Chester County, South Carolina (SC)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (32.1%), Educational,health and social services (15.7%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Chester County, South Carolina:

Median resident age:	36.0 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Males: 16,369	(48.0%)
Females: 17,699	(52.0%)

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Chester County:	2.6 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,887
South Carolina:	$43,329

This county:	$357
State:	$498

Chester County:	$97,415
South Carolina:	$133,900

Detached houses: $138,178

Here:	$138,178
State:	$214,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $92,833

Here:	$92,833
State:	$195,928

In 2-unit structures: $103,149

Here:	$103,149
State:	$168,372

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $130,920

Here:	$130,920
State:	$198,924

Mobile homes: $50,841

Here:	$50,841
State:	$45,713

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $56,512

Here:	$56,512
State:	$45,615

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 180
• Burglaries: 184
• Thefts: 617
• Auto thefts: 49

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

• Murders: 6
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 17
• Assaults: 261
• Burglaries: 233
• Thefts: 694
• Auto thefts: 80

This county:	15.3%
Whole state:	14.1%

This county:	7.9%
Whole state:	6.5%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chester County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $496 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $593 a month.

Cities in this county include: Chester, Great Falls, Eureka Mill, Gayle Mill, Fort Lawn, Richburg, Lowrys, Landsford.

2005 air pollution in Chester County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.106 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.083 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Fairfield County , Lancaster County , Union County , York County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Chester County: South Sandy Boat Ramp (A), County Farm Industrial Park (B), Poolus Loop Hunt Camp (C), Leeds Rifle Range (D), Leeds Campground (E), Landsford Plantation (F), Fishing Creek Power Plant (G), Rossvillle Community Center (H), Mount Zion Recreation Center (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Chester Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Chester County include: Black Rock Church (A), Blackstock Church (B), Blackstock Presbyterian Church (C), Pleasant View Church (D), Pleasant Grove Church (E), Piney Grove Church (F), Hopewell Church (G), Orrs Church (H), Old Zion Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Blakles, Caldwells, and Strouds Cemetery (1), Ararat Cemetery (2), Guest Assembly Cemetery (3), Mount Moriah Cemetery (4), Mount Mpriah Cemetery (5), Gunthorne Cemetery (6), Hopewell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Great Falls-Dearborn Reservoir (A), Mountain Lakes (B), Mountain Lakes - Lower Lake (C), Mountain Lakes - Upper Lake (D), Chester State Park Lake (E), Chester Reservoir (F), Lockhart Reservoir (G), Fishing Creek Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lipsy Spring Branch (A), Hicklin Branch (B), Hooper Creek (C), Mobley Creek (D), Mineral Creek (E), Long Branch (F), Gum Spring Branch (G), Rum Branch (H), Fishing Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Chester County include: Woods Ferry Recreation Area (1), Fish Dam Battleground Monument (2), Landsford Canal State Park (3), Chester State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	21.4%
South Carolina:	11.6%

Current college students: 800
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 285 (51% naturalized citizens)

Chester County:	0.8%
Whole state:	2.9%

Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,472
• One, attached: 77
• Two: 295
• 3 or 4: 215
• 5 to 9: 257
• 10 to 19: 90
• 20 or more: 72
• Mobile homes: 3,835
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 61

Housing units in Chester County with a mortgage: 3,563 (239 second mortgage, 420 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,637

Here:	57.5% with mortgage
State:	66.8% with mortgage

Chester County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below South Carolina state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/16/1994, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Chester County-area historical earthquake activity is below South Carolina state average. It is 91% 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 96.9 miles away from Chester County 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 37.7 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 70.8 miles away from the county center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.0 miles away from Chester County center
On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 56.5 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 78.6 miles away from Chester County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,425 (79%) Carpooled: 2,528 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 49 (0%) Ferryboat: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 10 (0%) Walked: 162 (1%) Other means: 149 (1%) Worked at home: 131 (1%)

5.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,173 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.03%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.29% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($19,455 average AGI)
1.73% relocated from other states ($12,719 average AGI)

Chester County:	1.73%
South Carolina average:	4.33%

from York County, SC	1.85% ($31,493 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, SC	0.58% ($24,691)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.31% ($46,162)
from Richland County, SC	0.16% ($31,579)
from Fairfield County, SC	0.14% ($34,588)
from Union County, SC	0.08% ($24,600)

5.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,354 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.72%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.37% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($21,167 average AGI)
1.35% relocated to other states ($8,186 average AGI)

Chester County:	1.35%
South Carolina average:	3.21%

to York County, SC	2.30% ($28,891 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, SC	0.84% ($24,950)
to Fairfield County, SC	0.24% ($25,586)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.22% ($33,462)
to Richland County, SC	0.13% ($21,875)
to Union County, SC	0.10% ($18,833)
to Greenville County, SC	0.09% ($26,909)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,632 (4,298 aged, 1,334 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 29,801 (6,451 male householders, 2,943 female householders)

  6,401 spouses, 10,837 children (10,044 natural, 153 adopted, 640 stepchildren), 1,162 grandchildren, 420 brothers or sisters, 300 parents, 607 other relatives, 680 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,950 (1,583 male householders (1,378 living alone)), 1,901 female householders (1,732 living alone)), 466 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 317 (300 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,767 2-persons, 2,420 3-persons, 1,819 4-persons, 866 5-persons, 319 6-persons, 203 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,110 1-person, 318 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 1 5-persons.

97.3% of residents of Chester County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $184,715,000 ($5504 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,161,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $86,350,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $44,121,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,146,000
Federal grants: $47,423,000
Federal procurement contracts: $964,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,711,000 ($596,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $963,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,949,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,994,000

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-44 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.52 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.9

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

66% of Chester County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in South Carolina.

Chester County:	66.2%
State average:	56.8%

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

• This state: 27103
• Northeast: 1131
• Midwest: 887
• South: 4188
• West: 372

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,300

Here:	4.3%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Here:	4.0%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Here:	12.3%
South Carolina:	20.3%

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