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Kershaw County, South Carolina (SC)

County population in 2021: 66,130 (42% urban, 58% rural); it was 52,647 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 11,963
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,786
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 16,554
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,179 (it was 3,634 in 2000)
% of renters here:

18%
State:

31%

Land area: 726 sq. mi.

Water area: 14.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 91 people per square mile   (average).

March 2019 cost of living index in Kershaw County: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.7%), Manufacturing (14.4%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 73%
  • Government: 21%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Kershaw County, SC (2021)
    • 44,75867.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 14,75922.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3,4465.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2,7814.2%Two or more races
    • 3350.5%Some other race alone
    • 3300.5%Asian alone
    • 480.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 270.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

41.3 years
South Carolina median age:

40.2 years
Males: 32,397  (49.0%)
Females: 33,733  (51.0%)
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Average household size:
Kershaw County:

2.0 people
South Carolina:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2021: $47,995 ($38,804 in 1999)
This county:

$47,995
South Carolina:

$59,318

Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $633 (lower quartile is $520, upper quartile is $741)
This county:

$633
State:

$802


Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $159,200 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
Kershaw:

$159,200
South Carolina:

$213,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,600 - $246,400

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $243,700
Here:

$243,700
State:

$305,381

Townhouses or other attached units: $169,887
Here:

$169,887
State:

$247,985

In 2-unit structures: $141,337
Here:

$141,337
State:

$307,068

Mobile homes: $76,264
Here:

$76,264
State:

$88,052

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $16,793
Here:

$16,793
State:

$92,844

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,191
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $350

Institutionalized population: 278

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 25
  • Robberies: 7
  • Assaults: 162
  • Burglaries: 156
  • Thefts: 692
  • Auto thefts: 82

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 4
  • Rapes: 27
  • Robberies: 9
  • Assaults: 140
  • Burglaries: 255
  • Thefts: 861
  • Auto thefts: 126
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Health of residents in Kershaw County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.
71.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
42.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
49.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
66.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 200 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 169 pounds. This is more than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2021: 753 buildings, average cost: $158,600
  • 2020: 486 buildings, average cost: $168,500
  • 2019: 318 buildings, average cost: $144,900
  • 2018: 292 buildings, average cost: $143,100
  • 2017: 262 buildings, average cost: $150,300
  • 2016: 298 buildings, average cost: $142,100
  • 2015: 299 buildings, average cost: $142,300
  • 2014: 262 buildings, average cost: $136,300
  • 2013: 210 buildings, average cost: $133,100
  • 2012: 185 buildings, average cost: $144,600
  • 2011: 179 buildings, average cost: $128,800
  • 2010: 252 buildings, average cost: $124,000
  • 2009: 266 buildings, average cost: $113,600
  • 2008: 324 buildings, average cost: $110,000
  • 2007: 524 buildings, average cost: $103,100
  • 2006: 522 buildings, average cost: $105,500
  • 2005: 624 buildings, average cost: $104,300
  • 2004: 520 buildings, average cost: $105,200
  • 2003: 391 buildings, average cost: $98,600
  • 2002: 329 buildings, average cost: $105,000
  • 2001: 282 buildings, average cost: $104,400
  • 2000: 314 buildings, average cost: $105,800
  • 1999: 281 buildings, average cost: $93,600
  • 1998: 287 buildings, average cost: $93,300
  • 1997: 263 buildings, average cost: $92,500
Number of permits per 10,000 Kershaw, SC residents
Average permit cost in Kershaw, SC
Presidential Elections Results

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $955 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $594 (0.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Kershaw, SC in 2021
Distribution of house value in Kershaw, SC in 2021
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Kershaw, SC in 2021
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 15.3%
Kershaw County:

15.3%
South Carolina:

14.6%
(11.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 22.7% for Black residents, 36.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 35.3% for American Indian residents, 50.5% for other race residents, 15.3% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2021: 41.3 years old
(Males: 39.3 years old, Females: 43.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.6 years old, Black residents: 46.8 years old, American Indian residents: 56.1 years old, Asian residents: 34.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.8 years old, Other race residents: 30.7 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kershaw County is $407 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $500 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $629 a month.

Cities in this county include: Camden, Lugoff, Boykin, Mount Pisgah, Westville, Elgin, Bethune.

Kershaw County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Neighboring counties: Laurens County , Valencia County, New Mexico , Monroe County, Mississippi , Meigs County, Tennessee , Tuscaloosa County, Alabama , Hale County, Texas , Lubbock County, Texas .

Unemployment in March 2023:
Here:

3.3%
South Carolina:

3.4%

Unemployment by year in Kershaw, SC
County total employment by year in Kershaw, SC
County average yearly wages by year in Kershaw, SC

Current college students: 1,348
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,028 (25.9% naturalized citizens)

Kershaw County:

4.6%
Whole state:

5.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 3982010 or later
  • 5912000 to 2009
  • 5511990 to 1999
  • 1631980 to 1989
  • 1211970 to 1979
  • 283Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.9%

Kershaw County marital status for males Kershaw County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 21,075
  • One, attached: 280
  • Two: 180
  • 3 or 4: 148
  • 5 to 9: 450
  • 10 to 19: 26
  • 20 to 49: 154
  • 50 or more: 354
  • Mobile homes: 6,800
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 109

Housing units in Kershaw County with a mortgage: 11,613 (845 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 335 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 269

Here:

3.9% with mortgage
State:

97.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Kershaw County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant22,13983
Mainline Protestant5,62730
Black Protestant2,12613
Catholic1,7241
Other1,1664
None28,915-
Kershaw County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 9
Kershaw County:

1.55 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
This county:

0.86 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

0.85 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 34
Kershaw County:

5.85 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

5.38 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 34
This county:

5.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.75 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Kershaw County:

11.5%
South Carolina:

10.6%

Adult obesity rate:
Kershaw County:

30.0%
State:

29.4%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.3%
State:

13.4%

Agriculture in Kershaw County:

Average size of farms: 146 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $176,356
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $210.10
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.71%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.54%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $125,924
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.21%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.30%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $43,702
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.86%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.01
Corn for grain: 1110 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1406 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1576 harvested acres
Vegetables: 147 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 38 acres

Earthquake activity:

Kershaw County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 31% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 291.3 miles away from Kershaw County center
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 111.7 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 153.5 miles away from the county center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.4 miles away from Kershaw 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 23.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • South Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4492, Natural disaster type: Other
  • 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 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 Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2004 to January 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1509: February 13, 2004, FEMA Id: 1509, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
  • 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Kershaw County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Kershaw

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 14,667 (76.5%)
  • Carpooled: 1,723 (9.0%)
  • Bus: 49 (0.3%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 281 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle: 20 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 131 (0.7%)
  • Worked at home: 2,357 (12.3%)
Class of Workers in 2021
Most common industries in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Manufacturing (9%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Retail trade (6%)

Most common industries for females in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Manufacturing (10%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Retail trade (6%)

Most common occupations in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2021


  • Sales and related occupations (15%)
  • Transportation occupations (10%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2021


  • Office and administrative support occupations (24%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (6%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
  • Community and social service occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Honduras (28%)
  • Mexico (20%)
  • England (8%)
  • El Salvador (5%)
  • Germany (5%)
  • Korea (5%)
  • Haiti (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Kershaw County


  • American (12%)
  • English (10%)
  • Irish (4%)
  • German (4%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • European (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Kershaw County, South Carolina in 2010:

  • 252 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 125 people in college/university student housing
  • 40 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 33 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 26 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 26 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 16 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 8 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness

People in group quarters in Kershaw County, South Carolina in 2000:

  • 294 people in nursing homes
  • 88 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 70 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 68 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $60,978.

8.75% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($59,796 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.75%
South Carolina average:

8.89%


0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($639 average AGI)
Kershaw County:

0.09%
South Carolina average:

0.04%

5.37% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($31,885 average AGI)
3.29% relocated from other states ($27,272 average AGI)
Kershaw County:

3.29%
South Carolina average:

4.96%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Richland County, SC  2.67% ($54,505 average AGI)
from Lexington County, SC  0.48% ($44,289)
from Lancaster County, SC  0.37% ($45,065)
from Lee County, SC  0.32% ($49,321)
from Sumter County, SC  0.27% ($48,059)
from York County, SC  0.16% ($45,195)
from Fairfield County, SC  0.16% ($43,692)


6.45% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($53,425 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.45%
South Carolina average:

7.46%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.31% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($34,333 average AGI)
2.14% relocated to other states ($19,093 average AGI)
Kershaw County:

2.14%
South Carolina average:

3.47%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Richland County, SC  1.78% ($45,213 average AGI)
to Lexington County, SC  0.52% ($56,206)
to Lancaster County, SC  0.28% ($47,464)
to Lee County, SC  0.24% ($37,793)
to Sumter County, SC  0.22% ($40,964)
to Fairfield County, SC  0.17% ($46,585)
to Horry County, SC  0.13% ($45,613)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Kershaw County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 11.7%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Kershaw County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Kershaw County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Kershaw County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Kershaw County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Kershaw County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Kershaw County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 9,735 (7,766 aged, 1,969 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,771 (12%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Kershaw County, South Carolina in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (897)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (766)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (642)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (552)
  • Unspecified dementia (445)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (388)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (263)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (193)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (187)
  • Congestive heart failure (157)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.8
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,499
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 351
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 39,913

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,243
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 883
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 16

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 31
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 57

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 115.3. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 81.2
  • Other - 34.1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 66,130
  • Male householders: 12,292 (4,506 living alone), Female householders: 13,120 (3,619 living alone)
  • 12,709 spouses (12,709 opposite-sex spouses), 528 unmarried partners, (440 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 19,247 children (17,694 natural, 40 adopted, 1,513 stepchildren), 2,315 grandchildren, 2,061 brothers or sisters, 1,130 parents, 0 foster children, 1,168 other relatives, 1,243 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 317

Size of family households: 8,837 2-persons, 4,132 3-persons, 3,188 4-persons, 1,186 5-persons, 288 6-persons, 173 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,159 1-person, 774 2-persons, 75 3-persons, 10 5-persons.

8,683 married couples with children.
3,754 single-parent households (269 men, 3,485 women).

94.1% of residents of Kershaw speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $273,834,000 ($4,935 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,620,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $150,390,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $52,067,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $582,000
Federal grants: $59,144,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,853,000 ($262,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,799,000 ($3,223,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,721,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $20,710,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,629,000

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

Births: 3,736
Here:

66 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,716
Here:

48 per 1000 residents
State:

46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +94
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +2,808
Here:

+50 per 1000 residents
State:

+27 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Kershaw County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.28 millions of gallons per day (31% from ground, 69% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.9
State:

4.5

Year house built in Kershaw County, South Carolina
  • Year house built in Kershaw County, South Carolina
  • 2722020 or later
  • 3,8272010 to 2019
  • 5,4922000 to 2009
  • 6,2641990 to 1999
  • 3,1951980 to 1989
  • 4,4911970 to 1979
  • 2,1751960 to 1969
  • 1,9741950 to 1959
  • 5791940 to 1949
  • 1,2151939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Kershaw County, South Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kershaw County, South Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kershaw County, South Carolina
  • 741 room
  • 1882 rooms
  • 933 rooms
  • 1,2924 rooms
  • 4,3665 rooms
  • 4,8116 rooms
  • 4,2067 rooms
  • 2,5878 rooms
  • 3,4429+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kershaw County, South Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kershaw County, South Carolina
  • 1481 room
  • 482 rooms
  • 4563 rooms
  • 1,0274 rooms
  • 1,2435 rooms
  • 2696 rooms
  • 7637 rooms
  • 2698 rooms
  • 1309+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Kershaw County, South Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Kershaw County, South Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Kershaw County, South Carolina
  • 74no bedroom
  • 2901 bedroom
  • 1,5682 bedrooms
  • 13,1413 bedrooms
  • 4,5444 bedrooms
  • 1,4425+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kershaw County, South Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kershaw County, South Carolina
  • 148no bedroom
  • 5031 bedroom
  • 2,2682 bedrooms
  • 1,1103 bedrooms
  • 3244 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Kershaw County, South Carolina in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Kershaw County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Kershaw County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 439no vehicle
  • 5,0991 vehicle
  • 7,7772 vehicles
  • 4,9323 vehicles
  • 1,5994 vehicles
  • 1,2135+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Kershaw County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Kershaw County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 945no vehicle
  • 2,2911 vehicle
  • 8422 vehicles
  • 1203 vehicles
  • 1554 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

90.2% of Kershaw County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in South Carolina.

Kershaw County:

90.2%
State average:

86.4%

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

  • This state: 40,626
  • Other state: 21,520
  • Northeast: 5,919
  • Midwest: 4,106
  • South: 8,320
  • West: 3,175
Year householders moved into unit in Kershaw County, SC
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Kershaw County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 74.2%Electricity
  • 17.8%Utility gas
  • 5.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.7%Wood
  • 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.7%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 77.4%Electricity
  • 12.6%Utility gas
  • 4.0%No fuel used
  • 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.4%Wood
  • 1.3%Other fuel
  • 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.3%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 496
Here:

7.1%
South Carolina:

12.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 445
Here:

11.3%
South Carolina:

11.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 595
Here:

25.4%
South Carolina:

20.7%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Kershaw County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,451,000
    Cash and Securities: $16,982,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,438,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,371,000
    Regular Highways: $2,184,000
    Regular Highways: $2,124,000
    Sewerage: $1,682,000
    Sewerage: $1,636,000
    Other: $433,000
    Other: $421,000
    Parks and Recreation: $309,000
    Parks and Recreation: $300,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $6,822,000
    Police Protection: $6,133,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,966,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,666,000
    Financial Administration: $2,659,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,463,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,393,000
    Financial Administration: $2,391,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,215,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,151,000
    General - Other: $1,884,000
    General - Other: $1,694,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,642,000
    Sewerage: $1,634,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,476,000
    Sewerage: $1,469,000
    Regular Highways: $1,403,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,265,000
    Regular Highways: $1,262,000
    Libraries: $1,161,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,137,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,069,000
    Libraries: $1,044,000
    Central Staff Services: $961,000
    General Public Buildings: $862,000
    General Public Buildings: $775,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $528,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $475,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $284,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $255,000
    Health - Other: $208,000
    Health - Other: $187,000
    Air Transportation: $170,000
    Air Transportation: $153,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,329,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,216,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,437,000
    Other: $2,437,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,224,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,403,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $29,064,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,725,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,339,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,339,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $518,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,954,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,639,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $859,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $720,000
    Interest Earnings: $199,000
    Interest Earnings: $167,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,042,000
    Cash and Securities: $41,992,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $615,000
    Cash and Securities: $487,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,541,000
    Other: $2,427,000
  • Tax - Property: $14,803,000
    Property: $13,696,000
    Other License: $7,499,000
    Other License: $6,938,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,731,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,377,000

Kershaw County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,451,000
    Cash and Securities: $16,982,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,438,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,371,000
    Regular Highways: $2,184,000
    Regular Highways: $2,124,000
    Sewerage: $1,682,000
    Sewerage: $1,636,000
    Other: $433,000
    Other: $421,000
    Parks and Recreation: $309,000
    Parks and Recreation: $300,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $6,822,000
    Police Protection: $6,133,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,966,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,666,000
    Financial Administration: $2,659,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,463,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,393,000
    Financial Administration: $2,391,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,215,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,151,000
    General - Other: $1,884,000
    General - Other: $1,694,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,642,000
    Sewerage: $1,634,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,476,000
    Sewerage: $1,469,000
    Regular Highways: $1,403,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,265,000
    Regular Highways: $1,262,000
    Libraries: $1,161,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,137,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,069,000
    Libraries: $1,044,000
    Central Staff Services: $961,000
    General Public Buildings: $862,000
    General Public Buildings: $775,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $528,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $475,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $284,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $255,000
    Health - Other: $208,000
    Health - Other: $187,000
    Air Transportation: $170,000
    Air Transportation: $153,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,329,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,216,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,437,000
    Other: $2,437,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,224,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,403,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $29,064,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,725,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,339,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,339,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $518,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,954,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,639,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $859,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $720,000
    Interest Earnings: $199,000
    Interest Earnings: $167,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,042,000
    Cash and Securities: $41,992,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $615,000
    Cash and Securities: $487,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,541,000
    Other: $2,427,000
  • Tax - Property: $14,803,000
    Property: $13,696,000
    Other License: $7,499,000
    Other License: $6,938,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,731,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,377,000

Kershaw County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,451,000
    Cash and Securities: $16,982,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,438,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,371,000
    Regular Highways: $2,184,000
    Regular Highways: $2,124,000
    Sewerage: $1,682,000
    Sewerage: $1,636,000
    Other: $433,000
    Other: $421,000
    Parks and Recreation: $309,000
    Parks and Recreation: $300,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $6,822,000
    Police Protection: $6,133,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,966,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,666,000
    Financial Administration: $2,659,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,463,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,393,000
    Financial Administration: $2,391,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,215,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,151,000
    General - Other: $1,884,000
    General - Other: $1,694,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,642,000
    Sewerage: $1,634,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,476,000
    Sewerage: $1,469,000
    Regular Highways: $1,403,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,265,000
    Regular Highways: $1,262,000
    Libraries: $1,161,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,137,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,069,000
    Libraries: $1,044,000
    Central Staff Services: $961,000
    General Public Buildings: $862,000
    General Public Buildings: $775,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $528,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $475,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $284,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $255,000
    Health - Other: $208,000
    Health - Other: $187,000
    Air Transportation: $170,000
    Air Transportation: $153,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,329,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,216,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,437,000
    Other: $2,437,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,224,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,403,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $29,064,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,725,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,339,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,339,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $518,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,954,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,639,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $859,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $720,000
    Interest Earnings: $199,000
    Interest Earnings: $167,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,042,000
    Cash and Securities: $41,992,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $615,000
    Cash and Securities: $487,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,541,000
    Other: $2,427,000
  • Tax - Property: $14,803,000
    Property: $13,696,000
    Other License: $7,499,000
    Other License: $6,938,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,731,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,377,000

Kershaw County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,451,000
    Cash and Securities: $16,982,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,438,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,371,000
    Regular Highways: $2,184,000
    Regular Highways: $2,124,000
    Sewerage: $1,682,000
    Sewerage: $1,636,000
    Other: $433,000
    Other: $421,000
    Parks and Recreation: $309,000
    Parks and Recreation: $300,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $6,822,000
    Police Protection: $6,133,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,966,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,666,000
    Financial Administration: $2,659,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,463,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,393,000
    Financial Administration: $2,391,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,215,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,151,000
    General - Other: $1,884,000
    General - Other: $1,694,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,642,000
    Sewerage: $1,634,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,476,000
    Sewerage: $1,469,000
    Regular Highways: $1,403,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,265,000
    Regular Highways: $1,262,000
    Libraries: $1,161,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,137,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,069,000
    Libraries: $1,044,000
    Central Staff Services: $961,000
    General Public Buildings: $862,000
    General Public Buildings: $775,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $528,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $475,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $284,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $255,000
    Health - Other: $208,000
    Health - Other: $187,000
    Air Transportation: $170,000
    Air Transportation: $153,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,329,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,216,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,437,000
    Other: $2,437,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,224,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,403,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $29,064,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,725,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,339,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,339,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $518,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,954,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,639,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $859,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $720,000
    Interest Earnings: $199,000
    Interest Earnings: $167,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,042,000
    Cash and Securities: $41,992,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $615,000
    Cash and Securities: $487,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,541,000
    Other: $2,427,000
  • Tax - Property: $14,803,000
    Property: $13,696,000
    Other License: $7,499,000
    Other License: $6,938,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,731,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,377,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,352
  • Number of aged recipients: 150
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,202
  • Number of recipients under 18: 273
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 787
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 292
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 514
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 554
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 11 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED376$144,098199$130,1511,164$160,48133$54,5761$609,000129$169,33365$61,831
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED13$120,30826$130,46280$151,6633$9,6670$013$195,38517$50,765
APPLICATIONS DENIED49$129,61271$82,451475$136,57332$37,0000$021$154,38180$67,300
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN37$137,21618$136,556256$150,82810$71,2000$014$181,3578$60,250
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS18$132,6678$263,37542$145,6670$00$05$205,4004$67,750
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 11 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)		D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED29$172,89738$163,0001$243,0001$243,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED11$251,54531$202,1291$333,0000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED5$231,8005$190,2000$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$238,5006$146,6670$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS3$257,6671$67,0001$256,0000$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Kershaw, SC
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Kershaw, SC - Value
Most common first names in Kershaw County, SC among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James40471.5 years
John31172.1 years
William29272.1 years
Mary28476.8 years
Robert18570.8 years
Willie15171.2 years
George13772.1 years
Charles12868.3 years
Thomas12770.2 years
Henry11072.5 years
Most common last names in Kershaw County, SC among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Williams17173.5 years
Brown16369.3 years
Branham15774.3 years
Jones13374.0 years
Johnson11869.0 years
Smith10875.2 years
Davis10774.3 years
Jackson9872.9 years
Robinson7471.5 years
Anderson7474.9 years
Businesses in Kershaw County, SC
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1Lowe's1
Ace Hardware1MasterBrand Cabinets2
Advance Auto Parts3McDonald's3
Arby's1Nike1
AutoZone2Papa John's Pizza1
Blockbuster1Payless1
Burger King2Pizza Hut1
CVS1Quality1
Chevrolet1RadioShack1
Comfort Inn1Ramada1
Curves1Rite Aid1
Dairy Queen1Rue211
Econo Lodge1SONIC Drive-In1
FedEx5Sears1
Ford1Subway2
GNC2T-Mobile1
Goodwill2Taco Bell1
H&R Block2Toyota1
Hardee's1U-Haul5
Holiday Inn1UPS6
KFC2Waffle House2
Kmart1Walgreens1
La-Z-Boy3Walmart1
Lane Furniture2Wendy's1
Little Caesars Pizza1
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