Darlington County, South Carolina (SC)

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• • 34,76354.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 25,65740.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,6482.6%Two or more races
  • 1,5442.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2210.3%Asian alone
  • 1490.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 220.03%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $193,559

Here:	$193,559
State:	$305,381

Townhouses or other attached units: $346,004

Here:	$346,004
State:	$247,985

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $201,379

Here:	$201,379
State:	$198,724

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $181,685

Here:	$181,685
State:	$242,911

Mobile homes: $53,752

Here:	$53,752
State:	$88,052

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $88,188

Here:	$88,188
State:	$92,844

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

• Murders: 16
• Rapes: 22
• Robberies: 28
• Assaults: 401
• Burglaries: 434
• Thefts: 909
• Auto thefts: 261

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

• Murders: 8
• Rapes: 12
• Robberies: 26
• Assaults: 263
• Burglaries: 437
• Thefts: 839
• Auto thefts: 178

Health of residents in Darlington County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

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: $721 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $405 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Darlington County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $481 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $578 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hartsville, Darlington, Lake Swamp, North Hartsville, Lamar, Society Hill, Lydia.

2019 air pollution in Darlington County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.034 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Etowah County, Alabama , Cherokee County, Georgia , Robeson County, North Carolina , Yalobusha County, Mississippi , Madison County, Georgia , Hardeman County, Texas , White County, Georgia .

Current college students: 2,538
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 939 (63.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3322010 or later
• 2152000 to 2009
• 1711990 to 1999
• 741980 to 1989
• 1241970 to 1979
• 171Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 18,910
• One, attached: 244
• Two: 620
• 3 or 4: 570
• 5 to 9: 673
• 10 to 19: 328
• 20 to 49: 119
• 50 or more: 134
• Mobile homes: 8,452
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 120

Housing units in Darlington County with a mortgage: 8,239 (637 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 481 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 106

Religion statistics for Darlington County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Darlington 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 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
• South Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 06, 2004 to October 11, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1566: October 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1566, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.00% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($41,256 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.16% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($25,748 average AGI)
1.84% relocated from other states ($15,508 average AGI)

Darlington County:	1.84%
South Carolina average:	4.96%

from Florence County, SC	1.96% ($37,480 average AGI)
from Chesterfield County, SC	0.54% ($35,411)
from Lee County, SC	0.23% ($24,185)
from Richland County, SC	0.20% ($35,435)
from Horry County, SC	0.15% ($44,382)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.11% ($46,760)
from Sumter County, SC	0.11% ($51,920)

5.93% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,306 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.31% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($28,818 average AGI)
1.62% relocated to other states ($11,488 average AGI)

Darlington County:	1.62%
South Carolina average:	3.47%

to Florence County, SC	2.06% ($35,284 average AGI)
to Chesterfield County, SC	0.43% ($39,290)
to Richland County, SC	0.26% ($38,918)
to Horry County, SC	0.19% ($62,089)
to Lee County, SC	0.19% ($29,568)
to Greenville County, SC	0.12% ($39,815)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.11% ($31,640)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Darlington County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 11,352 (4,011 living alone), Female householders: 14,875 (4,726 living alone)

• 10,298 spouses (10,245 opposite-sex spouses), 1,551 unmarried partners, (1,458 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 20,095 children (18,509 natural, 760 adopted, 833 stepchildren), 2,385 grandchildren, 738 brothers or sisters, 527 parents, 28 foster children, 1,039 other relatives, 837 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,144

Size of family households: 8,082 2-persons, 3,896 3-persons, 2,717 4-persons, 1,017 5-persons, 553 6-persons, 251 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,740 1-person, 800 2-persons, 88 3-persons, 8 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

6,567 married couples with children.
5,498 single-parent households (889 men, 4,609 women).

97.5% of residents of Darlington speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $367,536,000 ($5,439 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,050,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $157,269,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $78,520,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,896,000
Federal grants: $113,376,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,947,000 ($101,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,528,000 ($3,936,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,085,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,120,000
Federal Government insurance: $30,914,000

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

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Darlington County, South Carolina
• 142020 or later
• 2,0692010 to 2019
• 3,5852000 to 2009
• 5,2531990 to 1999
• 4,8461980 to 1989
• 4,3701970 to 1979
• 3,7881960 to 1969
• 2,6401950 to 1959
• 9831940 to 1949
• 1,5661939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Darlington County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Darlington County, South Carolina
• 651 room
• 312 rooms
• 2363 rooms
• 2,0154 rooms
• 4,2585 rooms
• 4,3436 rooms
• 3,1117 rooms
• 1,9508 rooms
• 2,4479+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Darlington County, South Carolina
• 2061 room
• 882 rooms
• 6543 rooms
• 1,8324 rooms
• 2,7455 rooms
• 1,0926 rooms
• 3897 rooms
• 4408 rooms
• 1819+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Darlington County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Darlington County, South Carolina
• 67no bedroom
• 1691 bedroom
• 2,6162 bedrooms
• 11,0883 bedrooms
• 4,0914 bedrooms
• 4715+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Darlington County, South Carolina
• 216no bedroom
• 8591 bedroom
• 2,7692 bedrooms
• 3,0423 bedrooms
• 6144 bedrooms
• 975+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Darlington County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 913no vehicle
• 4,9151 vehicle
• 6,7642 vehicles
• 3,4933 vehicles
• 1,8754 vehicles
• 5515+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Darlington County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,230no vehicle
• 3,6571 vehicle
• 1,6822 vehicles
• 7113 vehicles
• 2454 vehicles
• 705+ vehicles

91.7% of Darlington County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in South Carolina.

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

• This state: 50,091
• Other state: 12,694
• Northeast: 3,940
• Midwest: 2,120
• South: 6,028
• West: 605

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,854
• Number of aged recipients: 373
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,481
• Number of recipients under 18: 507
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,593
• Number of recipients older than 64: 754
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,101
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,247

Darlington County on our top lists:

• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"