Georgetown County, South Carolina QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Georgetown County South Carolina
?  Population, 2000 55,7974,012,012
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 20.5%15.1%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.2%6.6%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.2%25.2%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 15.0%12.1%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 59.7%67.2%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 38.6%29.5%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.9%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) ZZ
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8%1.0%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.5%1.0%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 52.1%51.4%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.6%2.4%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 59.2%66.1%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 18,1551,480,330
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 4,446360,833
?  Housing units, 2000 28,2821,753,670
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 81.4%72.2%
?  Households, 2000 21,6591,533,854
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.552.53
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 35.3%36.5%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $30,915$33,325
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 18.6%14.9%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 29.9%23.0%

Business QuickFacts Georgetown County South Carolina
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 1,72594,985
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 19,2391,526,106
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 19.7%20.5%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 3,130188,081
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 1,057,60170,797,020
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 481,94733,634,264
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $9,197$8,874
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 42321,127
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 1,04464,812
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 86936,161
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 290,55320,833,188
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 2,364143,952

Geography QuickFacts Georgetown County South Carolina
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 81530,110
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 68.5133.2
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown