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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $370 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bamberg County is $401 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $481 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $642 a month.
Cities in this county include: Bamberg
, Denmark
, Ehrhardt
, Olar
, Govan
.
Neighboring
counties: Allendale County
, Barnwell County
, Colleton County
, Hampton County
, Orangeburg County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Bamberg County: Stares
Lake Landing
(A),
Hutto Landing
(B),
Kittrell Landing
(C),
Denmark Country Club
(D),
Bamberg County Correction Center
(E)
Churches in Bamberg County include: Prospect
Church
(A),
Hickory Hill Church
(B),
Piney Grove Church
(C),
Pilgrim Church
(D),
Holy Temple
(E),
Honeyford Church
(F),
Orange Grove Church
(G),
Hunters Chapel
(H),
Capernaum Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Carter
Cemetery
(1),
Bamberg County Memory Gardens
(2),
Kirkland Cemetery
(3),
Breland Cemetery
(4),
Honeyford Cemetery
(5),
Capernaum Cemetery
(6),
McMillian Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Flat
Pond
(A),
Little Clear Pond
(B),
Crooked Pond
(C),
Clear Pond
(D),
Fish Pond
(E),
Hightower Pond
(F),
Edisto Pond
(G),
Horsepen Bay
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Long
Branch
(A),
Stout Creek
(B),
Meadow Branch
(C),
McMillian Branch
(D),
Grapevine Branch
(E),
Sykes Swamp
(F),
Colt Branch
(G),
Colston Branch
(H),
Ghents Branch
(I)
Parks in Bamberg County include: Rivers
Bridge State Park
(1),
Vorhees College Historic District
(2)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
9.2% | | South
Carolina: |
5.8% |
Current college students: 1,135
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 153 (57% naturalized citizens)
| Bamberg
County: |
0.9% | | Whole
state: | 2.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 58
- 1990
to 1994: 27
- 1985
to 1989: 8
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 1
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 9
- 1965
to 1969: 50
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Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 4,190
- One,
attached: 64
- Two:
159
- 3
or 4: 281
- 5
to 9: 94
- 10
to 19: 36
- 20
or more: 66
- Mobile
homes: 2,240
Housing units in Bamberg County with a mortgage: 1,295 (106 second mortgage, 61 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,404 Agriculture
in Bamberg County
Average size of farms: 310 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $44297
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $342.13
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 32.24%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $43289
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.33%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.54%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $49441
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.00%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.11
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 17.70%
Corn for grain: 5207 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2233 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 11005 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3539 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3520 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 267 acresBamberg
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below South Carolina state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/16/1994, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(10%)
- Machinery
(10%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Textile
mills and textile products (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (18%)
- Health
care (15%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Machinery
(4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- United
Kingdom (26%)
- Germany
(18%)
- Mexico
(14%)
- Jamaica
(10%)
- Philippines
(8%)
- Cuba
(8%)
- Trinidad
and Tobago (5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Bamberg County:
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- United
States or American (12%)
- English
(4%)
- German
(4%)
- Irish
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(1%)
- European
(1%)
- French
(except Basque) (1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 4,174 (72%)
- Carpooled:
1,212 (21%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 20 (0%)
- Railroad:
5 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
2 (0%)
- Bicycle:
5 (0%)
- Walked:
172 (3%)
- Other
means: 116 (2%)
- Worked
at home: 116 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Bamberg County, South Carolina
- 634
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 218
people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 82
people in nursing homes
- 39
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 29
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 20
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 15
people in other group homes
- 14
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 10
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 10
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 4
people in homes for the physically handicapped
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,623.
5.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,981 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.23% | | South
Carolina average: | 8.00% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.39% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($19,816 average AGI)
1.84% relocated from other states ($9,165 average AGI)
| Bamberg
County: |
1.84% | | South
Carolina average: | 4.33% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Orangeburg County, SC
|
1.00% ($25,840 average AGI) |
| from
Barnwell County, SC
|
0.62% ($17,194) |
| from
Lexington County, SC
|
0.34% ($19,941) |
| from
Colleton County, SC
|
0.28% ($29,643) |
| from
Richland County, SC
|
0.22% ($19,273) |
6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,532 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.58% | | South
Carolina average: | 6.88% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.80% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($25,832 average AGI)
1.78% relocated to other states ($6,700 average AGI)
| Bamberg
County: |
1.78% | | South
Carolina average: | 3.21% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Orangeburg County, SC
|
1.42% ($48,958 average AGI) |
| to
Barnwell County, SC
|
0.81% ($30,073) |
| to
Richland County, SC
|
0.55% ($40,393) |
| to
Lexington County, SC
|
0.34% ($41,412) |
| to
Aiken County, SC
|
0.24% ($27,250) |
| to
Colleton County, SC
|
0.22% ($20,364) |
| to
Allendale County, SC
|
0.20% ($24,800) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5
Births
per 1000 population in Bamberg County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7
Deaths
per 1000 population in Bamberg County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.9
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Bamberg County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,561 (2,029 aged, 532 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 15,589
- In
family households: 13,586 (2,524 male householders, 1,745 female householders)
2,656
spouses, 4,966 children (4,722 natural, 34 adopted, 210 stepchildren), 673 grandchildren, 232 brothers or sisters, 188 parents, 362 other relatives, 240 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,003 (871 male householders (780 living alone)), 964 female householders (913 living alone)), 168 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,069 (128 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,721 2-persons, 1,061 3-persons, 852 4-persons, 385 5-persons, 168 6-persons, 82 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,693 1-person, 136 2-persons, 6 4-persons.
2,010 married couples with children.
1,433 single-parent households (181 men, 1,252 women).
98.0% of residents of Bamberg County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $130,702,000 ($8193 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,573,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,490,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,827,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,618,000
Federal grants: $45,074,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,834,000 ($18,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,859,000 ($4,611,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $716,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $476,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,478,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,093
| Here: |
69 per 1000 residents | | State: | 69
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 881
| Here: |
55 per 1000 residents | | State: |
46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +50
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +9
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,018
| Here: |
-64 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+27 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Bamberg County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 240
- 1995
to 1998: 702
- 1990
to 1994: 769
- 1980
to 1989: 1,218
- 1970
to 1979: 1,437
- 1960
to 1969: 969
- 1950
to 1959: 808
- 1940
to 1949: 437
- 1939
or earlier: 550
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Bamberg County, South Carolina: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 89
- 3
rooms: 298
- 4
rooms: 395
- 5
rooms: 1,249
- 6
rooms: 998
- 7
rooms: 830
- 8
rooms: 375
- 9
or more rooms: 346
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bamberg County, South Carolina: |
- 1
room: 53
- 2
rooms: 111
- 3
rooms: 406
- 4
rooms: 276
- 5
rooms: 343
- 6
rooms: 147
- 7
rooms: 147
- 8
rooms: 53
- 9
or more rooms: 7
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bamberg County: |
- no
bedroom: 42
- 1
bedroom: 116
- 2
bedrooms: 908
- 3
bedrooms: 2,767
- 4
bedrooms: 628
- 5
or more bedrooms: 119
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bamberg County: |
- no
bedroom: 61
- 1
bedroom: 409
- 2
bedrooms: 532
- 3
bedrooms: 426
- 4
bedrooms: 100
- 5
or more bedrooms: 15
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bamberg County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 332
- 1
vehicle: 1,694
- 2
vehicles: 1,734
- 3
vehicles: 573
- 4
vehicles: 200
- 5
or more vehicles: 47
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bamberg County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 596
- 1
vehicle: 694
- 2
vehicles: 176
- 3
vehicles: 51
- 4
vehicles: 26
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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66% of Bamberg County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in South Carolina.
| Bamberg
County: |
66.4% | | State
average: |
56.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 14026
- Northeast:
900
- Midwest:
219
- South:
1209
- West:
46
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,800 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Electricity
(56%)
- Utility
gas (20%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(53%)
- Utility
gas (23%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood
(3%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 177
| Here: |
9.0% | | South
Carolina: | 9.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 81
| Here: |
6.8% | | South
Carolina: | 8.1% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 436
| Here: |
41.9% | | South
Carolina: |
20.3% |
Bamberg
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $324,000
Solid Waste Management: $81,000
- Construction
- Corrections - Other: $1,897,000
General Public Buildings: $292,000
- Current
Operations - Fire Protection: $688,000
General - Other: $650,000
Solid Waste Management: $594,000
Corrections - Other: $446,000
Police Protection: $414,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $310,000
Financial Administration: $240,000
Regular Highways: $192,000
General Public Buildings: $178,000
Central Staff Services: $155,000
Health Services - Other: $120,000
Libraries: $112,000
Housing & Community Development: $50,000
Natural Resources - Other: $18,000
Parks & Recreation: $15,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $50,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $27,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $66,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $445,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $370,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $75,000
- Miscellaneous
- Property Sale Other: $179,000
Interest Earnings: $85,000
General Revenue, NEC: $16,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $266,000
Regular Highways: $47,000
Police Protection: $34,000
Solid Waste Management: $26,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
General Public Building: $7,000
Judicial: $5,000
Corrections - Other: $4,000
Central Staff: $3,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,020,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,487,000
All Other: $664,000
Highways: $135,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,728,000
NEC: $5,000
Public Utilities: $3,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,757,000
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