Lee County, South Carolina (SC)

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• • 10,31161.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,54633.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4612.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4272.5%Two or more races
  • 140.08%Asian alone
  • 10.01%Some other race alone

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 38
• Burglaries: 33
• Thefts: 104
• Auto thefts: 30

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

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 54
• Burglaries: 89
• Thefts: 194
• Auto thefts: 52

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $844 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $502 (0.5%)

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: Ashwood, Bishopville, St. Charles, Stokes Bridge-Cypress, Lynchburg.

Neighboring counties: Clarendon County , Howard County, Arkansas , Lexington County , Childress County, Texas , Ventura County, California , Pender County, North Carolina .

Current college students: 465
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 365 (3.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2152010 or later
• 992000 to 2009
• 611990 to 1999
• 471980 to 1989
• 371970 to 1979
• 2Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,844
• One, attached: 21
• Two: 90
• 3 or 4: 275
• 5 to 9: 108
• 10 to 19: 18
• 20 to 49: 70
• 50 or more: 27
• Mobile homes: 2,300

Housing units in Lee County with a mortgage: 1,663 (38 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19

Religion statistics for Lee County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lee 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
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.86% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($29,774 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.43% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($21,343 average AGI)
2.43% relocated from other states ($8,433 average AGI)

Lee County:	2.43%
South Carolina average:	4.96%

from Sumter County, SC	1.39% ($44,878 average AGI)
from Kershaw County, SC	0.98% ($37,793)
from Darlington County, SC	0.75% ($29,568)
from Florence County, SC	0.61% ($28,556)
from Richland County, SC	0.56% ($20,879)

7.54% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($36,849 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.51% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($31,404 average AGI)
1.03% relocated to other states ($5,445 average AGI)

Lee County:	1.03%
South Carolina average:	3.47%

to Sumter County, SC	1.43% ($28,928 average AGI)
to Kershaw County, SC	1.40% ($49,321)
to Richland County, SC	1.00% ($33,172)
to Darlington County, SC	0.93% ($24,185)
to Florence County, SC	0.60% ($43,829)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 18.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 14.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lee County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,954 (1,118 living alone), Female householders: 3,607 (1,310 living alone)

• 2,324 spouses (2,304 opposite-sex spouses), 446 unmarried partners, (429 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,339 children (3,947 natural, 77 adopted, 319 stepchildren), 1,151 grandchildren, 123 brothers or sisters, 145 parents, 0 foster children, 332 other relatives, 177 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,359

Size of family households: 1,821 2-persons, 621 3-persons, 726 4-persons, 346 5-persons, 363 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,428 1-person, 191 2-persons, 7 4-persons.

917 married couples with children.
1,125 single-parent households (377 men, 748 women).

95.8% of residents of Lee speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $123,243,000 ($6,012 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

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

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)

• Year house built in Lee County, South Carolina
• 92020 or later
• 3302010 to 2019
• 5832000 to 2009
• 1,4101990 to 1999
• 1,8621980 to 1989
• 1,3631970 to 1979
• 9031960 to 1969
• 5681950 to 1959
• 1871940 to 1949
• 2101939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lee County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lee County, South Carolina
• 81 room
• 02 rooms
• 863 rooms
• 4544 rooms
• 9095 rooms
• 1,3526 rooms
• 1,0867 rooms
• 5498 rooms
• 4229+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lee County, South Carolina
• 801 room
• 202 rooms
• 2493 rooms
• 3974 rooms
• 4445 rooms
• 3196 rooms
• 727 rooms
• 368 rooms
• 349+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lee County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lee County, South Carolina
• 15no bedroom
• 01 bedroom
• 7602 bedrooms
• 2,7253 bedrooms
• 1,2994 bedrooms
• 1075+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lee County, South Carolina
• 85no bedroom
• 1821 bedroom
• 5922 bedrooms
• 6003 bedrooms
• 1834 bedrooms
• 95+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County, South Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 317no vehicle
• 1,4631 vehicle
• 1,6962 vehicles
• 8813 vehicles
• 2784 vehicles
• 2655+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County in renter-occupied apartments
• 452no vehicle
• 5831 vehicle
• 4332 vehicles
• 973 vehicles
• 274 vehicles
• 515+ vehicles

90.0% of Lee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in South Carolina.

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

• This state: 12,849
• Other state: 3,488
• Northeast: 1,389
• Midwest: 410
• South: 1,484
• West: 203

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,095
• Number of aged recipients: 185
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 910
• Number of recipients under 18: 165
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 532
• Number of recipients older than 64: 398
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 529
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 431