For population 15 years and over in Shell Point CDP:
Never married: 23.8%
Now married: 56.6%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 4.1%
Divorced: 12.6%
139 residents are foreign born (3.2% Latin America, 0.9% Asia, 0.7% Europe).
This place:
4.9%
South Carolina:
2.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $810 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $354 (0.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Savannah, GA (31.2 miles , pop. 131,510).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (152.7 miles , pop. 735,617).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (612.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Shell Point-area historical tornado activity is slightly below South Carolina state average. It is 15% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/9/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 34.3 miles away from the Shell Point place center killed 2 peopleand injured 17 peopleand caused $3 million in damages.
On 5/25/1970, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 25.9 miles away from the place center causedbetween $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Shell Point-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 84% 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 49.9 miles away from the city 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 47.1 miles away from Shell Point 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 58.8 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 55.3 miles away from the city center On 11/8/2002 at 13:29:03, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 2.4 mi) earthquake occurred 46.4 miles away from Shell Point center On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.0 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 Beaufort 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 Shell Point:
BEAUFORT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, about 6 miles away; BEAUFORT, SC)
HILTON HEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC)
COASTAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; HARDEEVILLE, SC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shell Point:
Savannah College of Art and Design (about 30 miles; Savannah, GA; Full-time enrollment: 8,605)
Savannah State University (about 31 miles; Savannah, GA; FT enrollment: 3,255)
Savannah Technical College (about 34 miles; Savannah, GA; FT enrollment: 2,430)
South University-Savannah (about 35 miles; Savannah, GA; FT enrollment: 6,933)
Armstrong Atlantic State University (about 38 miles; Savannah, GA; FT enrollment: 4,929)
Citadel Military College of South Carolina (about 54 miles; Charleston, SC; FT enrollment: 2,431)
Medical University of South Carolina (about 55 miles; Charleston, SC; FT enrollment: 2,287)
Beaufort County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.2%
(12.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% 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:
72.9%
Whole state:
68.2%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
6.1%
Whole state:
4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Shell Point (based on Beaufort County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 32.79%
Here
32.8%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Catholic Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Episcopal Church
United Methodist Church
Adherents
26.6%
24.6%
12.5%
9.1%
9.0%
Congregations
17.3%
5.3%
8.0%
5.3%
10.7%
Name
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
LDS (Mormon) Church
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Other
Adherents
3.1%
2.8%
1.9%
1.5%
9.1%
Congregations
4.0%
4.0%
5.3%
4.0%
36.0%
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: 37
Beaufort County:
2.52 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
This county:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
Beaufort County:
0.55 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:
0.85 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 56
Beaufort County:
3.82 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 232
Here:
15.81 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
8.0%
South Carolina:
10.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Beaufort County:
20.1%
South Carolina:
29.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
11.6%
State:
13.4%
12.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($68,027 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
12.54%
South Carolina average:
8.00%
0.47% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,182 average AGI)
Beaufort County:
0.47%
South Carolina average:
0.15%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
