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County:

Fairfield County

State:

South Carolina

FIPS Code:

45039

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

2.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

11,080

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

377,942

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

6.97

Sumter NF

11,080

% Water:

3.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

44

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Education, Housing stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

19,999

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

20,700

3.5%

-5.3%

8.8%

1990:

22,295

7.7%

2.7%

5.0%

2000:

23,454

5.2%

2.9%

2.3%

2005:

24,047

2.5%

1.6%

0.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

9,195

39.2%

0-to-19:

6,772

28.9%

Black:

13,810

58.9%

20-to-39:

6,055

25.8%

Hispanic:

250

1.1%

40-to-59:

6,580

28.1%

American Indian:

35

0.1%

60-plus:

4,047

17.3%

Other:

164

0.7%

Median Age:

36.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

34.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

67.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.7%

Median Family Income:

$35,943

Families Below Poverty Line:

17.2%

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