Florence County, South Carolina (SC)

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• • 73,48551.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 59,80542.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,8232.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,9721.4%Asian alone
  • 1,8881.3%Two or more races
  • 3170.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2120.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1560.1%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $204,110

Here:	$204,110
State:	$266,394

Townhouses or other attached units: $123,354

Here:	$123,354
State:	$219,057

In 2-unit structures: $141,448

Here:	$141,448
State:	$275,825

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $115,529

Here:	$115,529
State:	$168,533

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $92,423

Here:	$92,423
State:	$250,122

Mobile homes: $55,083

Here:	$55,083
State:	$72,281

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $760

Here:	$760
State:	$43,541

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

• Murders: 8
• Rapes: 27
• Robberies: 112
• Assaults: 465
• Burglaries: 937
• Thefts: 1976
• Auto thefts: 262

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 33
• Robberies: 104
• Assaults: 463
• Burglaries: 1138
• Thefts: 2200
• Auto thefts: 249

Health of residents in Florence County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

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 2019: $740 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $435 (0.5%)

Area name: Florence, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Florence County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $581 a month.

Cities in this county include: Florence, Danwood, Lake City, Sardis, Timmonsville, Johnsonville, Pamplico, Scranton, Quinby, Coward.

2018 air pollution in Florence County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 7.6 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Hempstead County, Arkansas , Marlboro County , Cottle County, Texas , Floyd County, Georgia , Forsyth County, Georgia .

Current college students: 6,166
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,286 (34.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 8462010 or later
• 1,6482000 to 2009
• 7591990 to 1999
• 4101980 to 1989
• 3571970 to 1979
• 394Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 38,209
• One, attached: 583
• Two: 1,368
• 3 or 4: 2,011
• 5 to 9: 3,735
• 10 to 19: 1,433
• 20 to 49: 650
• 50 or more: 654
• Mobile homes: 13,174

Housing units in Florence County with a mortgage: 17,858 (221 second mortgage, 1,824 home equity loan, 44 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16,608

Religion statistics for Florence County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Florence County:

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
• 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.33% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($44,356 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.14% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($21,223 average AGI)
2.19% relocated from other states ($23,133 average AGI)

Florence County:	2.19%
South Carolina average:	4.20%

from Darlington County, SC	0.89% ($34,779 average AGI)
from Williamsburg County, SC	0.36% ($25,305)
from Horry County, SC	0.24% ($27,835)
from Richland County, SC	0.21% ($44,088)
from Marion County, SC	0.18% ($31,348)
from Sumter County, SC	0.15% ($33,704)
from Dillon County, SC	0.14% ($32,940)

5.77% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($45,788 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.45% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($24,553 average AGI)
2.32% relocated to other states ($21,235 average AGI)

Florence County:	2.32%
South Carolina average:	3.18%

to Darlington County, SC	0.89% ($35,894 average AGI)
to Richland County, SC	0.39% ($39,138)
to Horry County, SC	0.30% ($44,240)
to Williamsburg County, SC	0.27% ($25,838)
to Charleston County, SC	0.17% ($43,553)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.17% ($50,036)
to Marion County, SC	0.15% ($23,250)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Florence 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: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 24,176 (7,216 living alone), Female householders: 28,871 (7,618 living alone)

• 22,756 spouses (22,642 opposite-sex spouses), 3,027 unmarried partners, (2,459 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 40,015 children (38,649 natural, 431 adopted, 935 stepchildren), 6,978 grandchildren, 1,290 brothers or sisters, 1,863 parents, 188 foster children, 3,126 other relatives, 3,079 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,924

Size of family households: 15,825 2-persons, 8,837 3-persons, 6,129 4-persons, 2,753 5-persons, 1,279 6-persons, 940 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,834 1-person, 1,891 2-persons, 351 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 130 5-persons.

14,191 married couples with children.
10,558 single-parent households (1,456 men, 9,102 women).

95.8% of residents of Florence speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (23% speak English very well, 4% speak English not well, 73% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $809,970,000 ($6,246 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $32,143,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $327,695,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $171,300,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,605,000
Federal grants: $232,700,000
Federal procurement contracts: $16,391,000 ($1,530,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $52,278,000 ($12,513,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,641,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,574,000
Federal Government insurance: $74,588,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 14.82 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Florence County, South Carolina
• 2,2152014 or later
• 1,1732010 to 2013
• 8,2072000 to 2009
• 11,0081990 to 1999
• 11,2431980 to 1989
• 11,2271970 to 1979
• 8,5371960 to 1969
• 4,5961950 to 1959
• 1,7141940 to 1949
• 1,8971939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Florence County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Florence County, South Carolina
• 2981 room
• 02 rooms
• 5143 rooms
• 1,1484 rooms
• 8,5835 rooms
• 9,1906 rooms
• 5,8907 rooms
• 3,3918 rooms
• 5,4529+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Florence County, South Carolina
• 1,7291 room
• 2482 rooms
• 1,6093 rooms
• 4,8924 rooms
• 5,8555 rooms
• 2,9876 rooms
• 9667 rooms
• 538 rooms
• 2429+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Florence County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Florence County, South Carolina
• 298no bedroom
• 891 bedroom
• 3,9102 bedrooms
• 21,5793 bedrooms
• 7,0904 bedrooms
• 1,5005+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Florence County, South Carolina
• 1,729no bedroom
• 1,6181 bedroom
• 7,0182 bedrooms
• 7,3973 bedrooms
• 6334 bedrooms
• 1865+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Florence County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,132no vehicle
• 7,5501 vehicle
• 15,0512 vehicles
• 8,6253 vehicles
• 1,7964 vehicles
• 3125+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Florence County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,904no vehicle
• 9,1001 vehicle
• 5,1792 vehicles
• 9293 vehicles
• 3764 vehicles
• 935+ vehicles

89.1% of Florence County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in South Carolina.

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

• This state: 102,345
• Other state: 30,958
• Northeast: 11,028
• Midwest: 3,539
• South: 14,548
• West: 1,843

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 5,190
• Number of aged recipients: 678
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 4,512
• Number of recipients under 18: 831
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,968
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,391
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,057
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,137

Florence County on our top lists:

• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"