For population 25 years and over in Wilkinson Heights:
High school or higher: 64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
Unemployed: 10.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wilkinson Heights CDP:
Never married: 37.9%
Now married: 32.5%
Separated: 7.7%
Widowed: 12.8%
Divorced: 9.1%
44 residents are foreign born
This place:
1.4%
South Carolina:
2.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $621 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $260 (0.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (37.8 miles , pop. 116,278).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (118.7 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (549.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Wilkinson Heights-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 71% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 12/10/2004, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.5 miles away from the Wilkinson Heights place center injured one person.
On 4/23/1983, a category F3 tornado 11.3 miles away from the place center injured 6 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Wilkinson Heights-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.8 miles away from the city center On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 57.1 miles away from Wilkinson Heights 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 51.5 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 91.5 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 58.1 miles away from Wilkinson Heights center On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.2 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 Orangeburg County (8) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 4, Flood: 1, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wilkinson Heights:
TRMC OF ORANGEBURG & CALHOUN (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 2 miles away; ORANGEBURG, SC)
BAMBERG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; BAMBERG, SC)
COLUMBIA SC VA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 34 miles away; COLUMBIA, SC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wilkinson Heights:
South Carolina State University (about 2 miles; Orangeburg, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
Midlands Technical College (about 36 miles; West Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 5,564)
University of South Carolina-Columbia (about 37 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 23,969)
Benedict College (about 38 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 2,942)
University of South Carolina-Aiken (about 54 miles; Aiken, SC; FT enrollment: 2,476)
Charleston Southern University (about 57 miles; Charleston, SC; FT enrollment: 2,364)
Trident Technical College (about 61 miles; Charleston, SC; FT enrollment: 6,856)
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 0.00000. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 22.6 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.00000
U.S.:
0.06353
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.762. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 22.6 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 22.6 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 22.6 miles away from the city center.
City:
20.6
U.S.:
28.3
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2004 was 11.6. This is about average.Closest monitor was 3.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
11.6
U.S.:
11.6
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 47.3%
(100.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 46.7% for Black residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.5 people
South Carolina:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
58.3%
Whole state:
68.2%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
5.4%
Whole state:
4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Wilkinson Heights (based on Orangeburg County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.80%
Here
44.8%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents
39.4%
34.7%
4.3%
2.5%
2.3%
Congregations
28.7%
35.3%
2.7%
1.3%
2.0%
Name
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Church of the Nazarene
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Other
Adherents
2.2%
2.1%
1.8%
1.6%
8.9%
Congregations
2.7%
6.0%
2.0%
4.0%
15.3%
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: 23
Orangeburg County:
2.55 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.11 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
Orangeburg County:
0.66 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:
0.85 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 78
Orangeburg County:
8.63 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 58
Here:
6.42 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
13.9%
South Carolina:
10.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Orangeburg County:
38.2%
South Carolina:
29.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
14.6%
State:
13.4%
5.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,561 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.01%
South Carolina average:
8.00%
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($148 average AGI)
Orangeburg County:
0.09%
South Carolina average:
0.15%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
