Darlington County, South Carolina (SC)

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• • 34,56253.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 25,67540.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,8202.8%Two or more races
  • 1,6092.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3190.5%Asian alone
  • 1280.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 390.06%Some other race alone
  • 60.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

• Murders: 16
• Rapes: 22
• Robberies: 28
• Assaults: 401
• Burglaries: 434
• Thefts: 909
• Auto thefts: 261

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

• Murders: 8
• Rapes: 12
• Robberies: 26
• Assaults: 263
• Burglaries: 437
• Thefts: 839
• Auto thefts: 178

Health of residents in Darlington County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $710 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $482 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Darlington County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $481 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $578 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hartsville, Darlington, Lake Swamp, North Hartsville, Lamar, Society Hill, Lydia.

2023 air pollution in Darlington County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Etowah County, Alabama , Cherokee County, Georgia , Robeson County, North Carolina , Yalobusha County, Mississippi , Madison County, Georgia , Hardeman County, Texas , White County, Georgia .

Current college students: 2,538
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,240 (62.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5482010 or later
• 3412000 to 2009
• 1211990 to 1999
• 741980 to 1989
• 1241970 to 1979
• 171Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,282
• One, attached: 287
• Two: 424
• 3 or 4: 719
• 5 to 9: 618
• 10 to 19: 382
• 20 to 49: 134
• 50 or more: 102
• Mobile homes: 8,241
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 95

Housing units in Darlington County with a mortgage: 8,270 (590 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 471 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 212

Religion statistics for Darlington County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Darlington 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 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 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
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.00% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($41,256 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.16% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($25,748 average AGI)
1.84% relocated from other states ($15,508 average AGI)

Darlington County:	1.84%
South Carolina average:	4.96%

from Florence County, SC	1.96% ($37,480 average AGI)
from Chesterfield County, SC	0.54% ($35,411)
from Lee County, SC	0.23% ($24,185)
from Richland County, SC	0.20% ($35,435)
from Horry County, SC	0.15% ($44,382)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.11% ($46,760)
from Sumter County, SC	0.11% ($51,920)

5.93% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,306 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.31% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($28,818 average AGI)
1.62% relocated to other states ($11,488 average AGI)

Darlington County:	1.62%
South Carolina average:	3.47%

to Florence County, SC	2.06% ($35,284 average AGI)
to Chesterfield County, SC	0.43% ($39,290)
to Richland County, SC	0.26% ($38,918)
to Horry County, SC	0.19% ($62,089)
to Lee County, SC	0.19% ($29,568)
to Greenville County, SC	0.12% ($39,815)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.11% ($31,640)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Darlington County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 11,634 (4,241 living alone), Female householders: 14,806 (4,577 living alone)

• 10,446 spouses (10,387 opposite-sex spouses), 1,465 unmarried partners, (1,350 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 19,573 children (18,127 natural, 459 adopted, 988 stepchildren), 2,787 grandchildren, 558 brothers or sisters, 533 parents, 21 foster children, 758 other relatives, 757 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,349

Size of family households: 7,963 2-persons, 4,077 3-persons, 2,672 4-persons, 904 5-persons, 658 6-persons, 411 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,814 1-person, 811 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 17 6-persons.

6,499 married couples with children.
4,893 single-parent households (850 men, 4,043 women).

96.6% of residents of Darlington speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $367,536,000 ($5,439 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,050,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $157,269,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $78,520,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,896,000
Federal grants: $113,376,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,947,000 ($101,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,528,000 ($3,936,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,085,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,120,000
Federal Government insurance: $30,914,000

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

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Darlington County, South Carolina
• 402020 or later
• 2,2072010 to 2019
• 4,0632000 to 2009
• 4,7831990 to 1999
• 5,3391980 to 1989
• 4,0141970 to 1979
• 3,9491960 to 1969
• 2,3711950 to 1959
• 1,1721940 to 1949
• 1,3471939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Darlington County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Darlington County, South Carolina
• 871 room
• 242 rooms
• 3223 rooms
• 1,5654 rooms
• 4,6815 rooms
• 3,9096 rooms
• 3,2247 rooms
• 1,9778 rooms
• 2,6999+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Darlington County, South Carolina
• 3351 room
• 842 rooms
• 6343 rooms
• 1,7004 rooms
• 2,9655 rooms
• 1,1046 rooms
• 2927 rooms
• 4268 rooms
• 2459+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Darlington County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Darlington County, South Carolina
• 95no bedroom
• 1731 bedroom
• 2,3222 bedrooms
• 11,1543 bedrooms
• 4,2154 bedrooms
• 5415+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Darlington County, South Carolina
• 352no bedroom
• 7681 bedroom
• 2,6722 bedrooms
• 3,3573 bedrooms
• 5374 bedrooms
• 1105+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Darlington County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 850no vehicle
• 4,6011 vehicle
• 7,0362 vehicles
• 3,9103 vehicles
• 1,6054 vehicles
• 4925+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Darlington County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,617no vehicle
• 3,4841 vehicle
• 1,7052 vehicles
• 6513 vehicles
• 2644 vehicles
• 645+ vehicles

91.5% of Darlington County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in South Carolina.

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

• This state: 49,759
• Other state: 12,494
• Northeast: 4,186
• Midwest: 2,096
• South: 5,407
• West: 809

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,854
• Number of aged recipients: 373
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,481
• Number of recipients under 18: 507
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,593
• Number of recipients older than 64: 754
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,101
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,247

Darlington County on our top lists:

• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"