Marion County, South Carolina (SC)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (29.6%), Educational,health and social services (19.7%), Retail trade (10.9%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Marion County, South Carolina:

Median resident age:	35.1 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Males: 16,388	(46.2%)
Females: 19,078	(53.8%)

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Marion County:	2.6 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$30,994
South Carolina:	$43,329

This county:	$322
State:	$498

Marion County:	$89,689
South Carolina:	$133,900

Detached houses: $132,141

Here:	$132,141
State:	$214,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $190,323

Here:	$190,323
State:	$195,928

In 2-unit structures: $56,980

Here:	$56,980
State:	$168,372

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $80,483

Here:	$80,483
State:	$191,807

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $19,308

Here:	$19,308
State:	$198,924

Mobile homes: $39,504

Here:	$39,504
State:	$45,713

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $68,529

Here:	$68,529
State:	$45,615

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 102
• Burglaries: 229
• Thefts: 479
• Auto thefts: 69

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

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 10
• Assaults: 95
• Burglaries: 315
• Thefts: 487
• Auto thefts: 72

This county:	23.2%
Whole state:	14.1%

This county:	10.0%
Whole state:	6.5%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marion County is $398 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $481 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $584 a month.

Cities in this county include: Marion, Mullins, Nichols, Sellers, Brittons Neck, Centenary.

Neighboring counties: Dillon County , Florence County , Georgetown County , Horry County , Williamsburg County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Marion County: Knife Island Landing (A), Upper Dog Bluff Landing (B), Grice Ferry (C), Camp Number Five (D), Woodbury Rod and Gun Club (E), White Oak Landing (F), Sanders Landing (G), Lower Dog Bluff Landing (H), Wateree Deer Club (I), Dusty Hill Golf Club (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Marion Mall Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Marion County include: Pleasant Hill Church (A), Pleasant Grove Church (B), Pine Grove Church (C), Bright Star Church (D), Little Bethel Baptist Church (E), Pee Dee Church (F), Old Field Church (G), Old Ebenezer Church (H), Old Ark Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Nazarene Cemetery (1), Baker Cemetery (2), Livingston Cemetery (3), Kirton Cemetery (4), Bay Cemetery (5), Rose Hill Cemetery (6), Braxton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Snowbird Lake (A), Sampson Lakes (B), Upper Ford Lake (C), Judy Lake (D), Smoky Lake (E), Smokey Lake (F), Brushy Lake (G), Jordan Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mink Creek (A), Mulyn Creek (B), Millrace Drain (C), Russ Creek (D), Gully, The (E), Gulley, The (F), Stackhouse Creek (G), Poccosin Swamp (H), Jones Swamp (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	22.0%
South Carolina:	11.6%

Current college students: 1,234
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 512 (21% naturalized citizens)

Marion County:	1.4%
Whole state:	2.9%

Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,236
• One, attached: 261
• Two: 481
• 3 or 4: 362
• 5 to 9: 200
• 10 to 19: 21
• 20 or more: 46
• Mobile homes: 4,512
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Marion County with a mortgage: 3,143 (274 second mortgage, 183 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,935

Here:	51.7% with mortgage
State:	66.8% with mortgage

Marion County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 19 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/10/1982, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 16 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Marion County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below South Carolina state average. It is 94% 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 98.6 miles away from Marion 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 88.7 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 71.7 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 51.2 miles away from Marion County center
On 4/17/1995 at 13:45:57, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 93.6 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 30.8 miles away from Marion County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,276 (74%) Carpooled: 2,501 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 176 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%) Bicycle: 31 (0%) Walked: 183 (1%) Other means: 430 (3%) Worked at home: 254 (2%)

4.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,910 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.71%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.86% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($16,512 average AGI)
1.85% relocated from other states ($11,398 average AGI)

Marion County:	1.85%
South Carolina average:	4.33%

from Horry County, SC	0.86% ($32,000 average AGI)
from Dillon County, SC	0.66% ($22,592)
from Florence County, SC	0.56% ($26,215)
from Darlington County, SC	0.15% ($25,471)
from Richland County, SC	0.14% ($30,188)

5.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,637 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.75%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($354 average AGI)

Marion County:	0.09%
South Carolina average:	0.11%

3.93% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($18,302 average AGI)
1.73% relocated to other states ($6,981 average AGI)

Marion County:	1.73%
South Carolina average:	3.21%

to Horry County, SC	1.13% ($29,424 average AGI)
to Florence County, SC	0.86% ($26,330)
to Dillon County, SC	0.64% ($22,187)
to Richland County, SC	0.36% ($20,357)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.16% ($34,737)
to Darlington County, SC	0.16% ($25,316)
to Lexington County, SC	0.10% ($25,583)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,042 (4,574 aged, 1,468 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 30,809 (5,811 male householders, 3,744 female householders)

  5,718 spouses, 11,390 children (10,480 natural, 392 adopted, 518 stepchildren), 1,930 grandchildren, 496 brothers or sisters, 402 parents, 629 other relatives, 689 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,323 (1,441 male householders (1,219 living alone)), 2,281 female householders (2,149 living alone)), 601 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 334 (309 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,755 2-persons, 2,426 3-persons, 1,947 4-persons, 821 5-persons, 370 6-persons, 236 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,368 1-person, 247 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

96.1% of residents of Marion County speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $318,928,000 ($9090 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $80,345,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $91,700,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $58,531,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,493,000
Federal grants: $82,415,000
Federal procurement contracts: $73,804,000 ($72,731,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,985,000 ($3,427,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,427,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,526,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,098,000

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-43 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

64% of Marion County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in South Carolina.

Marion County:	64.4%
State average:	56.8%

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

• This state: 29615
• Northeast: 1683
• Midwest: 329
• South: 3083
• West: 168

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $59,200

Here:	6.2%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Here:	3.7%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Here:	10.8%
South Carolina:	20.3%

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