Horrell Hill, South Carolina
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| Males: 6,189 |  (48.3%) |
| Females: 6,622 |  (51.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 34.5 years |
| South Carolina median age: | 35.4 years |
Zip code: 29061
| Horrell Hill: | $62,726 |
| SC: | $64,115 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $30,748 (it was $17,664 in 2000)
Horrell Hill CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $183,027 (it was $76,800 in 2000)
| Horrell Hill: | $183,027 |
| SC: | $254,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $288,364; detached houses: $299,656; townhouses or other attached units: $200,510; in 2-unit structures: $382,651; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $117,189; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $249,174; mobile homes: $64,043
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Horrell Hill, SC
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- 6,02852.7%Black alone
- 4,70841.2%White alone
- 3923.4%Hispanic
- 1481.3%Two or more races
- 930.8%Asian alone
- 420.4%American Indian alone
- 200.2%Other race alone
- 80.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Horrell Hill detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 45.6 square miles.
Population density: 281 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Horrell Hill CCD: | 0.8% ($588) |
| South Carolina: | 0.6% ($510) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC 
(11.3 miles , pop. 116,278).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (86.2 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (522.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Gadsden, SC (2.9 miles ),
), Latitude: 33.96 N, Longitude: 80.83 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 803
| Here: | 3.1% |
| South Carolina: | 3.1% |
- Health care (10.9%)
- Educational services (10.1%)
- Public administration (9.2%)
- Finance & insurance (7.5%)
- Construction (6.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.4%)
- Construction (12.0%)
- Public administration (8.5%)
- Educational services (7.0%)
- Health care (5.0%)
- Truck transportation (4.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.0%)
- Health care (16.6%)
- Educational services (13.0%)
- Finance & insurance (11.2%)
- Public administration (9.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.7%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.2%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.6%)
- Customer service representatives (4.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.4%)
Average climate in Horrell Hill, South Carolina
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 80.0. This is about average.
| City: | 80.0 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2023 was 0.136. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.136 |
| U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 2.97. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 2.97 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.147. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.147 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 24.2. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 9.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 24.2 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 17.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 17.2 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 9.46. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 9.46 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2017 was 0.00137. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00137 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Horrell Hill-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 30% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.2 miles away from the Horrell Hill place center killed 5 people and injured 49 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 11/2/1995, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.5 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Horrell Hill-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 30% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 95.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 83.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 174.6 miles away from Horrell Hill center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 317.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 75.1 miles away from the city center
On 2/15/2014 at 03:23:38, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 73.4 miles away from Horrell Hill center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Richland County (15) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Horrell Hill:
- COUNTRYWOOD NURSING CENTER, LLC (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; HOPKINS, SC)
- HORRELL HILL GROUP HOME (Hospital, about 3 miles away; HOPKINS, SC)
- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE LOWER RICHLAND (Dialysis Facility, about 8 miles away; COLUMBIA, SC)
- WOODLAWN AVE. GROUP HOME (Hospital, about 8 miles away; COLUMBIA, SC)
- COLUMBIA SC VA MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, Acute Care - Veterans Administration, about 8 miles away; COLUMBIA, SC)
- LIFE CARE CENTER OF COLUMBIA (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; COLUMBIA, SC)
- MAGNOLIA MANOR - COLUMBIA (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; COLUMBIA, SC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Horrell Hill:
- Benedict College (about 12 miles; Columbia, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,039)
- University of South Carolina-Columbia (about 12 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 27,789)
- Midlands Technical College (about 17 miles; West Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 8,916)
- Central Carolina Technical College (about 27 miles; Sumter, SC; FT enrollment: 3,108)
- Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College (about 29 miles; Orangeburg, SC; FT enrollment: 2,113)
- South Carolina State University (about 33 miles; Orangeburg, SC; FT enrollment: 3,481)
- Denmark Technical College (about 48 miles; Denmark, SC; FT enrollment: 2,050)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Horrell Hill: Columbia - Richland Fire Department Congaree Run (A), Columbia - Richland Fire Department Lower Richland (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Horrell Hill include: Saint James Church (A), Siloam Church (B), Oak Grove Church (C), Beulah Church (D), Mount Olive Church (E), Lebanon Church (F), Browns Chapel (G), Caponia Church (H), Eastover Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Logues Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Caughmans Pond (A), Reveres Pond (B), Jordans Pond (C), Gwinns Pond (D), Haithcock Pond (E), Harmons Pond (F), Lake Rebecca (G), Caughmans Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.6 people |
| South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 71.4% |
| Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.7% |
| Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
| This place: | 11.6% |
| Whole state: | 14.1% |
| This place: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 6.5% |
People in group quarters in Horrell Hill in 2010:
- 35 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 23 people in group homes intended for adults
- 8 people in residential treatment centers for adults
People in group quarters in Horrell Hill in 2000:
- 22 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 13 people in nursing homes
- 8 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
For population 15 years and over in Horrell Hill:
- Never married: 27.5%
- Now married: 58.2%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 9.0%
For population 25 years and over in Horrell Hill:
- High school or higher: 86.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.0 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.8 |
| South Carolina average: | 13.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Horrell Hill, SC (based on Richland County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 93,739 | 263 |
| Mainline Protestant | 47,813 | 98 |
| Black Protestant | 28,502 | 56 |
| Catholic | 16,300 | 8 |
| Other | 10,136 | 32 |
| Orthodox | 700 | 1 |
| None | 187,314 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 53
| Richland County: | 1.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
| Here: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14
| Richland County: | 0.39 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 145
| Richland County: | 4.05 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 252
| Richland County: | 7.04 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Richland County: | 10.1% |
| State: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Richland County: | 30.0% |
| State: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Richland County: | 9.3% |
| State: | 13.4% |
9.04% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,630 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.04% |
| South Carolina average: | 8.89% |
0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($735 average AGI)
Richland County: 0.11% South Carolina average: 0.04%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Lexington County, SC |  1.87% ($48,080 average AGI) |
| from Kershaw County, SC | 0.29% ($45,213) |
| from Sumter County, SC | 0.24% ($40,357) |
9.17% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($60,065 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.17% |
| South Carolina average: | 7.46% |
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($494 average AGI)
Richland County: 0.07% South Carolina average: 0.03%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Lexington County, SC | 2.37% ($65,777 average AGI) |
| to Kershaw County, SC | 0.44% ($54,505) |
| to Mecklenburg County, NC | 0.30% ($47,416) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Horrell Hill:
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WVOC (560 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQXL (1470 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: METRO COMMUNICATIONS, INCORP.)
- WISW (1320 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WGCV (620 AM; 1 kW; CAYCE, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WCOS (1400 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOIC (1230 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Horrell Hill:
- WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
- WNOK (104.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W207BQ (89.3 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WLTR (91.3 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WTCB (106.7 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCOS-FM (97.5 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WARQ (93.5 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- W240AX (95.9 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WLTY (96.7 FM; CAYCE, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOMG (103.1 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WUSC-FM (90.5 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA)
- WHXT (103.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WQKI-FM (93.9 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WXBT (100.1 FM; WEST COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMFX (102.3 FM; ST. ANDREWS, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WPUB-FM (102.7 FM; CAMDEN, SC; Owner: KERSHAW RADIO CORPORATION)
- WIBZ (95.5 FM; WEDGEFIELD, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Horrell Hill:
- WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
- WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WBHQ (Channel 63; SUMTER, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WRLK-TV (Channel 35; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- W31BS (Channel 31; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING INC.)
- W21CA (Channel 21; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W39CL (Channel 39; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- W67DP (Channel 67; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W55CQ (Channel 55; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 70.8%Electricity
- 16.6%Utility gas
- 9.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.3%Wood
- 67.4%Electricity
- 19.4%Utility gas
- 10.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Horrell Hill compared to South Carolina state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Horrell Hill on our top lists:
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: legal support workers (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (population 5,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: vending machine operators (population 5,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: printing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: book stores and news dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: top executives (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: carpenters (population 5,000+)"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: mathematical science occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #88 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #99 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #100 (29061) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the lowest 2012 average reported profit/loss from business (pop 5,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"