Edgefield County, South Carolina (SC)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.6%), Educational,health and social services (17.1%), Retail trade (10.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Edgefield County, South Carolina:

Median resident age:	35.6 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Males: 13,039	(53.0%)
Females: 11,556	(47.0%)

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Edgefield County:	2.7 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,066
South Carolina:	$43,329

This county:	$317
State:	$498

Edgefield County:	$118,765
South Carolina:	$133,900

Detached houses: $186,394

Here:	$186,394
State:	$214,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $154,158

Here:	$154,158
State:	$195,928

In 2-unit structures: $111,144

Here:	$111,144
State:	$168,372

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $125,377

Here:	$125,377
State:	$191,807

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $158,070

Here:	$158,070
State:	$198,924

Mobile homes: $46,763

Here:	$46,763
State:	$45,713

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 31
• Burglaries: 90
• Thefts: 224
• Auto thefts: 29

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 28
• Burglaries: 81
• Thefts: 224
• Auto thefts: 23

This county:	15.5%
Whole state:	14.1%

This county:	7.5%
Whole state:	6.5%

Area name: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Edgefield County is $500 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $562 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.

Cities in this county include: Edgefield, Johnston, Murphys Estates, Trenton, Pleasant Lane, Stevens Creek.

2005 air pollution in Edgefield County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.080 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.071 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 13.6 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 35 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Aiken County , Greenwood County , McCormick County , Columbia County, Georgia , Saluda County , Richmond County, Georgia .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Edgefield County: Lick Fork Campground (A), Limestone Farm (B), North Augusta Golf Club (C), Forks Campground (D), Rock Hill Society Hall (E), Cyper Creek Picnic Grounds (F), Brunson-Cleora Community Center (G), Camp Cofitachiqui (H), Tompkins Community House (I), Camp Keener (J), Red Hill (K), West Side Community Center (L), Reynolds Memorial Home (M), Limestone Community Center (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Edgefield County include: Big Stevens Creek Church (A), Poplar Spring Church (B), Bland Church (C), Pleasant Lane Church (D), Highway Holy Church (E), Pleasant Grove Church (F), Piney Grove Church (G), Pine Hill Church (H), Pine Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Moss Cemetery (1), Bland Cemetery (2), Blocker Cemetery (3), Griffis Cemetery (4), Hollingsworth-Walker Cemetery (5), Rutland Cemetery (6), Holmes Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Reynolds Pond (A), Long Pond (B), Simons Lake (C), Bigford Pond (D), Odell Memorial Lake (E), Harrison Pond (F), Scott Pond (G), Gregorys Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lloyd Creek (A), Quaker Branch (B), Moss Branch (C), Quarles Creek (D), Monday Branch (E), Spann Branch (F), Flat Rock Branch (G), Gundy Creek (H), Spring Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Edgefield County: Ridge Nursery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	10.7%
South Carolina:	11.6%

Current college students: 829
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 312 (49% naturalized citizens)

Edgefield County:	1.3%
Whole state:	2.9%

Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 41.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,860
• One, attached: 47
• Two: 107
• 3 or 4: 233
• 5 to 9: 204
• 10 to 19: 100
• 20 or more: 64
• Mobile homes: 2,605
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Edgefield County with a mortgage: 2,300 (195 second mortgage, 305 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,454

Here:	61.3% with mortgage
State:	66.8% with mortgage

Edgefield 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 12 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/7/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 9 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Edgefield County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 81% 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 34.2 miles away from Edgefield County center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 56.9 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 20.2 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.8 miles away from Edgefield County center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,601 (81%) Carpooled: 1,433 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 64 (1%) Walked: 88 (1%) Other means: 64 (1%) Worked at home: 184 (2%)

7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,341 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.07%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.00% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($19,408 average AGI)
3.07% relocated from other states ($22,933 average AGI)

Edgefield County:	3.07%
South Carolina average:	4.33%

from Aiken County, SC	2.67% ($35,304 average AGI)
from Richmond County, GA	0.72% ($52,362)
from Columbia County, GA	0.32% ($67,769)
from Saluda County, SC	0.32% ($23,269)
from Greenwood County, SC	0.15% ($34,083)

7.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,502 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.21%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.69% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($21,829 average AGI)
2.52% relocated to other states ($14,673 average AGI)

Edgefield County:	2.52%
South Carolina average:	3.21%

to Aiken County, SC	3.07% ($31,866 average AGI)
to Richmond County, GA	0.47% ($23,605)
to Saluda County, SC	0.41% ($21,939)
to Lexington County, SC	0.27% ($30,273)
to Columbia County, GA	0.26% ($79,571)
to Greenwood County, SC	0.21% ($27,941)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,614 (2,068 aged, 546 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 19,787 (4,522 male householders, 1,702 female householders)

  4,778 spouses, 7,123 children (6,516 natural, 135 adopted, 472 stepchildren), 764 grandchildren, 174 brothers or sisters, 125 parents, 334 other relatives, 265 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,229 (895 male householders (792 living alone)), 1,132 female householders (1,066 living alone)), 202 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,579 (2,538 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,495 2-persons, 1,492 3-persons, 1,333 4-persons, 557 5-persons, 237 6-persons, 110 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,858 1-person, 150 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

95.6% of residents of Edgefield County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $136,662,000 ($5512 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,002,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $42,544,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,338,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,373,000
Federal grants: $30,689,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,578,000 ($5,649,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $27,141,000 ($4,220,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,351,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,450,000
Federal Government insurance: $30,601,000

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+23 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.96 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	5.9

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

64% of Edgefield County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in South Carolina.

Edgefield County:	63.8%
State average:	56.8%

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

• This state: 13521
• Northeast: 1127
• Midwest: 553
• South: 8367
• West: 607

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,700

Here:	7.3%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Here:	10.2%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Here:	10.8%
South Carolina:	20.3%

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