Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $115 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $152 (0.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (62.8 miles , pop. 121,015).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (100.1 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (461.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Sellers-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 65% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/7/1995, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.9 miles away from the Sellers town center injured one personand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 tornado 25.1 miles away from the town center killed 4 peopleand injured 395 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Sellers-area historical earthquake activity is below South Carolina state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 92.9 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 61.0 miles away from Sellers center On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.4 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 98.5 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 19.6 miles away from Sellers center On 11/13/1990 at 15:22:13, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 2.1 mi) earthquake occurred 100.0 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Marion County (8) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 5, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Dave Smith (pitcher, born 1914) - Baseball player.
Hospitals/medical centers near Sellers:
MCLEOD MEDICAL CENTER - DILLON (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; DILLON, SC)
MARION REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; MULLINS, SC)
MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER-PEE DEE (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; FLORENCE, SC)
Churches in Sellers include: Sellers Chapel Baptist Church (A), New Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Marion 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)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.1. This is about average.
City:
30.1
U.S.:
32.0
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00000. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 11.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.00000
U.S.:
0.06353
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 11.3. This is about average.Closest monitor was 17.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
11.3
U.S.:
10.6
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 23.1%
(4.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.4% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Religion statistics for Sellers (based on Marion County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 37.97%
Here
38.0%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Baha'i
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Presbyterian Church in America
Adherents
48.3%
23.5%
13.6%
4.4%
2.2%
Congregations
35.8%
34.0%
-
5.7%
1.9%
Name
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Catholic Church
National Association of Free Will Baptists
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Other
Adherents
1.8%
1.5%
1.4%
1.1%
2.3%
Congregations
1.9%
1.9%
5.7%
1.9%
11.3%
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: 11
Marion County:
3.25 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
Marion County:
1.18 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:
0.85 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 25
Marion County:
7.38 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 17
Here:
5.02 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
14.1%
South Carolina:
10.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Marion County:
35.2%
South Carolina:
29.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
15.3%
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
Other Government Administration
1
$2,790
$33,480
0
$0
Police Protection - Officers
3
$6,732
$26,928
0
$0
Sewerage
0
$0
1
$775
Other and Unallocable
0
$0
1
$651
Totals for Government
4
$9,522
$28,566
2
$1,426
4.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,910 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.71%
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:
