Calhoun County, South Carolina (SC)

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% of renters here:	16%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.3%), Educational,health and social services (18.7%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Calhoun County, South Carolina:

Median resident age:	38.9 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Males: 7,196	(47.4%)
Females: 7,989	(52.6%)

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Calhoun County:	2.5 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$38,250
South Carolina:	$43,329

This county:	$297
State:	$498

Calhoun County:	$99,086
South Carolina:	$133,900

Detached houses: $176,077

Here:	$176,077
State:	$214,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $137,229

Here:	$137,229
State:	$195,928

In 2-unit structures: $79,327

Here:	$79,327
State:	$168,372

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $117,445

Here:	$117,445
State:	$191,807

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $249,690

Here:	$249,690
State:	$198,924

Mobile homes: $46,571

Here:	$46,571
State:	$45,713

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 46
• Burglaries: 61
• Thefts: 139
• Auto thefts: 43

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 31
• Burglaries: 53
• Thefts: 117
• Auto thefts: 32

This county:	16.2%
Whole state:	14.1%

This county:	7.0%
Whole state:	6.5%

Area name: Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Calhoun County is $567 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $632 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $781 a month.

Cities in this county include: Oak Grove, St. Matthews, Cameron, Fort Motte-Lone Star, Sandy Run-Staley.

Neighboring counties: Clarendon County , Lexington County , Orangeburg County , Richland County , Sumter County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Calhoun County: Low Falls Landing (A), Daniels 4H Camp (B), Langsyne Plantation (C), Calhoun Subdivision Landing (D), Saw Dust Landing (E), Camp Dergan (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Calhoun County include: Providence Church (A), Prodigal Church (B), Heyward Church (C), Pine Grove Church (D), Pilgrim Rest Church (E), Browns Chapel (F), Calvary Church (G), Jericho Church (H), Cedar Falls Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mount Moriah Cemetery (1), Kaigler Cemetery (2), Goodin Cemetery (3), Mount Zion Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Holly Pond (A), True Blue Lake (B), Braddy Lake (C), Mullers Little Lake (D), Lord Lake (E), Saylors Lake (F), Mullers Big Lake (G), Wolf Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lyons Creek (A), Flea Bite Creek (B), Murph Mill Creek (C), Squirrel Creek (D), Mack Branch (E), Polk Spring Creek (F), High Hill Creek (G), Falls Branch (H), Howell Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.5%
South Carolina:	11.6%

Current college students: 462
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 147 (29% naturalized citizens)

Calhoun County:	1.0%
Whole state:	2.9%

Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 32.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,098
• One, attached: 41
• Two: 44
• 3 or 4: 53
• 5 to 9: 37
• 20 or more: 6
• Mobile homes: 2,559
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Calhoun County with a mortgage: 1,290 (130 second mortgage, 127 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,225

Here:	51.3% with mortgage
State:	66.8% with mortgage

Calhoun County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/22/1958, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Calhoun 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 98.5 miles away from Calhoun County center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 65.1 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 58.0 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 65.2 miles away from Calhoun County 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 67.7 miles away from the county center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.1 miles away from Calhoun County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,010 (78%) Carpooled: 1,103 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 30 (0%) Subway or elevated: 3 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 11 (0%) Walked: 60 (1%) Other means: 80 (1%) Worked at home: 113 (2%)

7.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,355 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.22%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.26% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($21,858 average AGI)
1.96% relocated from other states ($9,497 average AGI)

Calhoun County:	1.96%
South Carolina average:	4.33%

from Orangeburg County, SC	2.23% ($25,522 average AGI)
from Lexington County, SC	1.18% ($39,082)
from Richland County, SC	0.74% ($31,737)

7.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,616 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.09%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.83% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($24,937 average AGI)
1.26% relocated to other states ($5,679 average AGI)

Calhoun County:	1.26%
South Carolina average:	3.21%

to Orangeburg County, SC	2.35% ($28,694 average AGI)
to Lexington County, SC	1.40% ($32,542)
to Richland County, SC	0.93% ($28,813)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,832 (1,447 aged, 385 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,149 (2,962 male householders, 1,344 female householders)

  3,128 spouses, 4,397 children (4,077 natural, 125 adopted, 195 stepchildren), 637 grandchildren, 153 brothers or sisters, 110 parents, 197 other relatives, 221 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,874 (790 male householders (679 living alone)), 850 female householders (775 living alone)), 234 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 162 (111 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,891 2-persons, 1,013 3-persons, 846 4-persons, 349 5-persons, 110 6-persons, 97 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,454 1-person, 169 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

97.6% of residents of Calhoun County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $69,918,000 ($4574 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,121,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,106,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,013,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,938,000
Federal grants: $22,542,000
Federal procurement contracts: $672,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,648,000 ($194,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,921,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $30,300,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,243,000

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.91 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Here:	4.9
State:	4.3

71% of Calhoun County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in South Carolina.

Calhoun County:	71.3%
State average:	56.8%

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

• This state: 12303
• Northeast: 878
• Midwest: 334
• South: 1324
• West: 121

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,500

Here:	15.3%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Here:	12.8%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Here:	14.1%
South Carolina:	20.3%

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