County population in 2016: 64,740 (42% urban, 58% rural); it was 52,647 in 2000County 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: 89 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Kershaw County: 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (32.6%), Educational, health and social services (18.8%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (14.6%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $48,899 ($38,804 in 1999)
This county:
$48,899
South Carolina:
$49,501
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $537 (lower quartile is $396, upper quartile is $734)
This county:
$537
State:
$653
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $129,250 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
Kershaw:
$129,250
South Carolina:
$153,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $79,749 - $203,794 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,096 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $324
Institutionalized population: 278
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 14
Robberies: 20
Assaults: 155
Burglaries: 265
Thefts: 691
Auto thefts: 114
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 4
Rapes: 13
Robberies: 9
Assaults: 161
Burglaries: 283
Thefts: 673
Auto thefts: 89
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $802 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $539 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 14.1%
Kershaw County:
14.1%
South Carolina:
15.3%
(10.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.7% for Black residents, 7.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 48.6% for American Indian residents, 1.1% for other race residents, 23.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 42.1 years old
(Males: 40.0 years old, Females: 43.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.0 years old, Black residents: 39.9 years old, American Indian residents: 62.3 years old, Asian residents: 56.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.0 years old, Other race residents: 27.8 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.
Current college students: 1,348 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,198 (54.7% naturalized citizens)
Kershaw County:
1.9%
Whole state:
4.8%
Note: State values scaled to Kershaw County population
682010 or later
2412000 to 2009
2891990 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%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 20,241
One, attached: 124
Two: 251
3 or 4: 133
5 to 9: 592
10 to 19: 116
20 to 49: 102
50 or more: 53
Mobile homes: 6,981
Housing units in Kershaw County with a mortgage: 10,625 (243 second mortgage, 913 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 9,347
Here:
52.6% with mortgage
State:
58.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Kershaw County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
22,139
83
Mainline Protestant
5,627
30
Black Protestant
2,126
13
Catholic
1,724
1
Other
1,166
4
None
28,915
-
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 near South Carolina state average. It is 86% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
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 Kershaw 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 the 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 On 11/11/2002 at 23:39:29, a magnitude 4.4 (4.0 MB, 4.4 LG, Depth: 1.5 mi) earthquake occurred 136.2 miles away from Kershaw County center On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 216.8 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
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 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
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
South Carolina Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 14, 1999 to September 30, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1299: September 21, 1999, FEMA Id: 1299, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Kershaw County (15) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (11%)
Management occupations (10%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Transportation occupations (8%)
Material moving occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
Sales and related occupations (12%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Personal care and service occupations (5%)
Mexico (26%)
Taiwan (7%)
Germany (7%)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (7%)
Honduras (7%)
El Salvador (6%)
Korea (5%)
American (18%)
English (5%)
Irish (4%)
German (3%)
European (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
African (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 17,179 (83.6%)
Carpooled: 2,028 (9.9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0.0%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 340 (1.7%)
Bicycle: 5 (0.0%)
Walked: 167 (0.8%)
Worked at home: 829 (4.0%)
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
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
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $46,730.
6.12% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($37,474 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.12%
South Carolina average:
6.90%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.88% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($21,741 average AGI)
2.24% relocated from other states ($15,733 average AGI)
Kershaw County:
2.24%
South Carolina average:
3.58%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
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%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Kershaw County, South Carolina in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (663)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (293)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (205)
Pneumonia, unspecified (198)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (186)
Congestive heart failure (155)
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.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 81.2
Other - 34.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 64,740
In family households: 55,556 (8,578 male householders, 8,472 female householders)
12,176 spouses, 19,549 children (17,945 natural, 639 adopted, 967 stepchildren), 2,326 grandchildren, 979 brothers or sisters, 1,168 parents, 1,049 other relatives, 1,264 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,775 (3,319 male householders (2,690 living alone)), 4,187 female householders (3,764 living alone)), 1,274 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 385
Size of family households: 9,206 2-persons, 3,609 3-persons, 2,642 4-persons, 1,156 5-persons, 344 6-persons, 129 7-or-more-persons.
8,455 married couples with children.
4,698 single-parent households (1,262 men, 3,436 women).
96.6% of residents of Kershaw speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English 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
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:
6.2
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.6
Note: State values scaled to Kershaw County population
6972014 or later
1,4422010 to 2013
5,2752000 to 2009
5,7651990 to 1999
4,8161980 to 1989
3,7001970 to 1979
2,5731960 to 1969
2,5761950 to 1959
8401940 to 1949
1,0681939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Kershaw County, South Carolina
Note: State values scaled to Kershaw County population
632no vehicle
5,0681 vehicle
8,0232 vehicles
4,2523 vehicles
1,3734 vehicles
5735+ vehicles
Note: State values scaled to Kershaw County population
289no vehicle
2,4671 vehicle
1,4992 vehicles
4563 vehicles
234 vehicles
135+ vehicles
92.7% of Kershaw County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in South Carolina.
Kershaw County:
92.7%
State average:
85.2%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 42,705
Other state: 20,027
Northeast: 5,014
Midwest: 4,201
South: 9,537
West: 1,309
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