Chesterfield County, South Carolina (SC)

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• • 26,43859.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 13,26829.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,5125.6%Two or more races
  • 2,1764.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2220.5%Asian alone
  • 1230.3%Some other race alone
  • 200.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 150
• Burglaries: 198
• Thefts: 434
• Auto thefts: 112

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 10
• Assaults: 168
• Burglaries: 236
• Thefts: 510
• Auto thefts: 63

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $658 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $359 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chesterfield County is $424 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $481 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $575 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cheraw, Pageland, Chesterfield, McBee, Jefferson, Patrick, Ruby, Mount Croghan.

2019 air pollution in Chesterfield County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.040 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 5.5 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Anderson County , Curry County, New Mexico , Cherokee County , Oconee County , Pickens County , Hoke County, North Carolina , Franklin County, Georgia , Floyd County, Texas .

Current college students: 1,026
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,211 (35.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5642010 or later
• 2252000 to 2009
• 2211990 to 1999
• 891980 to 1989
• 421970 to 1979
• 90Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,226
• One, attached: 41
• Two: 412
• 3 or 4: 364
• 5 to 9: 338
• 10 to 19: 52
• 20 to 49: 16
• 50 or more: 6
• Mobile homes: 7,318
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 159

Housing units in Chesterfield County with a mortgage: 5,097 (304 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 265 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 263

Religion statistics for Chesterfield County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Chesterfield County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• South Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4492, Natural disaster type: Other
• South Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 8, 2018 - October 8, 2018, FEMA Id: 4394, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 6, 2017 - September 13, 2017, FEMA Id: 4346, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 30, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3378: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3378, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 30, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4286: October 11, 2016, FEMA Id: 4286, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Emergency Declared EM-3373: October 03, 2015, FEMA Id: 3373, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4241: October 05, 2015, FEMA Id: 4241, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• South Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 19, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3369: February 12, 2014, FEMA Id: 3369, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• South Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 15, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4166: March 12, 2014, FEMA Id: 4166, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• South Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3233: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3233, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.76% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($41,201 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.65% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($18,837 average AGI)
3.11% relocated from other states ($22,364 average AGI)

Chesterfield County:	3.11%
South Carolina average:	4.96%

from Union County, NC	0.82% ($46,352 average AGI)
from Darlington County, SC	0.66% ($39,290)
from Marlboro County, SC	0.44% ($38,612)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.37% ($40,964)
from Lancaster County, SC	0.36% ($32,782)
from Florence County, SC	0.19% ($38,103)
from York County, SC	0.15% ($60,478)

5.21% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($37,551 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.93% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($20,930 average AGI)
2.28% relocated to other states ($16,621 average AGI)

Chesterfield County:	2.28%
South Carolina average:	3.47%

to Darlington County, SC	0.82% ($35,411 average AGI)
to Union County, NC	0.46% ($36,043)
to Marlboro County, SC	0.41% ($34,177)
to Richland County, SC	0.22% ($40,424)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.21% ($30,438)
to Lancaster County, SC	0.21% ($22,871)
to Florence County, SC	0.19% ($40,964)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Chesterfield County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 8,149 (2,083 living alone), Female householders: 9,687 (3,155 living alone)

• 7,927 spouses (7,907 opposite-sex spouses), 1,110 unmarried partners, (1,049 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,948 children (11,090 natural, 382 adopted, 474 stepchildren), 2,037 grandchildren, 760 brothers or sisters, 854 parents, 23 foster children, 674 other relatives, 752 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 680

Size of family households: 5,257 2-persons, 2,933 3-persons, 2,216 4-persons, 885 5-persons, 374 6-persons, 186 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,235 1-person, 692 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 13 4-persons.

4,170 married couples with children.
3,463 single-parent households (287 men, 3,176 women).

95.9% of residents of Chesterfield speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 26% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $241,146,000 ($5,571 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,237,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $98,010,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $48,777,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,310,000
Federal grants: $83,423,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,321,000 ($6,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,304,000 ($2,999,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $995,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,802,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,432,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-7 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.10 millions of gallons per day (11% from ground, 89% from surface)

• Year house built in Chesterfield County, South Carolina
• 132020 or later
• 1,1012010 to 2019
• 2,7402000 to 2009
• 4,2661990 to 1999
• 3,1001980 to 1989
• 2,6881970 to 1979
• 2,2391960 to 1969
• 1,4711950 to 1959
• 1,0311940 to 1949
• 1,5211939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chesterfield County, South Carolina
• 661 room
• 552 rooms
• 3753 rooms
• 1,4214 rooms
• 2,8705 rooms
• 2,9426 rooms
• 2,3747 rooms
• 1,1818 rooms
• 1,5679+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chesterfield County, South Carolina
• 351 room
• 1402 rooms
• 6433 rooms
• 1,6194 rooms
• 8555 rooms
• 8786 rooms
• 2817 rooms
• 4458 rooms
• 709+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chesterfield County, South Carolina
• 60no bedroom
• 1281 bedroom
• 2,4302 bedrooms
• 7,4073 bedrooms
• 2,5384 bedrooms
• 2915+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chesterfield County, South Carolina
• 35no bedroom
• 4981 bedroom
• 1,9022 bedrooms
• 1,7553 bedrooms
• 6944 bedrooms
• 575+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Chesterfield County, South Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Chesterfield County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 541no vehicle
• 2,9111 vehicle
• 5,0682 vehicles
• 2,4933 vehicles
• 1,3084 vehicles
• 5585+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Chesterfield County in renter-occupied apartments
• 969no vehicle
• 2,1751 vehicle
• 1,3362 vehicles
• 2453 vehicles
• 1394 vehicles
• 275+ vehicles

89.6% of Chesterfield County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in South Carolina.

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

• This state: 27,692
• Other state: 15,234
• Northeast: 1,350
• Midwest: 855
• South: 12,283
• West: 598

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,677
• Number of aged recipients: 197
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,480
• Number of recipients under 18: 215
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,020
• Number of recipients older than 64: 442
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 726
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 676

Chesterfield County on our top lists:

• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"