Abbeville County, South Carolina (SC)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (39.4%), Educational,health and social services (18.9%).

Type of workers:

Abbeville County, South Carolina business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Abbeville County, South Carolina:

Median resident age:	36.9 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Males: 12,544	(47.9%)
Females: 13,623	(52.1%)

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Abbeville County:	2.5 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$38,132
South Carolina:	$43,329

This county:	$318
State:	$498

Abbeville County:	$104,183
South Carolina:	$133,900

Detached houses: $155,304

Here:	$155,304
State:	$214,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $53,877

Here:	$53,877
State:	$195,928

In 2-unit structures: $70,333

Here:	$70,333
State:	$168,372

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $150,335

Here:	$150,335
State:	$191,807

Mobile homes: $53,136

Here:	$53,136
State:	$45,713

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 47
• Burglaries: 83
• Thefts: 198
• Auto thefts: 5

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 21
• Burglaries: 140
• Thefts: 204
• Auto thefts: 22

This county:	13.7%
Whole state:	14.1%

This county:	6.1%
Whole state:	6.5%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Abbeville County is $433 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $481 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $584 a month.

Cities in this county include: Abbeville, Calhoun Falls, Due West, Lake Secession, Donalds, Lowndesville, Antreville.

2005 air pollution in Abbeville County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.082 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Anderson County , Greenville County , Greenwood County , Laurens County , McCormick County , Elbert County, Georgia .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Abbeville County: Fell Hunt Campground (A), Parsons Mountain Lake Campground (B), Abbeville County Farm (C), Abbeville Pumping Station (D), Calhoun Falls Country Club (E), Midway Hunt Campground (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Abbeville County include: Poplar Grove Chapel (A), Broadmouth Church (B), Brown Oaks Church (C), Calvary Church (D), Campfield Church (E), Canaan Church (F), Jacobs Chapel (G), Johns Creek Church (H), Jones Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Ashley Cemetery (1), Calhoun Cemetery (2), Saint Johns Cemetery (3), Saint John Cemetery (4), Long Cane Cemetery (5), Little River Cemetery (6), Rocky River Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Sherard Lake (A), American Legion Lake (B), Four H Club Lake (C), C F Saver Company Farm Lake (D), Calhoun Falls Country Club Lake (E), Parsons Mountain Lake (F), Legion Lake (G), Parson Mountain Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Morrow Creek (A), Morrison Branch (B), Gypsy Creek (C), Murray Creek (D), Flagreed Creek (E), Penny Creek (F), Spur Creek (G), Stillhouse Branch (H), Fell Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Abbeville County include: Cedar Springs Historic District (1), Long Cane Scenic Area (2), Calhoun Falls Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	15.1%
South Carolina:	11.6%

Current college students: 1,241
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 268 (49% naturalized citizens)

Abbeville County:	1.0%
Whole state:	2.9%

Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,509
• One, attached: 14
• Two: 210
• 3 or 4: 337
• 5 to 9: 211
• 10 to 19: 23
• 20 or more: 139
• Mobile homes: 3,191
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

Housing units in Abbeville County with a mortgage: 2,590 (220 second mortgage, 353 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,980

Here:	56.7% with mortgage
State:	66.8% with mortgage

Abbeville County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 fatalities and 63 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/31/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 7 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Abbeville County-area historical earthquake activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 86% 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 25.4 miles away from Abbeville County center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 45.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 20.2 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.6 miles away from Abbeville County center
On 8/8/1993 at 09:24:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.6 miles away from the county center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.7 miles away from Abbeville County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,061 (80%) Carpooled: 1,655 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 60 (1%) Taxi: 9 (0%) Motorcycle: 12 (0%) Walked: 279 (2%) Other means: 65 (1%) Worked at home: 193 (2%)

5.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,350 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.45%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.55% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($18,259 average AGI)
1.90% relocated from other states ($10,091 average AGI)

Abbeville County:	1.90%
South Carolina average:	4.33%

from Greenwood County, SC	1.22% ($28,144 average AGI)
from Anderson County, SC	0.93% ($26,165)
from Greenville County, SC	0.34% ($27,379)
from Laurens County, SC	0.22% ($18,842)
from McCormick County, SC	0.22% ($26,421)

5.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,680 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.97%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.55% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($22,471 average AGI)
1.42% relocated to other states ($7,210 average AGI)

Abbeville County:	1.42%
South Carolina average:	3.21%

to Greenwood County, SC	1.66% ($29,127 average AGI)
to Anderson County, SC	1.26% ($29,528)
to Greenville County, SC	0.44% ($34,289)
to McCormick County, SC	0.22% ($20,263)
to Laurens County, SC	0.21% ($26,278)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 15.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,899 (3,141 aged, 758 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 22,322 (5,348 male householders, 1,969 female householders)

  5,416 spouses, 7,698 children (7,161 natural, 168 adopted, 369 stepchildren), 797 grandchildren, 269 brothers or sisters, 184 parents, 262 other relatives, 379 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,135 (1,211 male householders (1,054 living alone)), 1,605 female householders (1,513 living alone)), 319 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 710 (217 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,232 2-persons, 1,791 3-persons, 1,381 4-persons, 607 5-persons, 200 6-persons, 106 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,567 1-person, 220 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 17 4-persons.

96.2% of residents of Abbeville County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $129,637,000 ($4928 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,286,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $60,613,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,530,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $484,000
Federal grants: $39,877,000
Federal procurement contracts: $632,000 ($25,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,501,000 ($3,289,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $50,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,389,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,130,000

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-17 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.87 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.9

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

64% of Abbeville County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in South Carolina.

Abbeville County:	64.5%
State average:	56.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 20498
• Northeast: 997
• Midwest: 767
• South: 3242
• West: 258

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000

Here:	13.4%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Here:	4.6%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Here:	44.0%
South Carolina:	20.3%

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