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Sumter County

Population in July 2007: 1,533.
Males: 781  (51.0%)
Females: 752  (49.0%)

Median resident age:  31.5 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 29168.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,959 (it was $38,333 in 2000)
Wedgewood:  $44,959
South Carolina:  $43,329

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,295
Wedgewood:  $17,295
South Carolina:  $23,137

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $86,542 (it was $59,900 in 2000)
Wedgewood:  $86,542
South Carolina:  $133,900

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Races in Wedgewood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (61.1%)
  • Black (35.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Wedgewood: 78.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (18.7%), English (8.2%), German (8.0%), Irish (7.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), Scottish (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 8.43 square miles.

Population density: 182 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Wedgewood

  • High school or higher: 78.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wedgewood CDP

  • Never married: 25.8%
  • Now married: 56.9%
  • Separated: 5.1%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

10 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.6%
South Carolina:  2.9%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Wedgewood:  0.5% ($320)
South Carolina:  0.6% ($510)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (30.4 miles , pop. 116,278).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (93.1 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (515.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Cane Savannah, SC (2.0 miles ), Cherryvale, SC (2.3 miles ), Shaw-Horatio, SC (2.3 miles ), Stateburg, SC (2.5 miles ), Oakland, SC (2.6 miles ), Millwood, SC (2.6 miles ), Privateer, SC (2.8 miles ), Sumter, SC (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 33.89 N, Longitude: 80.50 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 803

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (9%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other financial specialists (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)



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Average climate in Wedgewood, South Carolina

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Wedgewood-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 66% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 43.8 miles away from the Wedgewood place center killed 5 people and injured 49 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 44.9 miles away from the place center injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Wedgewood-area historical earthquake activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 87% 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 71.5 miles away from Wedgewood 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 62.2 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 50.0 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 69.8 miles away from Wedgewood center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.3 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 69.8 miles away from Wedgewood center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Wedgewood:
  • TUOMEY (about 9 miles; SUMTER, SC)
  • CLARENDON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; MANNING, SC)
  • KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; CAMDEN, SC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wedgewood:
  • BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 30 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,880)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 31 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
  • MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 32 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
  • SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
  • FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 46 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
  • FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
  • TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 68 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)

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Notable location: Burnt Gin Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Wedgewood include: Wedgefield Presbyterian Church (A), Wedgefield Baptist Church (B), Union Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Burnt Gin Lake (A), Gulledge Pond (B), McCrays Lake (C), West Lake (D), Dwight Pond (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
South Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  75.0%
Whole state:  69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.9%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  14.0%
Whole state:  14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.9%
Whole state:  6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wedgewood, SC



Wedgewood compared to South Carolina state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Sumter County South Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (86%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Wood (3%)


Religion statistics for Wedgewood

Adherents


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 AmericaChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
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.


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 Wedgewood:
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WDXY (1240 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WYMB (920 AM; 2 kW; MANNING, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSSC (1340 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SUMTER BAPTIST TEMPLE, INC.)
  • WVOC (560 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WQMC (1290 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: MORRIS COLLEGE)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wedgewood:
  • WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WIBZ (95.5 FM; WEDGEFIELD, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W205BO (88.9 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
  • WNOK (104.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W207BQ (89.3 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WTCB (106.7 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLJI (98.3 FM; SUMMERTON, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC .)
  • WLTR (91.3 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WCOS-FM (97.5 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQKI-FM (93.9 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHXT (103.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • W242AH (96.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WARQ (93.5 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Wedgewood:
  • WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
  • WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • 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.)
  • W55CQ (Channel 55; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W21CA (Channel 21; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)


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