Lee County, South Carolina (SC)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.7%), Educational,health and social services (17.6%).

Type of workers:

Lee County, South Carolina business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lee County, South Carolina:

Median resident age:	35.7 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Males: 10,128	(50.3%)
Females: 9,991	(49.7%)

Recent posts about Lee County, South Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Lee County is mentioned 19 times on our forum:

	Forgive me if this has been asked: Which city is more liberal, and which has more transplants: Columbia or Greenville?  (104 replies)
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Lee County:	2.7 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$31,439
South Carolina:	$43,329

This county:	$291
State:	$498

Lee County:	$77,288
South Carolina:	$133,900

Detached houses: $124,327

Here:	$124,327
State:	$214,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $97,790

Here:	$97,790
State:	$195,928

In 2-unit structures: $82,208

Here:	$82,208
State:	$168,372

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $162,853

Here:	$162,853
State:	$191,807

Mobile homes: $34,615

Here:	$34,615
State:	$45,713

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$45,615

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 9
• Assaults: 87
• Burglaries: 156
• Thefts: 260
• Auto thefts: 41

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 10
• Assaults: 101
• Burglaries: 169
• Thefts: 288
• Auto thefts: 62

This county:	21.8%
Whole state:	14.1%

This county:	9.3%
Whole state:	6.5%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lee County is $403 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $481 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $592 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bishopville, Lynchburg, Ashwood, St. Charles, Stokes Bridge-Cypress.

Neighboring counties: Darlington County , Florence County , Kershaw County , Sumter County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lee County: Stokes Bridge (A), Ashwood Raceway (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lee County include: Hepsibah Church (A), High Hill Church (B), Pine Grove Church (C), Browntown Church (D), Calvary Church (E), New Zion Church (F), New Hope Church (G), Cedar Creek Church (H), Jerusalem Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Lukes Cemetery (1), Lockard Cemetery (2), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (3), Piedmont Cemetery (4), Campground Cemetery (5), Hawkins Cemetery (6), Pate Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: McLeods Pond (A), Shiver Millpond (B), Ashwood Lake (C), Smith Pond (D), Bell Pond (E), Singletary Millpond (F), Shaws Pond (G), Minnie Deschamps Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gum Springs Branch (A), Gully Run (B), Lawry Branch (C), Laws Branch (D), Merchants Mill Creek (E), Stony Run Branch (F), Meadow Branch (G), McGirts Creek (H), Gin Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Lee County: Lee State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	16.0%
South Carolina:	11.6%

Current college students: 465
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 61.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 418 (6% naturalized citizens)

Lee County:	2.1%
Whole state:	2.9%

Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 42.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,406
• One, attached: 86
• Two: 80
• 3 or 4: 192
• 5 to 9: 136
• 10 to 19: 22
• 20 or more: 18
• Mobile homes: 2,723
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Lee County with a mortgage: 1,614 (121 second mortgage, 133 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,548

Here:	51.0% with mortgage
State:	66.8% with mortgage

Lee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below South Carolina state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/1/1966, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 8 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Lee County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below South Carolina state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 89.2 miles away from Lee 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 79.0 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 31.5 miles away from the county center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 44.7 miles away from Lee County center
On 4/17/1995 at 13:45:57, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 86.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 46.5 miles away from Lee County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,215 (71%) Carpooled: 1,559 (21%) Bus or trolley bus: 151 (2%) Taxi: 16 (0%) Bicycle: 9 (0%) Walked: 172 (2%) Other means: 86 (1%) Worked at home: 102 (1%)

6.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,397 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.06%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

0.16% of residents moved from foreign countries ($107 average AGI)

Lee County:	0.16%
South Carolina average:	0.15%

4.51% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($19,726 average AGI)
1.39% relocated from other states ($6,564 average AGI)

Lee County:	1.39%
South Carolina average:	4.33%

from Sumter County, SC	1.66% ($26,238 average AGI)
from Darlington County, SC	0.68% ($27,767)
from Kershaw County, SC	0.59% ($27,811)
from Richland County, SC	0.43% ($27,074)
from Florence County, SC	0.35% ($22,909)
from Clarendon County, SC	0.16% ($17,100)

6.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,054 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.70%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.16% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($20,087 average AGI)
1.54% relocated to other states ($4,969 average AGI)

Lee County:	1.54%
South Carolina average:	3.21%

to Sumter County, SC	1.60% ($23,118 average AGI)
to Kershaw County, SC	0.93% ($29,678)
to Darlington County, SC	0.60% ($24,105)
to Florence County, SC	0.60% ($23,842)
to Richland County, SC	0.47% ($25,033)
to Lexington County, SC	0.17% ($37,909)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 18.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 15.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,841 (2,198 aged, 643 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 16,208 (2,836 male householders, 2,108 female householders)

  2,998 spouses, 5,895 children (5,539 natural, 143 adopted, 213 stepchildren), 1,186 grandchildren, 274 brothers or sisters, 167 parents, 455 other relatives, 289 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,211 (956 male householders (833 living alone)), 993 female householders (954 living alone)), 262 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,700 (1,659 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,950 2-persons, 1,201 3-persons, 957 4-persons, 467 5-persons, 205 6-persons, 164 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,787 1-person, 133 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

94.6% of residents of Lee County speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 30% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English well, 40% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $123,243,000 ($6012 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,990,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,023,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,123,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,961,000
Federal grants: $44,640,000
Federal procurement contracts: $484,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,012,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $751,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,242,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,267,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+14 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-2 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.58 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.9

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

69% of Lee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in South Carolina.

Lee County:	68.9%
State average:	56.8%

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

• This state: 17210
• Northeast: 860
• Midwest: 164
• South: 1277
• West: 114

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,700

Here:	12.0%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Here:	21.5%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Here:	19.5%
South Carolina:	20.3%

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