Cheraw, South Carolina
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Cheraw: Old home in Cheraw SC thought to be built around 1824/1825. The house use to have a top porch, but was taken down in 1975. It is located at 310 Kershaw St.
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Males: 2,533 | |
Females: 3,260 |
Median resident age: | |
South Carolina median age: |
Zip codes: 29520.
Cheraw: | $24,497 |
SC: | $49,501 |
Estimated per capita income in 2016: $16,938 (it was $13,801 in 2000)
Cheraw town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $117,783 (it was $65,700 in 2000)
Cheraw: | $117,783 |
SC: | $153,900 |
Median gross rent in 2016: $530.

Races in Cheraw, SC (2010)
- 3,26055.7%Black alone
- 2,34440.1%White alone
- 971.7%Two or more races
- 631.1%Hispanic
- 380.6%American Indian alone
- 360.6%Asian alone
- 130.2%Other race alone
Races in Cheraw detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: American (9.8%), Scottish (3.7%), English (2.7%), Jamaican (2.4%), African (2.3%), European (2.3%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated in 1820
Elevation: 157 feet
Land area: 4.61 square miles.
Population density: 1,256 people per square mile (low).

For population 25 years and over in Cheraw:
- High school or higher: 74.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
- Unemployed: 14.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cheraw town:
- Never married: 39.4%
- Now married: 38.8%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 10.3%
271 residents are foreign born (1.5% Latin America).
This town: | 4.6% |
South Carolina: | 4.8% |
According to our research of South Carolina and other state lists there was 1 registered sex offender living in Cheraw, South Carolina as of April 19, 2018.
The ratio of number of residents in Cheraw to the number of sex offenders is 5,944 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $758 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $359 (0.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (61.1 miles
, pop. 121,015).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (63.7 miles
, pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (450.0 miles
, pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities: Wallace, SC (2.6 miles
),
McFarlan, NC (3.0 miles)
,
Chesterfield, SC (3.4 miles
),
Patrick, SC (3.4 miles
),
Society Hill, SC
(3.6 miles
),
Morven, NC (3.6 miles
),
Bennettsville, SC
(3.6 miles
),
Cordova, NC (3.9 miles
).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $94,500
- 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $95,500
- 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $66,700
- 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $64,800
- 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $139,500
- 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $56,800
- 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $201,000
- 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $107,000
- 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $121,700
- 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $196,700
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $189,000
- 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $315,000
- 2013: 2 buildings, average cost: $339,200
Latitude: 34.70 N, Longitude: 79.90 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: +4,745 (+79.8%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 1,194 (70.1%)
Area code: 843


Crime rates in Cheraw by Year | |||||||||||||||
Type | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Murders | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
per 100,000 | 0.0 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.3 | 34.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Rapes | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
per 100,000 | 0.0 | 36.4 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 36.0 | 18.5 | 55.6 | 55.4 | 55.8 | 33.8 | 85.0 | 17.3 | 34.3 | 103.8 | 52.0 |
Robberies | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
per 100,000 | 35.4 | 91.1 | 91.2 | 236.3 | 269.8 | 166.1 | 111.2 | 240.3 | 148.9 | 202.7 | 102.0 | 190.7 | 120.0 | 103.8 | 138.7 |
Assaults | 19 | 23 | 14 | 40 | 49 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 32 | 39 | 21 | 38 | 31 | 41 | 38 |
per 100,000 | 336.0 | 419.0 | 255.4 | 727.0 | 881.5 | 590.7 | 648.5 | 702.3 | 595.7 | 658.9 | 356.8 | 658.9 | 531.4 | 709.2 | 659.0 |
Burglaries | 34 | 35 | 48 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 43 | 67 | 44 | 75 | 65 | 49 | 54 | 55 | 59 |
per 100,000 | 601.2 | 637.6 | 875.6 | 727.0 | 737.5 | 720.0 | 796.7 | 1,238.2 | 819.1 | 1,267.1 | 1,104.5 | 849.7 | 925.6 | 951.4 | 1,023.2 |
Theft | 406 | 276 | 237 | 303 | 267 | 346 | 351 | 303 | 236 | 301 | 304 | 305 | 316 | 390 | 325 |
per 100,000 | 7,179.5 | 5,028.2 | 4,323.2 | 5,507.1 | 4,803.0 | 6,387.3 | 6,503.6 | 5,599.7 | 4,393.1 | 5,085.3 | 5,165.7 | 5,288.7 | 5,416.5 | 6,746.2 | 5,636.5 |
Auto thefts | 25 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 11 |
per 100,000 | 442.1 | 218.6 | 182.4 | 145.4 | 179.9 | 240.0 | 185.3 | 295.7 | 223.4 | 152.1 | 288.9 | 190.7 | 240.0 | 294.1 | 190.8 |
Arson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
per 100,000 | 17.7 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 54.0 | 36.9 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 280.5) | 410.4 | 441.9 | 317.1 | 535.4 | 544.2 | 507.8 | 538.3 | 591.2 | 459.4 | 523.9 | 477.0 | 523.8 | 538.9 | 616.0 | 527.4 |
City-data.com crime index counts serious crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Cheraw detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 4.34 |
South Carolina average: | 2.85 |
Cheraw, South Carolina accommodation & food services, waste management - Economy and Business Data
Here: | 5.8% |
South Carolina: | 5.8% |
Unemployment by year (%)
Historical population
Historical housing units
Population change in the 1990s: -545 (-9.0%).
- Manufacturing (35%)
- Accommodation and food services (19%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Transportation and warehousing (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Retail trade (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Manufacturing (21%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Other services, except public administration (12%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Production occupations (26%)
- Sales and related occupations (19%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
- Legal occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)
- Production occupations (23%)
- Sales and related occupations (17%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (9%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (8%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Average climate in Cheraw, South Carolina
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Cheraw-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 19% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.8 miles away from the Cheraw town center injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 tornado 8.9 miles away from the town center killed 7 people and injured 100 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Cheraw-area historical earthquake activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 87% 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 158.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 125.1 miles away from Cheraw 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 114.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 33.0 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 3.6 miles away from Cheraw center
On 11/11/2002 at 23:39:29, a magnitude 4.4 (4.0 MB, 4.4 LG, Depth: 1.5 mi) earthquake occurred 158.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Chesterfield County (13) is near the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Fisher DeBerry - Football player and coach, Andy Hall - 2005 NFL player (Philadelphia Eagles, born: Nov 26, 1980), Darby and Tarlton - Country musician, David Thornton (actor) - Actor, Dizzy Gillespie - (1917-1993), jazz musician, Ted Vick - Politician, Andy Hall (American football) - Football player, Patrick N. L. Bellinger - Admiral, Dale Hatcher - Football player, Harry Newsome - Football player.
Hospitals and medical centers in Cheraw:
- CHARLES M. INGRAM SR. COMM. RE (1615 STATE RD.)
- CHESTERFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL (Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 711 CHESTERFIELD HIGHWAY)
- CHERAW HEALTHCARE (400 MOFFAT ROAD)
- CHESTERFIELD CONVALESCENT CENTER (1150 STATE ROAD)
- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE CHERAW (104 GRACE LANE)
- CHESTERFIELD VISITING NURSES (PO BOX 813)
airports located in Cheraw:
- Cheraw Muni/Lynch Bellinger Field Airport (CQW) (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 6,500, Local Ops: 11,200, Military Ops: 200)
- Wild Irish Rose Airport (SC61) (Runways: 1)
College/University in Cheraw:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cheraw:
- Richmond Community College (about 18 miles; Hamlet, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,106)
- Florence-Darlington Technical College (about 32 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 4,468)
- Wingate University (about 37 miles; Wingate, NC; FT enrollment: 2,125)
- Francis Marion University (about 38 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,624)
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke (about 40 miles; Pembroke, NC; FT enrollment: 5,548)
- Sandhills Community College (about 46 miles; Pinehurst, NC; FT enrollment: 3,434)
- Stanly Community College (about 49 miles; Albemarle, NC; FT enrollment: 2,307)
Public high school in Cheraw:
- CHERAW HIGH (Students: 774, Location: 649 CHESTERFIELD HIGHWAY, Grades: 9-12)
Private high school in Cheraw:
Public elementary/middle schools in Cheraw:
- CHERAW INTERMEDIATE (Students: 576, Location: 421 CHESTERFIELD HIGHWAY, Grades: 3-5)
- LONG MIDDLE (Students: 542, Location: 1010 WEST GREEN STREET, Grades: 6-8)
- CHERAW PRIMARY (Students: 528, Location: 321 HIGH STREET, Grades: PK-2)
Private elementary/middle school in Cheraw:
User submitted facts and corrections:
- Cheraw is on the banks of the Great Pee Dee River.
Notable locations in Cheraw: Cheraw Center for Performing Arts (A), Cheraw Community Center (B), Cheraw Town Hall (C), Matheson Memorial Library (D), Cheraw Fire Department Cheraw (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Cheraw include: First Baptist Church (A), First Presbyterian Church (B), First United Methodist Church (C), George Waldo Long Memorial Presbyterian Church (D), Holy Temple Church of the Living God (E), Mount Hebron African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (F), Northside Baptist Church (G), Old Saint Davids Church (H), Pee Dee Union Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Saint Davids Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wilson Branch (A), Huckleberry Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Cheraw include: Cheraw Historic District (1), Caston Park (2), Southside Park (3), Riverside Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: Leak & Leak Assoc. (Rt. 2 Box 861).
Hotels: Jameson Inn (885 Chesterfield Highway), Days Inn (820 Market Street), Baker Motel (710 Market Street), Econolodge (710 Market Street), Econo Lodge Cheraw (710 Market Street), Jameson Inn Cheraw (Sj) (885 Chesterfield Hwy), Execustay by Marriott (309 Market Street), Inn Cheraw (321 2nd Street).
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 46.6. This is significantly better than average.
City: | 46.6 |
U.S.: | 74.7 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 30.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 30.4 |
U.S.: | 32.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 13.4. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 13.4 |
U.S.: | 20.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 7.63. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 18.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.63 |
U.S.: | 9.35 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2008 was 0.00017. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.00017 |
U.S.: | 0.01376 |
(6.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 47.2% for Black residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cheraw, SC
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Cheraw in 2010:
- 212 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 116 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 24 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Cheraw in 2000:
- 198 people in nursing homes
- 8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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Banks with branches in Cheraw (2011 data):
- First Bank: Sentry Bank & Trust Branch at 901 Chesterfield Highway, branch established on 1929/01/01; Cheraw Branch at 515 Market Street, branch established on 2004/02/23. Info updated 2011/01/25: Bank assets: $3,289.4 mil, Deposits: $2,759.1 mil, headquarters in Troy, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 98 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancorp
- First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Cheraw Branch at 232 Market Street, branch established on 1969/12/15; Highway 9 Branch at 701 Chesterfield Hwy, branch established on 1980/05/12. Info updated 2011/08/24: Bank assets: $8,104.0 mil, Deposits: $6,880.8 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, 197 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Cheraw Branch at 415 Market Street, branch established on 1935/01/02. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Carolina Bank & Trust Co.: Cheraw Branch at 320 Chesterfield Highway (Highway 9), branch established on 1992/01/27. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $358.5 mil, Deposits: $314.2 mil, headquarters in Lamar, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: First Carolina Bancshares Corporation
- Woodforest National Bank: Cheraw Branch at 1040 Chesterfield Highway, branch established on 2008/04/26. Info updated 2011/05/10: Bank assets: $3,488.9 mil, Deposits: $3,097.6 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 766 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan (With 401(K) Provisions) (Amended And
Here: | 13.5 |
South Carolina average: | 11.7 |


Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Cheraw town (based on Chesterfield County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 13,846 | 77 |
Mainline Protestant | 5,246 | 43 |
Black Protestant | 3,347 | 20 |
Other | 686 | 3 |
Catholic | 152 | 2 |
None | 23,457 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Chesterfield County: | 3.27 / 10,000 pop. |
South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Chesterfield County: | 1.40 / 10,000 pop. |
South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Chesterfield County: | 4.91 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 12.1% |
South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Chesterfield County: | 31.4% |
South Carolina: | 29.4% |
This county: | 16.8% |
State: | 13.4% |
Health and Nutrition:
Cheraw: | 53.4% |
South Carolina: | 48.5% |
Cheraw: | 51.7% |
State: | 45.1% |
This city: | 29.4 |
South Carolina: | 29.1 |
Cheraw: | 17.9% |
South Carolina: | 20.8% |
Cheraw: | 12.1% |
South Carolina: | 11.2% |
Cheraw: | 6.8 |
South Carolina: | 6.8 |
Cheraw: | 37.3% |
State: | 34.4% |
Cheraw: | 57.3% |
South Carolina: | 54.9% |
Cheraw: | 81.3% |
South Carolina: | 79.5% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Cheraw, SC Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2012) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Financial Administration | 4 | $12,796 | $38,388 | 0 | $0 |
Other Government Administration | 2 | $9,021 | $54,126 | 7 | $2,850 |
Judicial and Legal | 1 | $2,349 | $28,188 | 0 | $0 |
Police Protection - Officers | 23 | $67,649 | $35,295 | 0 | $0 |
Police - Other | 6 | $12,602 | $25,204 | 6 | $4,442 |
Firefighters | 11 | $34,468 | $37,601 | 0 | $0 |
Airports | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,375 | |
Solid Waste Management | 12 | $26,266 | $26,266 | 0 | $0 |
Sewerage | 13 | $35,774 | $33,022 | 0 | $0 |
Parks and Recreation | 11 | $29,824 | $32,535 | 2 | $965 |
Housing and Community Development(Local) | 1 | $3,749 | $44,988 | 0 | $0 |
Water Supply | 9 | $27,575 | $36,767 | 0 | $0 |
Other and Unallocable | 3 | $7,639 | $30,556 | 1 | $1,411 |
Totals for Government | 96 | $269,712 | $33,714 | 17 | $11,043 |
Cheraw government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
- Current Operations - General - Other: $1,549,000 ($267.39)
Water Utilities: $1,200,000 ($207.15)
Police Protection: $1,178,000 ($203.35)
Solid Waste Management: $837,000 ($144.48)
Parks & Recreation: $488,000 ($84.24)
Fire Protection: $341,000 ($58.86)
Central Staff Services: $242,000 ($41.77)
Regular Highways: $129,000 ($22.27)
Financial Administration: $121,000 ($20.89)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $50,000 ($8.63)
Housing & Community Development: $48,000 ($8.29)
General Public Buildings: $37,000 ($6.39)
Air Transportation: $33,000 ($5.70)
Health Services - Other: $26,000 ($4.49)
Libraries: $12,000 ($2.07)
- Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $231,000 ($39.88)
Police Protection: $42,000 ($7.25)
General - Other: $15,000 ($2.59)
Parks & Recreation: $6,000 ($1.04)
Solid Waste Management: $4,000 ($0.69)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,983,000 ($514.93)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $113,000 ($19.51)
Cheraw government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $275,000 ($47.47)
Parks & Recreation: $135,000 ($23.30)
All Other: $51,000 ($8.80)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $293,000 ($50.58)
Housing & Community Development: $48,000 ($8.29)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $593,000 ($102.36)
All Other: $159,000 ($27.45)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $97,000 ($16.74)
Interest Earnings: $90,000 ($15.54)
Rents: $11,000 ($1.90)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,362,000 ($407.73)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $330,000 ($56.97)
Highways: $119,000 ($20.54)
All Other: $28,000 ($4.83)
- Tax - Property: $1,941,000 ($335.06)
Public Utilities: $655,000 ($113.07)
NEC: $518,000 ($89.42)
Other Selective Sales: $55,000 ($9.49)
Cheraw government finances - Debt in 2002 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,887,000 ($325.74)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $88,000 ($15.19)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,809,000 ($312.27)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $166,000 ($28.66)
Cheraw government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,298,000 ($741.93)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $420,000 ($72.50)
4.28% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($33,032 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.28% |
South Carolina average: | 6.90% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Union County, NC | |
from Darlington County, SC | |
from Marlboro County, SC |
4.38% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($29,795 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.38% |
South Carolina average: | 6.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Union County, NC | |
to Darlington County, SC | |
to Marlboro County, SC |
Strongest AM radio stations in Cheraw:
- WCRE (1420 AM; 1 kW; CHERAW, SC; Owner: ORR BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLWL (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ROCKINGHAM, NC; Owner: SANDHILLS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WEWO (1460 AM; 5 kW; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: SERVICE MEDIA, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Cheraw:
- WJSG (104.3 FM; HAMLET, NC; Owner: JACKSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WVSZ (107.3 FM; CHESTERFIELD, SC; Owner: OUR THREE SONS BROADCASTING, LLP)
- WYFQ-FM (93.5 FM; WADESBORO, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WBZF (98.5 FM; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCMG (94.3 FM; LATTA, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHLZ (100.5 FM; MARION, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WDAR-FM (105.5 FM; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Cheraw:
- WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
- WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 9Number of bridges
- 46m151ftTotal length
- $2,464,000Total costs
- 30,085Total average daily traffic
- 4,256Total average daily truck traffic
- 51,041Total future (year 2033) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Cheraw, SC)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 60 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Cheraw)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 17 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Cheraw)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Cheraw and their reported violations in the past:
CHERAW TOWN OF (1310001) (Population served: 6,990, Surface water):Past monitoring violations:COUNTRY VILLAGE MHP (1360008) (Population served: 58, Groundwater):
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2006 and DEC-2006, Contaminant: CARBON, TOTAL. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-26-2007), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-26-2007), St Public Notif received (MAY-17-2007), St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-2007)
- Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) - In APR-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-16-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-16-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-17-2007), St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-2007)
- Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) - In MAR-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-16-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-16-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-17-2007), St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-2007)
- Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-16-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-16-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-17-2007), St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-2007)
Past health violations:Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2010, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-23-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-23-2010), St Public Notif received (JUN-09-2010), St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2010)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
- Fire: 94
- Hazardous Condition: 8
- Good Intent Call: 5
Incident types - Cheraw
Most common first names in Cheraw, SC among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 179 | 69.5 years |
John | 123 | 72.8 years |
William | 123 | 71.8 years |
Mary | 113 | 74.2 years |
Robert | 68 | 68.7 years |
Annie | 60 | 78.6 years |
Willie | 59 | 73.7 years |
Thomas | 57 | 68.6 years |
Charles | 49 | 64.3 years |
Margaret | 48 | 75.1 years |
Most common last names in Cheraw, SC among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Davis | 79 | 71.2 years |
Johnson | 64 | 69.6 years |
Smith | 61 | 75.3 years |
Williams | 61 | 70.5 years |
Sellers | 53 | 70.4 years |
Brown | 48 | 68.7 years |
Rivers | 45 | 68.1 years |
White | 44 | 70.7 years |
Wilson | 43 | 76.2 years |
Watson | 41 | 68.5 years |
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (67%)
- Utility gas (31%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Businesses in Cheraw, SC | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
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AT&T | 2 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Nike | 1 | |
CVS | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
FedEx | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
H&R Block | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
Hardee's | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | Wendy's | 1 |
Cheraw compared to South Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
Cheraw on our top lists:
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest percentage of single-parent households, population 5,000+"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales and related occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Retail trade (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of females (pop. 5,000+)"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Administrative and support and waste management services (population 5,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"

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