Georgetown County, South Carolina (SC)

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• • 39,63471.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 19,45434.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,9653.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,0341.9%Two or more races
  • 2420.4%Asian alone
  • 1490.3%Some other race alone
  • 670.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 330.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $358,431

Here:	$358,431
State:	$244,698

Townhouses or other attached units: $263,846

Here:	$263,846
State:	$192,420

In 2-unit structures: $540,457

Here:	$540,457
State:	$374,846

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $165,065

Here:	$165,065
State:	$209,659

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $284,483

Here:	$284,483
State:	$221,489

Mobile homes: $60,132

Here:	$60,132
State:	$70,687

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

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,196 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $835 (0.6%)

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: 87.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,553 (52.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1652010 or later
• 5432000 to 2009
• 2971990 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: 21,721
• One, attached: 1,610
• Two: 495
• 3 or 4: 1,572
• 5 to 9: 1,927
• 10 to 19: 458
• 20 to 49: 862
• 50 or more: 586
• Mobile homes: 6,185
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 30

Housing units in Georgetown County with a mortgage: 9,658 (170 second mortgage, 1,070 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,774

Religion statistics for Georgetown County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Georgetown County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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
• South Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 06, 2004 to October 11, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1566: October 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1566, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• South Carolina Hurricane Charley, Incident Period: August 14, 2004 to August 15, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1543: September 01, 2004, FEMA Id: 1543, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Winter Storms, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1313: January 31, 2000, FEMA Id: 1313, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 4 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 2014: 11.2

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:

• In family households: 53,705 (8,783 male householders, 8,978 female householders)

  13,017 spouses, 16,177 children (15,002 natural, 419 adopted, 749 stepchildren), 2,681 grandchildren, 785 brothers or sisters, 541 parents, 1,437 other relatives, 1,232 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 8,415 (2,846 male householders (2,550 living alone)), 4,655 female householders (4,247 living alone)), 910 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 609

Size of family households: 9,511 2-persons, 4,360 3-persons, 1,985 4-persons, 1,301 5-persons, 206 6-persons, 431 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,806 1-person, 647 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

5,036 married couples with children.
4,181 single-parent households (899 men, 3,282 women).

96.9% of residents of Georgetown speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 22% 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
• 8092014 or later
• 8372010 to 2013
• 6,6152000 to 2009
• 9,2071990 to 1999
• 5,9521980 to 1989
• 5,1691970 to 1979
• 2,4341960 to 1969
• 1,9141950 to 1959
• 8291940 to 1949
• 1,2511939 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
• 361 room
• 262 rooms
• 1623 rooms
• 1,2124 rooms
• 4,4245 rooms
• 4,1776 rooms
• 3,8437 rooms
• 2,4888 rooms
• 3,0159+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Georgetown County, South Carolina
• 1191 room
• 1392 rooms
• 4493 rooms
• 1,5584 rooms
• 1,7505 rooms
• 1,0416 rooms
• 3967 rooms
• 2108 rooms
• 2159+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Georgetown County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Georgetown County, South Carolina
• 68no bedroom
• 731 bedroom
• 2,2222 bedrooms
• 12,0203 bedrooms
• 3,9724 bedrooms
• 1,0135+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Georgetown County, South Carolina
• 138no bedroom
• 5011 bedroom
• 1,9792 bedrooms
• 2,7933 bedrooms
• 3904 bedrooms
• 1285+ 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
• 818no vehicle
• 5,1721 vehicle
• 8,1812 vehicles
• 3,5223 vehicles
• 1,1964 vehicles
• 4575+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Georgetown County in renter-occupied apartments
• 978no vehicle
• 3,0301 vehicle
• 1,1102 vehicles
• 6593 vehicles
• 1104 vehicles
• 745+ vehicles

88.8% of Georgetown County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in South Carolina.

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

• This state: 37,523
• Other state: 23,132
• Northeast: 8,831
• Midwest: 3,625
• South: 9,787
• West: 983

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+)"