Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $500 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $257 (0.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Savannah, GA (56.6 miles , pop. 131,510).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (164.0 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (598.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Gifford-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 36% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/23/1983, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.6 miles away from the Gifford town center injured 6 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 3/15/2008, a category F3 tornado 34.2 miles away from the town center .
Earthquake activity:
Gifford-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below South Carolina state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 63.6 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 66.5 miles away from Gifford 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 82.2 miles away from the city center On 4/17/1995 at 13:45:57, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 68.3 miles away from the city center On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.1 miles away from Gifford center On 11/8/2002 at 13:29:03, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 2.4 mi) earthquake occurred 81.0 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 Hampton County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 3, Drought: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gifford:
HAMPTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; VARNVILLE, SC)
BARNWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 28 miles away; BARNWELL, SC)
BAMBERG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 29 miles away; BAMBERG, SC)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 21.2. This is significantly better than average.
City:
21.2
U.S.:
32.0
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 25.0. This is about average.Closest monitor was 18.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
25.0
U.S.:
28.3
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2002 was 0.00015. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 7.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.00015
U.S.:
0.05762
Drinking water stations with addresses in Gifford and their reported violations in the past:
GIFFORD TOWN OF (Population served: 400, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-05-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-17-2002), St Compliance achieved (FEB-01-2003)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-20-2002), St Public Notif received (SEP-09-2002), St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-2003)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2001), St Public Notif received (DEC-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JAN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (FEB-15-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-02-2001)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 32.7%
Religion statistics for Gifford (based on Hampton County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.57%
Here
38.6%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
United Methodist Church
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents
66.0%
11.3%
10.1%
3.3%
1.8%
Congregations
35.2%
7.4%
18.5%
5.6%
5.6%
Name
Church of God of Prophecy
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Catholic Church
Other
Adherents
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.5%
Congregations
5.6%
3.7%
1.9%
1.9%
14.8%
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
Hampton County:
3.31 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Hampton County:
0.94 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:
0.85 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 22
Hampton County:
10.39 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 14
Here:
6.61 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
13.7%
South Carolina:
10.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Hampton County:
35.9%
South Carolina:
29.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
20.3%
State:
13.4%
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function
Full-time employees
Monthly full-time payroll
Average yearly full-time wage
Part-time employees
Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration
0
$0
1
$886
Water Supply
1
$1,019
$12,228
1
$487
Totals for Government
1
$1,019
$12,228
2
$1,373
5.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,894 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.60%
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:
Number of bridges: 1 Total length: 0 meters Total average daily traffic: 120 Total average daily truck traffic: 7 Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 154
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Fire: 5
Most common first names in Gifford, SC among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
Willie
5
59.4 years
John
4
54.5 years
Henry
3
63.6 years
Mary
3
71.0 years
Hattie
2
60.0 years
Ernest
2
70.5 years
Doretha
2
71.5 years
Lillie
2
70.9 years
Mattie
2
79.0 years
Robert
2
77.5 years
Most common last names in Gifford, SC among deceased individuals
