Kershaw County, South Carolina (SC)

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• • 45,83987.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 15,41129.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,0175.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,8483.5%Two or more races
  • 1960.4%Some other race alone
  • 1730.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1310.2%Asian alone
  • 1220.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

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

Health of residents in Kershaw County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

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: $842 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $578 (0.5%)

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.

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

Current college students: 1,348
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,818 (21.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2692010 or later
• 4432000 to 2009
• 3581990 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: 21,053
• One, attached: 193
• Two: 186
• 3 or 4: 227
• 5 to 9: 286
• 10 to 19: 59
• 20 to 49: 111
• 50 or more: 244
• Mobile homes: 7,424
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 47

Housing units in Kershaw County with a mortgage: 11,547 (130 second mortgage, 832 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,421

Religion statistics for Kershaw County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Kershaw County:

Earthquake activity:

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.

6.45% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($50,264 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.30% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($32,240 average AGI)
2.15% relocated from other states ($18,024 average AGI)

Kershaw County:	2.15%
South Carolina average:	4.20%

from Richland County, SC	2.00% ($52,708 average AGI)
from Lexington County, SC	0.47% ($40,651)
from Sumter County, SC	0.30% ($68,957)
from Lancaster County, SC	0.29% ($33,106)
from Lee County, SC	0.25% ($30,414)
from Fairfield County, SC	0.13% ($41,767)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.12% ($81,519)

5.64% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($41,063 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.76% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($25,281 average AGI)
1.87% relocated to other states ($15,781 average AGI)

Kershaw County:	1.87%
South Carolina average:	3.18%

to Richland County, SC	1.52% ($39,415 average AGI)
to Lexington County, SC	0.45% ($36,760)
to Sumter County, SC	0.22% ($30,680)
to Lancaster County, SC	0.21% ($30,957)
to Lee County, SC	0.20% ($19,578)
to York County, SC	0.14% ($40,242)
to Charleston County, SC	0.10% ($38,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.4

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

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 12,151 (3,535 living alone), Female householders: 12,393 (4,501 living alone)

• 12,637 spouses (12,397 opposite-sex spouses), 1,253 unmarried partners, (1,253 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 21,748 children (20,281 natural, 718 adopted, 749 stepchildren), 2,020 grandchildren, 636 brothers or sisters, 1,835 parents, 0 foster children, 1,035 other relatives, 519 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 324

Size of family households: 7,752 2-persons, 3,075 3-persons, 2,815 4-persons, 1,695 5-persons, 487 6-persons, 195 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,036 1-person, 406 2-persons, 83 3-persons.

8,561 married couples with children.
4,471 single-parent households (53 men, 4,418 women).

94.9% of residents of Kershaw speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% 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:

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

• Year house built in Kershaw County, South Carolina
• 5962014 or later
• 1,8082010 to 2013
• 6,4722000 to 2009
• 5,1261990 to 1999
• 5,7061980 to 1989
• 4,0751970 to 1979
• 2,2931960 to 1969
• 1,8931950 to 1959
• 4671940 to 1949
• 1,2561939 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
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 1313 rooms
• 1,5364 rooms
• 3,6035 rooms
• 4,6726 rooms
• 3,1917 rooms
• 3,1058 rooms
• 3,7309+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kershaw County, South Carolina
• 7031 room
• 642 rooms
• 2263 rooms
• 5604 rooms
• 1,8405 rooms
• 8306 rooms
• 367 rooms
• 508 rooms
• 2679+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Kershaw County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Kershaw County, South Carolina
• 0no bedroom
• 1921 bedroom
• 2,5182 bedrooms
• 11,1603 bedrooms
• 5,4954 bedrooms
• 6035+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kershaw County, South Carolina
• 703no bedroom
• 3151 bedroom
• 1,5392 bedrooms
• 1,9693 bedrooms
• 04 bedrooms
• 505+ 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
• 390no vehicle
• 5,0251 vehicle
• 7,3852 vehicles
• 4,0543 vehicles
• 2,4824 vehicles
• 6325+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Kershaw County in renter-occupied apartments
• 737no vehicle
• 2,4651 vehicle
• 1,3612 vehicles
• 133 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

92.0% of Kershaw County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in South Carolina.

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

• This state: 42,308
• Other state: 22,208
• Northeast: 5,254
• Midwest: 3,747
• South: 11,247
• West: 1,960

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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