETTO HOSPICE, LLC (Hospital, about 9 miles away; IRMO, SC)
- EDWARD A RONDEAU GENERAL HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 9 miles away; COLUMBIA, SC)
Operable nuclear power plant near Camp Ground:
- 14 miles: Virgil C. Summer in Jenkinsville, SC.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Camp Ground:
- Benedict College (about 12 miles; Columbia, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,039)
- University of South Carolina-Columbia (about 13 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 27,789)
- Midlands Technical College (about 16 miles; West Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 8,916)
- Central Carolina Technical College (about 44 miles; Sumter, SC; FT enrollment: 3,108)
- Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College (about 46 miles; Orangeburg, SC; FT enrollment: 2,113)
- South Carolina State University (about 49 miles; Orangeburg, SC; FT enrollment: 3,481)
- York Technical College (about 54 miles; Rock Hill, SC; FT enrollment: 3,572)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Camp Ground: Camp Dixon (A), Bruce's Greenhouses (B), Columbia - Richland Fire Service Cedar Creek (C), Oak Grove Community House (D), Columbia - Richland Fire Department Upper Richland (E), Columbia - Richland Fire Department Crane Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Camp Ground include: Saint Andrews Church (A), Taylor Chapel (B), Mount Pleasant Church (C), Zion Pilgrim Church (D), Little Zion Church (E), Cedar Creek Church (F), Beulah Church (G), Beaulah Church (H), Cedar Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Marks Cemetery (1), Graveyard Hill Cemetery (2), Cedar Creek Cemetery (3), Beulah Cemetery (4), Mespiah Cemetery (5), Cory Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Keels Lake (A), Mullers Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Crooked Run Creek (A), Williams Branch (B), Swygert Creek (C), Smith Branch (D), Harmon Creek (E), Nipper Creek (F), Slatestone Creek (G), Long Branch (H), Little Horse Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.6 people |
| South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 72.3% |
| Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
| This place: | 12.5% |
| Whole state: | 14.1% |
| This place: | 5.7% |
| Whole state: | 6.5% |
For population 15 years and over in Camp Ground:
- Never married: 24.6%
- Now married: 60.2%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 9.1%
For population 25 years and over in Camp Ground:
- High school or higher: 74.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.3 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 13.2 |
| South Carolina average: | 13.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Camp Ground, SC (based on Richland County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 93,739 | 263 |
| Mainline Protestant | 47,813 | 98 |
| Black Protestant | 28,502 | 56 |
| Catholic | 16,300 | 8 |
| Other | 10,136 | 32 |
| Orthodox | 700 | 1 |
| None | 187,314 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 53
| Richland County: | 1.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
| Richland County: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14
| Here: | 0.39 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 145
| Here: | 4.05 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 252
| Richland County: | 7.04 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Richland County: | 10.1% |
| State: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Richland County: | 30.0% |
| South Carolina: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Richland County: | 9.3% |
| South Carolina: | 13.4% |
9.04% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,630 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.04% |
| South Carolina average: | 8.89% |
0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($735 average AGI)
Richland County: 0.11% South Carolina average: 0.04%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Lexington County, SC |  1.87% ($48,080 average AGI) |
| from Kershaw County, SC | 0.29% ($45,213) |
| from Sumter County, SC | 0.24% ($40,357) |
9.17% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($60,065 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.17% |
| South Carolina average: | 7.46% |
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($494 average AGI)
Richland County: 0.07% South Carolina average: 0.03%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Lexington County, SC | 2.37% ($65,777 average AGI) |
| to Kershaw County, SC | 0.44% ($54,505) |
| to Mecklenburg County, NC | 0.30% ($47,416) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Camp Ground:
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WVOC (560 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQXL (1470 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: METRO COMMUNICATIONS, INCORP.)
- WISW (1320 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGCV (620 AM; 1 kW; CAYCE, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOIC (1230 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Camp Ground:
- WCOS-FM (97.5 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
- WNOK (104.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLTR (91.3 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WMFX (102.3 FM; ST. ANDREWS, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WXBT (100.1 FM; WEST COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W240AX (95.9 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WARQ (93.5 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WLTY (96.7 FM; CAYCE, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOMG (103.1 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W207BQ (89.3 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WUSC-FM (90.5 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA)
- WTCB (106.7 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WZMJ (93.1 FM; BATESBURG, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WFMV (95.3 FM; SOUTH CONGAREE, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLXC (98.5 FM; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W222AD (92.3 FM; IRMO, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WPUB-FM (102.7 FM; CAMDEN, SC; Owner: KERSHAW RADIO CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Camp Ground:
- W39CL (Channel 39; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- WRLK-TV (Channel 35; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
- WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WBHQ (Channel 63; SUMTER, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W21CA (Channel 21; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W31BS (Channel 31; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING INC.)
- W67DP (Channel 67; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 61.9%Electricity
- 19.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.8%Utility gas
- 3.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.5%Wood
- 1.3%No fuel used
- 54.2%Electricity
- 24.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 16.5%Utility gas
- 2.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.2%Wood
Camp Ground compared to South Carolina state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Camp Ground on our top lists:
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: printing and related support activities (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: supervisors of construction and extraction workers (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (population 5,000+)"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: operations specialties managers except financial managers (population 5,000+)"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (population 5,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: religious workers (population 5,000+)"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (population 5,000+)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest house values disparities (population 5,000+)"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: data processing, libraries, and other information services (population 5,000+)"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: private households (population 5,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in dormitories (population 1,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in group homes (population 1,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in hospitals/wards, hospices, and schools for the handicapped (population 1,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in on base quarters (population 1,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the physically handicapped (population 1,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"