Barnwell County, South Carolina (SC)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (27.3%), Educational,health and social services (16.9%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (11.0%), Retail trade (10.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Barnwell County, South Carolina:

Median resident age:	35.5 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Males: 11,293	(48.1%)
Females: 12,185	(51.9%)

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Barnwell County:	2.6 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$33,407
South Carolina:	$43,329

This county:	$337
State:	$498

Barnwell County:	$83,785
South Carolina:	$133,900

Detached houses: $133,588

Here:	$133,588
State:	$214,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $308,174

Here:	$308,174
State:	$195,928

In 2-unit structures: $38,467

Here:	$38,467
State:	$168,372

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $181,743

Here:	$181,743
State:	$198,924

Mobile homes: $35,134

Here:	$35,134
State:	$45,713

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 106
• Burglaries: 80
• Thefts: 217
• Auto thefts: 21

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 69
• Burglaries: 81
• Thefts: 210
• Auto thefts: 16

This county:	20.9%
Whole state:	14.1%

This county:	10.4%
Whole state:	6.5%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Barnwell County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $481 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $579 a month.

Cities in this county include: Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Hilda, Snelling, Kline, Elko.

2005 air pollution in Barnwell County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.003 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.074 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 19 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 32 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.006 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Aiken County , Allendale County , Bamberg County , Burke County, Georgia , Orangeburg County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Barnwell County: Substation Number 3 (A), Meyers Mill Siding (B), Robbins Station (C), Edisto Experimental Station (D), Dunbarton Fire Tower (E), Pump House Number 6 (F), Pump House Number 5 (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Barnwell County include: Boiling Springs Presbyterian Church (A), Pine Hill Church (B), Pilgrim Rest Church (C), Browns Church (D), Calvary Church (E), New Jerusalem Church (F), New Home Church (G), Jordan Church (H), Long Branch Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: County Memory Gardens (1), Bates Cemetery (2), Hair Cemetery (3), Holmes Cemetery (4), Hope Memorial Park (5), Woods Cemetery (6), Williams Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Craigs Pond (A), Sister Lake (B), Pond Four (C), Pond Two (D), Guess Pond (E), Peters Pond (F), Kennedys Pond (G), Bolen Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rosemary Creek (A), Long Branch (B), Pen Branch (C), Spur Branch (D), Steel Creek (E), Meyers Branch (F), Patterson Branch (G), Parker Branch (H), Jordan Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Barnwell County: Barnwell State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	17.2%
South Carolina:	11.6%

Current college students: 669
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 130 (37% naturalized citizens)

Barnwell County:	0.6%
Whole state:	2.9%

Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,717
• One, attached: 157
• Two: 193
• 3 or 4: 203
• 5 to 9: 107
• 10 to 19: 36
• 20 or more: 85
• Mobile homes: 3,683
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Barnwell County with a mortgage: 2,086 (183 second mortgage, 272 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,732

Here:	54.6% with mortgage
State:	66.8% with mortgage

Barnwell County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above South Carolina state average. It is 2.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 23 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/1/1989, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Barnwell County-area historical earthquake activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 87% 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 76.3 miles away from Barnwell County center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 75.3 miles away from the county 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 73.7 miles away from the county 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 78.4 miles away from Barnwell County center
On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.3 miles away from the county center
On 8/8/1993 at 09:24:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 26.7 miles away from Barnwell County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,213 (78%) Carpooled: 1,544 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 51 (1%) Motorcycle: 10 (0%) Bicycle: 28 (0%) Walked: 167 (2%) Other means: 93 (1%) Worked at home: 166 (2%)

4.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.73%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.17% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($22,124 average AGI)
1.55% relocated from other states ($9,772 average AGI)

Barnwell County:	1.55%
South Carolina average:	4.33%

from Aiken County, SC	0.92% ($28,536 average AGI)
from Bamberg County, SC	0.54% ($30,073)
from Allendale County, SC	0.48% ($24,889)
from Orangeburg County, SC	0.24% ($29,444)
from Charleston County, SC	0.17% ($64,769)

5.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,190 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.54%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.50% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($16,694 average AGI)
2.04% relocated to other states ($12,499 average AGI)

Barnwell County:	2.04%
South Carolina average:	3.21%

to Aiken County, SC	0.88% ($29,672 average AGI)
to Bamberg County, SC	0.41% ($17,194)
to Allendale County, SC	0.33% ($23,080)
to Orangeburg County, SC	0.32% ($24,625)
to Richland County, SC	0.28% ($20,286)
to Lexington County, SC	0.24% ($30,889)
to Richmond County, GA	0.21% ($26,938)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,588 (2,763 aged, 825 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 20,361 (4,193 male householders, 2,342 female householders)

  4,417 spouses, 7,706 children (7,135 natural, 167 adopted, 404 stepchildren), 604 grandchildren, 218 brothers or sisters, 159 parents, 338 other relatives, 384 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,838 (1,110 male householders (991 living alone)), 1,429 female householders (1,324 living alone)), 299 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 279 (247 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,682 2-persons, 1,607 3-persons, 1,305 4-persons, 602 5-persons, 259 6-persons, 80 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,315 1-person, 197 2-persons, 27 3-persons.

97.9% of residents of Barnwell County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $149,443,000 ($6385 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,173,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $54,653,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,872,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,745,000
Federal grants: $46,086,000
Federal procurement contracts: $9,416,000 ($8,737,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,672,000 ($6,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,491,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,382,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,685,000

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-26 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.73 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

68% of Barnwell County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in South Carolina.

Barnwell County:	68.0%
State average:	56.8%

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

• This state: 17719
• Northeast: 1180
• Midwest: 477
• South: 3707
• West: 195

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,700

Here:	4.5%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Here:	3.7%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Here:	8.5%
South Carolina:	20.3%

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