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%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $446 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $313 (0.9%)
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).
Wedgewood-area historical tornado activity is above South Carolina state average. It is 86% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/15/2007, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.8 miles away from the Wedgewood place center killed one personand injured 5 people.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 43.8 miles away from the place center killed 5 peopleand injured 49 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
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 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 62.2 miles away from Wedgewood 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 the city 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 Wedgewood 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 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).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wedgewood:
TUOMEY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 9 miles away; SUMTER, SC)
CLARENDON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 24 miles away; MANNING, SC)
COLUMBIA SC VA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 26 miles away; COLUMBIA, SC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wedgewood:
Benedict College (about 31 miles; Columbia, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,942)
University of South Carolina-Columbia (about 32 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 23,969)
South Carolina State University (about 34 miles; Orangeburg, SC; FT enrollment: 3,851)
Midlands Technical College (about 36 miles; West Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 5,564)
Florence-Darlington Technical College (about 47 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,088)
Francis Marion University (about 53 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,329)
Charleston Southern University (about 68 miles; Charleston, SC; FT enrollment: 2,364)
Churches in Wedgewood include: Orange Hill Church (A), Wedgefield Presbyterian Church (B), Wedgefield Baptist Church (C), Union Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 17.5. This is significantly better than average.
City:
17.5
U.S.:
32.0
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00082. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 9.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.00082
U.S.:
0.06353
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.762. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 16.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.762
U.S.:
2.433
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 2.17. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 16.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
2.17
U.S.:
11.08
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 20.6. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 16.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
20.6
U.S.:
28.3
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.5%
(4.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 19.2% for Black residents, 37.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
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)
Religion statistics for Wedgewood (based on Sumter County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.64%
Here
38.6%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Catholic Church
Assemblies of God
Adherents
45.0%
20.0%
8.2%
6.0%
2.8%
Congregations
30.7%
20.2%
13.2%
1.8%
2.6%
Name
Episcopal Church
Church of the Nazarene
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
LDS (Mormon) Church
Other
Adherents
2.5%
2.3%
1.5%
1.5%
10.1%
Congregations
4.4%
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:
