Marion County, South Carolina (SC)

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• • 16,40055.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 11,33038.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,0303.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4941.7%Two or more races
  • 2730.9%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 640.2%Asian alone
  • 250.08%Some other race alone

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

• Murders: 6
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 65
• Burglaries: 72
• Thefts: 277
• Auto thefts: 37

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

• Murders: 6
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 83
• Burglaries: 120
• Thefts: 271
• Auto thefts: 39

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $614 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $382 (0.5%)

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, Brittons Neck, Centenary, Nichols, Sellers.

Neighboring counties: Abbeville County , Curry County, New Mexico , Pickens County , Pontotoc County, Mississippi , Winston County, Alabama , Rockdale County, Georgia .

Current college students: 1,234
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 487 (28.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 612010 or later
• 2442000 to 2009
• 1061990 to 1999
• 661980 to 1989
• 441970 to 1979
• 53Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,237
• One, attached: 33
• Two: 679
• 3 or 4: 325
• 5 to 9: 232
• 20 or more: 1
• Mobile homes: 5,032
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 57

Housing units in Marion County with a mortgage: 2,523 (151 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 108 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 36

Religion statistics for Marion County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Marion County:

Tornado activity:

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 Dorian, Incident Period: August 31, 2019 - September 6, 2019, FEMA Id: 4464, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 8, 2018 - October 8, 2018, FEMA Id: 4394, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 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 Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 15, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4166: March 12, 2014, FEMA Id: 4166, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.66% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($33,252 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.66% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($20,735 average AGI)
2.00% relocated from other states ($12,517 average AGI)

Marion County:	2.00%
South Carolina average:	4.96%

from Horry County, SC	1.23% ($30,970 average AGI)
from Dillon County, SC	0.81% ($31,989)
from Florence County, SC	0.66% ($31,380)
from Richland County, SC	0.20% ($24,727)

5.89% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($35,336 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.37% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($25,823 average AGI)
1.52% relocated to other states ($9,513 average AGI)

Marion County:	1.52%
South Carolina average:	3.47%

to Horry County, SC	1.31% ($37,880 average AGI)
to Florence County, SC	1.16% ($35,000)
to Dillon County, SC	0.83% ($27,500)
to Richland County, SC	0.31% ($35,735)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Marion County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,468 (1,675 living alone), Female householders: 7,446 (2,510 living alone)

• 3,644 spouses (3,644 opposite-sex spouses), 595 unmarried partners, (585 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,098 children (8,821 natural, 199 adopted, 57 stepchildren), 1,380 grandchildren, 534 brothers or sisters, 597 parents, 0 foster children, 894 other relatives, 911 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 210

Size of family households: 3,703 2-persons, 1,451 3-persons, 1,254 4-persons, 267 5-persons, 414 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,188 1-person, 535 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

2,042 married couples with children.
2,922 single-parent households (96 men, 2,826 women).

96.1% of residents of Marion speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (20% speak English very well, 80% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $318,928,000 ($9,090 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

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

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)

• Year house built in Marion County, South Carolina
• 952020 or later
• 1,0442010 to 2019
• 1,8262000 to 2009
• 2,8651990 to 1999
• 2,1381980 to 1989
• 2,2921970 to 1979
• 1,5271960 to 1969
• 1,3321950 to 1959
• 3061940 to 1949
• 6891939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Marion County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Marion County, South Carolina
• 721 room
• 702 rooms
• 2563 rooms
• 7604 rooms
• 1,5525 rooms
• 1,7616 rooms
• 1,0457 rooms
• 7958 rooms
• 9219+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion County, South Carolina
• 4501 room
• 1832 rooms
• 7253 rooms
• 9434 rooms
• 1,1305 rooms
• 7006 rooms
• 1167 rooms
• 2158 rooms
• 1139+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Marion County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Marion County, South Carolina
• 70no bedroom
• 921 bedroom
• 1,2112 bedrooms
• 4,5623 bedrooms
• 1,0934 bedrooms
• 1515+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion County, South Carolina
• 458no bedroom
• 4511 bedroom
• 1,4162 bedrooms
• 1,6483 bedrooms
• 5224 bedrooms
• 495+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Marion County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 359no vehicle
• 2,2331 vehicle
• 2,6822 vehicles
• 1,3073 vehicles
• 4244 vehicles
• 2155+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Marion County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,009no vehicle
• 2,2371 vehicle
• 1,1832 vehicles
• 1323 vehicles
• 234 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

93.0% of Marion County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in South Carolina.

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

• This state: 23,749
• Other state: 5,285
• Northeast: 1,455
• Midwest: 525
• South: 3,020
• West: 251

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,722
• Number of aged recipients: 281
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,441
• Number of recipients under 18: 244
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 920
• Number of recipients older than 64: 558
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 787
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 670