Georgetown County, South Carolina (SC)

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• • 40,66972.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 19,41134.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,9883.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 7971.4%Two or more races
  • 3490.6%Asian alone
  • 820.1%Some other race alone
  • 510.09%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $370,232

Here:	$370,232
State:	$266,394

Townhouses or other attached units: $218,721

Here:	$218,721
State:	$219,057

In 2-unit structures: $726,335

Here:	$726,335
State:	$275,825

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $190,032

Here:	$190,032
State:	$168,533

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $171,945

Here:	$171,945
State:	$250,122

Mobile homes: $58,625

Here:	$58,625
State:	$72,281

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 24
• Robberies: 29
• Assaults: 153
• Burglaries: 340
• Thefts: 785
• Auto thefts: 115

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 25
• Assaults: 174
• Burglaries: 322
• Thefts: 890
• Auto thefts: 106

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: $1,265 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $873 (0.5%)

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: Waccamaw, Georgetown, Murrells Inlet, Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove, Sampit-Santee, Plantersville, Pawleys Island.

2018 air pollution in Georgetown County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 17.9 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Charleston County , Franklin County, Alabama , Nowata County, Oklahoma , McDuffie County, Georgia , Harrison County, Texas , Schley County, Georgia .

Current college students: 1,500
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,008 (47.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4732010 or later
• 6072000 to 2009
• 2181990 to 1999
• 1851980 to 1989
• 801970 to 1979
• 377Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 22,519
• One, attached: 2,007
• Two: 429
• 3 or 4: 1,296
• 5 to 9: 1,969
• 10 to 19: 416
• 20 to 49: 705
• 50 or more: 479
• Mobile homes: 6,477
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Georgetown County with a mortgage: 10,320 (122 second mortgage, 1,116 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,625

Religion statistics for Georgetown County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Georgetown County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• South Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 12, 2020 - April 13, 2020, FEMA Id: 4542, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• South Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4492, Natural disaster type: Other
• South Carolina Hurricane Dorian, Incident Period: August 31, 2019 - September 6, 2019, FEMA Id: 4464, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 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
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.47% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($75,323 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.53% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($25,222 average AGI)
3.94% relocated from other states ($50,102 average AGI)

Georgetown County:	3.94%
South Carolina average:	4.20%

from Horry County, SC	1.78% ($41,624 average AGI)
from Williamsburg County, SC	0.43% ($28,000)
from Charleston County, SC	0.24% ($51,678)
from Florence County, SC	0.16% ($166,816)
from Richland County, SC	0.15% ($108,417)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.12% ($112,750)
from Berkeley County, SC	0.09% ($46,143)

6.81% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($45,555 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.42% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($27,641 average AGI)
2.39% relocated to other states ($17,914 average AGI)

Georgetown County:	2.39%
South Carolina average:	3.18%

to Horry County, SC	2.39% ($44,444 average AGI)
to Williamsburg County, SC	0.49% ($32,466)
to Charleston County, SC	0.30% ($39,903)
to Richland County, SC	0.25% ($33,900)
to Florence County, SC	0.15% ($45,351)
to Berkeley County, SC	0.15% ($42,417)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.13% ($54,281)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Georgetown 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: 14%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 12,149 (2,951 living alone), Female householders: 14,068 (4,744 living alone)

• 12,806 spouses (12,691 opposite-sex spouses), 1,229 unmarried partners, (1,135 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 15,928 children (15,017 natural, 431 adopted, 476 stepchildren), 3,618 grandchildren, 877 brothers or sisters, 555 parents, 30 foster children, 970 other relatives, 882 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 587

Size of family households: 9,748 2-persons, 3,909 3-persons, 2,221 4-persons, 1,192 5-persons, 287 6-persons, 329 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,701 1-person, 681 2-persons, 93 3-persons.

4,708 married couples with children.
3,810 single-parent households (724 men, 3,086 women).

97.0% of residents of Georgetown speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $403,754,000 ($6,753 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

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.43 millions of gallons per day (41% from ground, 59% from surface)

• Year house built in Georgetown County, South Carolina
• 1,5982014 or later
• 8172010 to 2013
• 6,7052000 to 2009
• 8,6971990 to 1999
• 6,5811980 to 1989
• 4,8031970 to 1979
• 2,4431960 to 1969
• 2,0921950 to 1959
• 1,0791940 to 1949
• 9191939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Georgetown County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Georgetown County, South Carolina
• 261 room
• 662 rooms
• 2223 rooms
• 1,3364 rooms
• 4,4365 rooms
• 4,6216 rooms
• 4,1327 rooms
• 2,8218 rooms
• 3,2199+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Georgetown County, South Carolina
• 1231 room
• 1972 rooms
• 4613 rooms
• 1,3474 rooms
• 1,6565 rooms
• 8336 rooms
• 3727 rooms
• 1618 rooms
• 1929+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Georgetown County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Georgetown County, South Carolina
• 48no bedroom
• 1441 bedroom
• 2,4902 bedrooms
• 12,3753 bedrooms
• 4,7364 bedrooms
• 1,1125+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Georgetown County, South Carolina
• 143no bedroom
• 5911 bedroom
• 1,6812 bedrooms
• 2,5563 bedrooms
• 3184 bedrooms
• 1035+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Georgetown County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 841no vehicle
• 6,0251 vehicle
• 8,1652 vehicles
• 4,0283 vehicles
• 1,4024 vehicles
• 4185+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Georgetown County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,053no vehicle
• 2,3781 vehicle
• 1,2352 vehicles
• 5303 vehicles
• 1714 vehicles
• 335+ vehicles

88.7% of Georgetown County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in South Carolina.

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

• This state: 37,494
• Other state: 23,114
• Northeast: 8,911
• Midwest: 3,479
• South: 9,614
• West: 1,110

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,552
• Number of aged recipients: 168
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,384
• Number of recipients under 18: 272
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 905
• Number of recipients older than 64: 375
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 633
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 588

Georgetown County on our top lists:

• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
• #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"