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Sumter County

Population in 2010: 3,032. Population change since 2000: +16.5%
Males: 1,483  (48.9%)
Females: 1,549  (51.1%)

Median resident age:  39.0 years
South Carolina median age:  40.2 years

Zip codes: 29150.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $40,602 (it was $35,417 in 2000)
Lakewood:

$40,602
South Carolina:

$42,442
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $20,089

Lakewood CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $75,542 (it was $46,500 in 2000)
Lakewood:

$75,542
South Carolina:

$137,500
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $100,398; Detached houses: $133,350; Mobile homes: $41,151

Median gross rent in 2009: $537.

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  • White alone - 1,822 (60.1%)
  • Black alone - 1,029 (33.9%)
  • Hispanic - 112 (3.7%)
  • Two or more races - 39 (1.3%)
  • Asian alone - 23 (0.8%)
  • American Indian alone - 5 (0.2%)
  • Other race alone - 2 (0.07%)

Races in Lakewood detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Lakewood: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (22.1%), English (7.6%), German (7.1%), Irish (5.3%), French (2.0%), Italian (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 7.59 square miles.

Population density: 400 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lakewood:

  • High school or higher: 64.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.7%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lakewood CDP:

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 57.4%
  • Separated: 5.9%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

28 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.1%
South Carolina:  2.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $535 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $394 (0.7%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (39.5 miles , pop. 116,278).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (97.7 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (513.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: South Sumter, SC (1.8 miles ), Privateer, SC (1.8 miles ), Millwood, SC (2.2 miles ), Sumter, SC (2.3 miles ), Cane Savannah, SC (2.4 miles ), East Sumter, SC (2.5 miles ), Mulberry, SC (2.6 miles ), Paxville, SC (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 33.85 N, Longitude: 80.35 W

Area code: 843

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

10.7%
South Carolina:

9.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Retail trade (26%)
  • Manufacturing (22%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (13%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)
  • Health care and social assistance (16%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Manufacturing (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)

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Average climate in Lakewood, South Carolina

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Tornado activity:

Lakewood-area historical tornado activity is above South Carolina state average. It is 80% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/15/2007, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.5 miles away from the Lakewood place center killed one person and injured 5 people.

On 9/7/2004, a category F3 tornado 31.8 miles away from the place center injured one person.

Earthquake activity:

Lakewood-area historical earthquake activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 86% 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 66.8 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 57.0 miles away from Lakewood 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 52.9 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) earthquake occurred 64.6 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 67.6 miles away from Lakewood center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 65.4 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 Sumter County (9) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 4, Flood: 1, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Lakewood topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Lakewood:

  • TUOMEY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; SUMTER, SC)
  • CLARENDON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; MANNING, SC)
  • KERSHAW HEALTH (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, about 33 miles away; CAMDEN, SC)

Political contributions by individuals in Lakewood, SC

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lakewood:

  • South Carolina State University (about 38 miles; Orangeburg, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
  • Benedict College (about 40 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 2,942)
  • University of South Carolina-Columbia (about 41 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 23,969)
  • Florence-Darlington Technical College (about 42 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,088)
  • Midlands Technical College (about 45 miles; West Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 5,564)
  • Francis Marion University (about 47 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,329)
  • Charleston Southern University (about 63 miles; Charleston, SC; FT enrollment: 2,364)

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Churches in Lakewood include: Pine Grove Church (A), New Bethel Church (B), Pocalla Church (C), Evangelical Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Marshall Cemetery (1), Bradford Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Des Champs Pond (A), Black Crest Farm Pond (B), McLaurin Pond (C), Deschamps Middle Pond (D), Deschamps Big Pond (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Pocalla Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Sumter County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 28.2. This is about average.
City:

28.2
U.S.:

32.0
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 2.17. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 24.8 miles away from the city center.
City:

2.17
U.S.:

11.08
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 33.3. This is about average. There were 20 monitors within city limits.
City:

33.3
U.S.:

28.3
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00106. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.0 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.00106
U.S.:

0.06353
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.762. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 24.8 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.762
U.S.:

2.433


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 25.5%
(19.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 8.9% for Black residents, 95.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 91.2% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
South Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  75.2%
Whole state:  68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.8%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lakewood, SC


Lakewood compared to South Carolina state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below 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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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Lakewood travel time to work - commute
Lakewood mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (83%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Sumter County South Carolina:


2008 Presidential Election results in Sumter County South Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Lakewood (based on Sumter County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.64%
Here38.6%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Catholic ChurchAssemblies of God
Adherents45.0%20.0%8.2%6.0%2.8%
Congregations30.7%20.2%13.2%1.8%2.6%
NameEpiscopal ChurchChurch of the NazareneEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLDS (Mormon) ChurchOther
Adherents2.5%2.3%1.5%1.5%10.1%
Congregations4.4%2.6%0.9%0.9%22.8%
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: 16
Sumter County:

1.54 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:

0.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
Sumter County:

0.77 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

0.85 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 63
Sumter County:

6.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 44
Here:

4.23 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

13.2%
South Carolina:

10.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Sumter County:

34.1%
South Carolina:

29.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

11.2%
State:

13.4%

7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,499 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.07%
South Carolina average:

8.00%

0.78% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,129 average AGI)
Sumter County:

0.78%
South Carolina average:

0.15%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Clarendon County, SC  0.48% ($27,153 average AGI)
from Richland County, SC  0.32% ($30,564)
from Lee County, SC  0.27% ($23,118)


8.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,894 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.18%
South Carolina average:

6.88%

0.71% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,768 average AGI)
Sumter County:

0.71%
South Carolina average:

0.11%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Richland County, SC  0.72% ($30,474 average AGI)
to Clarendon County, SC  0.39% ($21,088)
to Lee County, SC  0.28% ($26,238)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lakewood:

  • WDXY (1240 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WSSC (1340 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SUMTER BAPTIST TEMPLE, INC.)
  • WQMC (1290 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: MORRIS COLLEGE)
  • WYMB (920 AM; 2 kW; MANNING, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • 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)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WQTK (950 AM; 10 kW; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WVOC (560 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lakewood:

  • WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • W242AH (96.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WIBZ (95.5 FM; WEDGEFIELD, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W205BO (88.9 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLJI (98.3 FM; SUMMERTON, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC .)
  • WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
  • WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNOK (104.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTCB (106.7 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W207BQ (89.3 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WQKI-FM (93.9 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLTR (91.3 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WHXT (103.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Lakewood:

  • WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, 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.)
  • WRLK-TV (Channel 35; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • W31BS (Channel 31; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING INC.)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$161,2134$200,77016$169,7961$93,9201$154,3401$24,830
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$03$93,9170$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$03$91,92310$156,4890$00$01$44,570
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$63,1100$09$142,7040$00$01$48,450
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$01$109,4700$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0019.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$209,370
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0019.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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