For population 15 years and over in Eureka Mill CDP:
Never married: 32.9%
Now married: 38.8%
Separated: 3.8%
Widowed: 8.5%
Divorced: 16.1%
4 residents are foreign born
This place:
0.2%
South Carolina:
2.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $566 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $293 (0.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (37.1 miles , pop. 66,277).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (39.7 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (493.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Eureka Mill-area historical tornado activity is above South Carolina state average. It is 87% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.1 miles away from the Eureka Mill place center killed 5 peopleand injured 49 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/5/1989, a category F4 tornado 32.2 miles away from the place center killed one personand injured 6 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Eureka Mill-area historical earthquake activity is below South Carolina state average. It is 91% 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 94.1 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 42.4 miles away from Eureka Mill center On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.2 miles away from the city center On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.7 miles away from the city center On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 56.8 miles away from Eureka Mill center On 8/8/1993 at 09:24:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.5 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 Chester County (6) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 2, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Eureka Mill:
CHESTER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, about 3 miles away; CHESTER, SC)
PIEDMONT MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; ROCK HILL, SC)
WALLACE THOMSON HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, about 24 miles away; UNION, SC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Eureka Mill:
Winthrop University (about 19 miles; Rock Hill, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,937)
York Technical College (about 20 miles; Rock Hill, SC; FT enrollment: 2,970)
Limestone College (about 35 miles; Gaffney, SC; FT enrollment: 2,200)
Gaston College (about 41 miles; Dallas, NC; FT enrollment: 2,732)
Central Piedmont Community College (about 41 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 7,630)
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte (about 41 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 2,428)
Gardner-Webb University (about 46 miles; Boiling Springs, NC; FT enrollment: 2,457)
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00085. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 20.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.00085
U.S.:
0.06353
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 25.9. This is about average.Closest monitor was 20.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
25.9
U.S.:
25.6
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2001 was 14.5. This is about average.Closest monitor was 15.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
14.5
U.S.:
12.7
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 23.3%
(22.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.6 people
South Carolina:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
68.8%
Whole state:
68.2%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
5.3%
Whole state:
4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Eureka Mill (based on Chester County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.21%
Here
44.2%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Association Reformed Presbyterian Church
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents
52.2%
17.2%
7.7%
6.1%
5.7%
Congregations
24.4%
21.8%
19.2%
6.4%
6.4%
Name
Church of the Nazarene
Baha'i
Presbyterian Church in America
Catholic Church
Other
Adherents
2.9%
1.8%
1.5%
1.2%
3.8%
Congregations
2.6%
-
2.6%
1.3%
15.4%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 7
Chester County:
2.15 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
Chester County:
0.92 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:
0.85 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28
Chester County:
8.60 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 17
Here:
5.22 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
13.0%
South Carolina:
10.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Chester County:
32.9%
South Carolina:
29.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
14.6%
State:
13.4%
5.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,173 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.03%
South Carolina average:
8.00%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006: