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% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.5%), Educational,health and social services (17.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Fairfield County, South Carolina:

Median resident age:	36.9 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Males: 11,167	(47.6%)
Females: 12,287	(52.4%)

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	Are there any apartments for rent in Fairfield County, SC  (4 replies)
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Fairfield County:	2.6 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,493
South Carolina:	$43,329

This county:	$341
State:	$498

Fairfield County:	$102,353
South Carolina:	$133,900

Detached houses: $176,751

Here:	$176,751
State:	$214,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $222,130

Here:	$222,130
State:	$195,928

In 2-unit structures: $73,829

Here:	$73,829
State:	$168,372

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $60,472

Here:	$60,472
State:	$191,807

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $274,534

Here:	$274,534
State:	$198,924

Mobile homes: $47,842

Here:	$47,842
State:	$45,713

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $75,000

Here:	$75,000
State:	$45,615

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 12
• Assaults: 196
• Burglaries: 222
• Thefts: 293
• Auto thefts: 44

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 10
• Robberies: 17
• Assaults: 201
• Burglaries: 205
• Thefts: 390
• Auto thefts: 51

This county:	19.6%
Whole state:	14.1%

This county:	8.0%
Whole state:	6.5%

Area name: Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fairfield 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: Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills, Ridgeway, Monticello-Salem.

Neighboring counties: Chester County , Kershaw County , Lancaster County , Newberry County , Richland County , Union County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Fairfield County: Fort Wagner Monument (A), Rocky Branch Hunt Camp (B), Camp Longridge (C), Camp Welfare (D), White Oak Conference Center (E), Cedar Creek Power Plant (F), Parr Shoals Power Plant (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Fairfield County include: Black Jack Church (A), Blackstock Baptist Church (B), Pleasant Grove Church (C), Holiness Church (D), Pine Grove Church (E), Browns Chapel (F), Old Hope Station Church (G), Old Brick Church (H), Oak Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Charles Cemetery (1), Mobley Cemetery (2), Longtown Cemetery (3), New Buffalo Cemetery (4), New Hope Cemetery (5), Saint Johns Cemetery (6), Greenbrier Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Monticello Reservoir (A), Rocky Creek-Cedar Creek Reservoir (B), Jackson Mill Creek Watershed Structure Number Two (C), Jackson Mill Creek Watershed Structure Number One (D), White Oak Conference Center Lake (E), Winnsboro Reservoir (F), Cedar Creek Reservoir (G), Duncan Creek Watershed Number Five (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Winnsboro Branch (A), Persimmon Fork (B), Morris Creek (C), Moore Creek (D), Mobley Creek (E), Minton Creek (F), Robinson Branch (G), Spring Branch (H), Russell Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Fairfield County include: Stevenson Park (1), Featerville Academy Historic District (2), White Oak Historic District (3), Lake Wateree State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.7%
South Carolina:	11.6%

Current college students: 646
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 110 (28% naturalized citizens)

Fairfield County:	0.5%
Whole state:	2.9%

Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,450
• One, attached: 108
• Two: 173
• 3 or 4: 185
• 5 to 9: 303
• 10 to 19: 62
• 20 or more: 33
• Mobile homes: 3,047
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

Housing units in Fairfield County with a mortgage: 2,134 (283 second mortgage, 143 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,820

Here:	54.0% with mortgage
State:	66.8% with mortgage

Fairfield 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 6 fatalities and 72 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 49 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Fairfield County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below South Carolina state average. It is 90% 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 87.4 miles away from Fairfield 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 39.0 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 73.7 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 86.9 miles away from Fairfield County center
On 8/8/1993 at 09:24:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.3 miles away from Fairfield County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,621 (77%) Carpooled: 1,845 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%) Taxi: 10 (0%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 109 (1%) Other means: 149 (2%) Worked at home: 103 (1%)

5.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,974 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.24%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.71% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($25,681 average AGI)
1.53% relocated from other states ($10,294 average AGI)

Fairfield County:	1.53%
South Carolina average:	4.33%

from Richland County, SC	1.71% ($37,679 average AGI)
from Lexington County, SC	0.43% ($33,114)
from Chester County, SC	0.35% ($25,586)
from Kershaw County, SC	0.32% ($53,808)
from York County, SC	0.16% ($32,769)
from Newberry County, SC	0.15% ($24,000)

5.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,702 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.87%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.55% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($24,645 average AGI)
1.32% relocated to other states ($8,058 average AGI)

Fairfield County:	1.32%
South Carolina average:	3.21%

to Richland County, SC	2.42% ($28,045 average AGI)
to Lexington County, SC	0.50% ($35,244)
to Kershaw County, SC	0.34% ($32,250)
to Chester County, SC	0.21% ($34,588)
to York County, SC	0.16% ($54,385)
to Charleston County, SC	0.15% ($33,250)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,661 (2,933 aged, 728 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: 20,394 (4,070 male householders, 2,307 female householders)

  4,242 spouses, 7,441 children (6,903 natural, 181 adopted, 357 stepchildren), 1,153 grandchildren, 225 brothers or sisters, 155 parents, 350 other relatives, 451 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,641 (1,188 male householders (1,029 living alone)), 1,192 female householders (1,109 living alone)), 261 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 419 (357 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,525 2-persons, 1,643 3-persons, 1,267 4-persons, 596 5-persons, 209 6-persons, 137 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,138 1-person, 215 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

97.6% of residents of Fairfield County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $139,774,000 ($5790 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,434,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $58,532,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,973,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $258,000
Federal grants: $42,171,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,736,000 ($3,277,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,104,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $102,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,812,000
Federal Government insurance: $23,021,000

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	+16 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.29 millions of gallons per day (9% from ground, 91% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

71% of Fairfield County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in South Carolina.

Fairfield County:	70.8%
State average:	56.8%

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

• This state: 19759
• Northeast: 786
• Midwest: 315
• South: 2070
• West: 264

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,500

Here:	10.1%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Here:	8.9%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Here:	16.1%
South Carolina:	20.3%

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