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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (17.7%), Educational,health and social services (16.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (13.6%), Retail trade (12.3%).
Type of workers:
Georgetown County, South Carolina business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Georgetown County, South Carolina:
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 53.4% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 44.9%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Georgetown County is $472 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $569 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $737 a month.
Cities in this county include: Georgetown, Murrells Inlet, Pawleys Island, Plantersville, Waccamaw.
2005 air pollution in Georgetown County:
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 29 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3): 157 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.013 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Berkeley County , Charleston County , Horry County , Marion County , Williamsburg County .
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Georgetown County: Chicora Wood Plantation (A), Heritage Plantation (B), Bates Hill Plantation (C), Springwood Plantation (D), Clifton Plantation (E), Indian Hut Club (F), Belle Reve Plantation (G), Bellefield Plantation (H), Mansfield Plantation (I), Light One Hundred Fifty-four Little River Winyah Bay (J), Light Twenty-seven Winyah Bay Western Channel (K), Beneventum Plantation (L), Benvenue Plantation (M), Rice Hope Plantation (N), Hide Out Plantation (O), Hobcaw Plantation (P), Nightingale Plantation (Q), Glenmore Plantation (R), Holly Grove Plantation (S), Black Out Plantation (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Inlet Crossing Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Georgetown County include: Prince Frederick Church (A), Prince Frederick Chapel (B), Pleasant Hill Church (C), Hopewell Church (D), Pentecostal Church (E), Pennyroyal Church (F), Pee Dee Church (G), Browns Church (H), Oak Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Jerusalem Cemetery (1), Pine Bluff Cemetery (2), Bethel Cemetery (3), Hucks Field Cemetery (4), Yauhannah Cemetery (5), Wilson Cemetery (6), Mount Zion Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Silver Lake (A), Horseshoe Lake (B), Flagg Pond (C), New Ham Lake (D), Pine Ridge Pond (E), Dawhoo Lake (F), Indian Lake (G), Kellys Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Pee Dee River (A), Flat Swamp Run (B), Lanes Creek (C), Pennyroyal Swamp (D), Port Creek (E), Pennyroyal Creek (F), Millpond Branch (G), Spring Gully (H), Ruinsville Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Georgetown County include: Yawkey-South Island Reserve (1), Santee Park (2), Kensington Park (3), Santee Coastal Reserve (4), Baruch-North Island Reserve (5), Huntington Beach State Park (6), Pee Dee River Rice Planters Historic District (7), Pee Dee Park (8), Belle Isle Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Litchfield Beach (A), Magnolia Beach (B), Debidue Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Georgetown County: Chicora Wood Plantation (A), Heritage Plantation (B), Bates Hill Plantation (C), Springwood Plantation (D), Clifton Plantation (E), Indian Hut Club (F), Belle Reve Plantation (G), Bellefield Plantation (H), Mansfield Plantation (I), Light One Hundred Fifty-four Little River Winyah Bay (J), Light Twenty-seven Winyah Bay Western Channel (K), Beneventum Plantation (L), Benvenue Plantation (M), Rice Hope Plantation (N), Hide Out Plantation (O), Hobcaw Plantation (P), Nightingale Plantation (Q), Glenmore Plantation (R), Holly Grove Plantation (S), Black Out Plantation (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Inlet Crossing Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Georgetown County include: Prince Frederick Church (A), Prince Frederick Chapel (B), Pleasant Hill Church (C), Hopewell Church (D), Pentecostal Church (E), Pennyroyal Church (F), Pee Dee Church (G), Browns Church (H), Oak Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Jerusalem Cemetery (1), Pine Bluff Cemetery (2), Bethel Cemetery (3), Hucks Field Cemetery (4), Yauhannah Cemetery (5), Wilson Cemetery (6), Mount Zion Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Silver Lake (A), Horseshoe Lake (B), Flagg Pond (C), New Ham Lake (D), Pine Ridge Pond (E), Dawhoo Lake (F), Indian Lake (G), Kellys Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Pee Dee River (A), Flat Swamp Run (B), Lanes Creek (C), Pennyroyal Swamp (D), Port Creek (E), Pennyroyal Creek (F), Millpond Branch (G), Spring Gully (H), Ruinsville Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Georgetown County include: Yawkey-South Island Reserve (1), Santee Park (2), Kensington Park (3), Santee Coastal Reserve (4), Baruch-North Island Reserve (5), Huntington Beach State Park (6), Pee Dee River Rice Planters Historic District (7), Pee Dee Park (8), Belle Isle Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beaches: Litchfield Beach (A), Magnolia Beach (B), Debidue Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 1,500 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,211 (45% naturalized citizens)
Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.9%
Housing units in structures:
Housing units in Georgetown County with a mortgage: 6,781 (560 second mortgage, 1,006 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,570
Georgetown County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below South Carolina state average. It is 1.6 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 10/11/2002, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 8 people and caused $750,000 in damages.
Means of transportation to work
8.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,998 average adjusted gross income)
0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($414 average AGI)Georgetown County: 0.12%South Carolina average: 0.15% 3.44% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($16,434 average AGI) 4.69% relocated from other states ($38,150 average AGI)Georgetown County: 4.69%South Carolina average: 4.33%
7.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,031 average adjusted gross income)
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($255 average AGI)Georgetown County: 0.06%South Carolina average: 0.11% 4.04% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($21,286 average AGI) 2.97% relocated to other states ($18,491 average AGI)Georgetown County: 2.97%South Carolina average: 3.21%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.9 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.9
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 13,875 (11,540 aged, 2,335 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household type by relationship
11,790 spouses, 16,270 children (15,184 natural, 369 adopted, 717 stepchildren), 2,043 grandchildren, 487 brothers or sisters, 391 parents, 853 other relatives, 752 non-relatives
Size of family households: 7,379 2-persons, 3,566 3-persons, 2,864 4-persons, 1,321 5-persons, 452 6-persons, 299 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,052 1-person, 681 2-persons, 80 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 7 6-persons.
7,835 married couples with children. 3,879 single-parent households (660 men, 3,219 women).
96.5% of residents of Georgetown County speak English at home. 2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 30% speak English not well). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004: Federal Government expenditure: $403,754,000 ($6753 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $20,657,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $233,392,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $87,335,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,302,000 Federal grants: $68,058,000 Federal procurement contracts: $5,373,000 ($2,981,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $8,294,000 ($638,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $2,816,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,279,000 Federal Government insurance: $1,356,462,000
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.43 millions of gallons per day (41% from ground, 59% from surface)
62% of Georgetown County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in South Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $133,500
All Other: $1,920,000
Parks & Recreation: $166,000
General: $197,000
Health - Other: $94,000
Fire Protection: $62,000
Solid Waste Management: $60,000
Fire Protection: $4,338,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,703,000
General - Other: $2,641,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,594,000
Corrections - Other: $2,582,000
Financial Administration: $2,541,000
Health Services - Other: $2,419,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,103,000
Regular Highways: $1,895,000
Central Staff Services: $1,674,000
Libraries: $1,016,000
General Public Buildings: $536,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $378,000
Housing & Community Development: $167,000
Air Transportation: $65,000
Welfare - Other: $61,000
Housing & Community Development: $276,000
Health: $124,000
Central Staff Services: $43,000
Fire Protection: $25,000
Other, NEC: $15,715,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,390,000
Rents: $101,000
Property Sale Other: $78,000
Air Transportation: $1,092,000
Parks & Recreation: $845,000
Fire Protection: $673,000
Solid Waste Management: $371,000
Police Protection: $328,000
General - Other: $268,000
Health - Other: $172,000
Libraries: $161,000
Housing & Community Development: $157,000
Natural Resource - Other: $131,000
General Public Building: $109,000
Central Staff: $50,000
Judicial: $48,000
Welfare - Other: $33,000
Financial Administration: $28,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $5,000
Corrections - Other: $3,000
Highways: $1,428,000
All Other: $1,274,000
Public Welfare: $995,000
Health & Hospitals: $22,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,926,000
NEC: $1,708,000
Public Utilities: $815,000
Motor Vehicle License: $662,000
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