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Overview for Kershaw County, SC Part of: Columbia SC, Metropolitan Area Part of: Columbia-Newberry SC, Combined Statistical Area
Kershaw County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 726.3 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 77.8 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 51.6%. On the 2000 census form, 99.2% of the population reported only one race, with 26.3% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.58 persons compared to an average family size of 3.02 persons.
In 2005 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $42,607. Per capita income grew by 22.6% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005)
56,486
Covered Employment
17,766
Growth (%) since 1990
29.6%
Average wage per job
$30,488
Households (2000)
20,188
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
22.8%
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
29,016
Average wage per job
$42,607
Unemployment Rate (2005)
6.6
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
4.2%
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$27,204
Average wage per job
$27,509
Median Household Income (2003)
$40,288
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
D
Poverty Rate (2003)
12.0
Average wage per job
D
H.S. Diploma or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
75.4
Finance and Insurance – % all jobs in County
2.3%
Bachelor’s Deg. or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
16.3
Average wage per job
$34,539
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Kershaw County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 726.3 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 77.8 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 51.6%. On the 2000 census form, 99.2% of the population reported only one race, with 26.3% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.58 persons compared to an average family size of 3.02 persons.
