Edgefield County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.1. This is about average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2005 was 0.356. This is better than average. There were 7 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.82. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.0 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2003 was 0.00188. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.0 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 23.4%
(0.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 39.4% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.5 people | | South Carolina: |  2.5 people |
| This town: | 65.8% | | Whole state: | 68.2% |
| This town: | 4.9% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Johnston, SC
Johnston compared to South Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Johnston (2011 data):
- First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Johnston Branch at 430 Calhoun Street, branch established on 1969/06/02. 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.
- Regions Bank: Johnston Branch at 400 Lee Street, branch established on 1951/12/17. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $123,368.2 mil, Deposits: $98,301.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1778 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (50%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Edgefield County South Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Johnston (based on Edgefield County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 32.59%
| Here | | 32.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Episcopal Church | International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
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| Adherents | 54.8% | 21.7% | 12.8% | 3.8% | 1.4% |
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| Congregations | 44.1% | 5.9% | 14.7% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
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| Name | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Assemblies of God | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.6% |
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| Congregations | 5.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 8.8% |
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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: 3 | Edgefield County: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Edgefield County: | 0.79 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Edgefield County: | 4.73 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 13 | Here: | 5.13 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 10.0% | | South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Edgefield County: | 33.0% | | South Carolina: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 9.0% | | 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 |
2 | $4,669 | $28,014 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $631 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
8 | $18,496 | $27,744 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 22 | $1,599 |
| Solid Waste Management |
5 | $10,388 | $24,931 | 1 | $686 |
| Totals for Government |
15 | $33,553 | $26,842 | 29 | $2,916 |
Johnston government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $7,000 ($2.97)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $296,000 ($125.48)
Solid Waste Management: $189,000 ($80.12)
Central Staff Services: $105,000 ($44.51)
Fire Protection: $44,000 ($18.65)
Regular Highways: $33,000 ($13.99)
Libraries: $7,000 ($2.97)
Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($1.27)
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000 ($0.85)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $11,000 ($4.66)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $74,000 ($31.37)
All Other: $44,000 ($18.65)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $36,000 ($15.26)
Interest Earnings: $11,000 ($4.66)
Property Sale Other: $3,000 ($1.27)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $38,000 ($16.11)
Parks & Recreation: $38,000 ($16.11)
Police Protection: $36,000 ($15.26)
Solid Waste Management: $30,000 ($12.72)
Central Staff: $1,000 ($0.42)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $419,000 ($177.62)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $122,000 ($51.72)
All Other: $19,000 ($8.05)
- Tax - Property: $238,000 ($100.89)
NEC: $131,000 ($55.53)
Public Utilities: $74,000 ($31.37)
Other Selective Sales: $12,000 ($5.09)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $498,000 ($211.11)
7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,341 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.07% | | 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:
7.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,502 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.21% | | South Carolina average: | 6.88% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Johnston:
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WBLR (1430 AM; 5 kW; BATESBURG, SC; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WJES (1190 AM; 1 kW; SALUDA, SC; Owner: EDGEFIELD-SALUDA RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- WRDW (1480 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTEL (1630 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WFAM (1050 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: J.J. & B. BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTHB (1550 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA)
Strongest FM radio stations in Johnston:
- WKSX-FM (92.7 FM; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: EDGEFIELD-SALUDA RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- WBBQ-FM (104.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKXC-FM (99.5 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WAFJ (88.3 FM; BELVEDERE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WKSP (96.3 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZNY (105.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLPE (91.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WEKL (102.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJES-FM (92.1 FM; SALUDA, SC; Owner: BRECKENRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
- WZMJ (93.1 FM; BATESBURG, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WAKB (96.9 FM; WRENS, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
- WSLT (98.3 FM; CLEARWATER, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WAAW (94.7 FM; WILLISTON, SC; Owner: FRANK NEELY)
- WPRW-FM (107.7 FM; MARTINEZ, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHZQ (94.1 FM; CROSS HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WAJY (102.7 FM; NEW ELLENTON, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WFXA-FM (103.1 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Johnston:
- WJBF (Channel 6; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WAGT (Channel 26; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WAGT TELEVISION, INC.)
- WRDW-TV (Channel 12; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WRDW LICENSEE CORP.)
- W56EE (Channel 56; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFXG (Channel 54; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- WBPI-LP (Channel 49; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WATCHMAN BROADCASTING PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
- W58CZ (Channel 58; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WCES-TV (Channel 20; WRENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Johnston, South Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 8
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 10
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 9
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 21
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
South Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 85
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 129
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 27
- Fatalities: 93
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 218
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12
See more detailed statistics of Johnston fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total average daily traffic: 450
Total average daily truck traffic: 27
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 576
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Johnston)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 21 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Johnston, SC)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - JOHNSTON, .85 Mi E Of Jct Sr 23 & Long Cane Rd (Lat: 33.845944 Lon: -81.772583), Overall height: 150.9 m, Call Sign: WMJ543, Licensee ID: L00000722
Assigned Frequencies: 2168.40 MHz
Grant Date: 02/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 10/10/2001
Registrant: Cellco Partnership, 180 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921 - Studio, 1 Lee Street (Lat: 33.834583 Lon: -81.806222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 27 m, Call Sign: WPVB465, Licensee ID: L00035587
Assigned Frequencies: 947.500 MHz
Grant Date: 06/12/2002, Expiration Date: 12/01/2011, Certifier: Michael C Casey
Registrant: Carolina Broadcast Partners LLC - Lee St At Secondary Hwy 43 (Lat: 33.834556 Lon: -81.806194), Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WLG894, Licensee ID: L00035587
Assigned Frequencies: 944.375 MHz, 944.625 MHz
Grant Date: 10/03/1985, Expiration Date: 12/01/2011
Registrant: Michaelsen Communications LLC, P.O. Drawer I, Johnston, SC 29832
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Johnston)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: JOHNSTON DONALD R LANCAIR 320 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 320DJ , Serial Number: 249-320-17, Airworthiness Date: 06/06/1991
Registrant (Corporation): Air Go LLC, 11 Berry Rd, Johnston, SC 29832 - Aircraft: HUGHES 269B (Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 64 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9435F , Serial Number: 0190, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 10/05/1965
Registrant (Corporation): Helicopter Services Inc, Po Box 362, Johnston, SC 29832 - Aircraft: BELL 47G (Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 78 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 96027 , Serial Number: 143149
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Po Box 127, Johnston, SC 29832
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Johnston, SC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| James | 67 | 69.1 years |
| John | 51 | 72.7 years |
| Mary | 38 | 76.3 years |
| Willie | 35 | 67.9 years |
| George | 35 | 71.3 years |
| William | 21 | 68.0 years |
| Thomas | 21 | 68.7 years |
| Robert | 20 | 73.5 years |
| Annie | 16 | 71.4 years |
| Frances | 15 | 75.4 years |
| Most common last names in Johnston, SC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Smith | 46 | 75.8 years |
| Williams | 36 | 71.1 years |
| Yonce | 30 | 80.0 years |
| Clark | 28 | 81.4 years |
| Bledsoe | 27 | 81.0 years |
| Holmes | 25 | 75.8 years |
| Jones | 24 | 65.0 years |
| Edwards | 24 | 74.8 years |
| Padgett | 23 | 70.6 years |
| Johnson | 22 | 72.0 years |
Businesses in Johnston, SC
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