Lake Swamp, South Carolina
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Males: 2,143 | (47.9%) |
Females: 2,336 | (52.1%) |
Median resident age: | 34.3 years |
South Carolina median age: | 35.4 years |
Zip code: 29161
Lake Swamp: | $41,982 |
SC: | $64,115 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $25,844 (it was $14,361 in 2000)
Lake Swamp CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $133,956 (it was $51,300 in 2000)
Lake Swamp: | $133,956 |
SC: | $254,600 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lake Swamp, SC
- 2,28650.5%Black alone
- 2,15547.6%White alone
- 491.1%Hispanic
- 200.4%Two or more races
- 100.2%Asian alone
- 50.1%American Indian alone
- 10.02%Other race alone
Races in Lake Swamp detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 59.9 square miles.
Population density: 75 people per square mile (very low).
Lake Swamp CCD: | 0.4% ($199) |
South Carolina: | 0.6% ($510) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (59.4 miles , pop. 116,278).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (83.1 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (481.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 34.22 N, Longitude: 80.00 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 843
Here: | 3.4% |
South Carolina: | 3.1% |
- Health care (8.2%)
- Finance & insurance (8.2%)
- Construction (6.4%)
- Educational services (6.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.8%)
- Public administration (3.6%)
- Construction (10.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.7%)
- Metal & metal products (5.5%)
- Paper (5.1%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.4%)
- Textile mills & textile products (4.3%)
- Transportation equipment (4.2%)
- Finance & insurance (13.7%)
- Health care (13.4%)
- Educational services (10.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.0%)
- Public administration (5.0%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.0%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.3%)
- Cashiers (4.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.2%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (3.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (14.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.6%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (5.0%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.6%)
- Cashiers (10.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3.5%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.2%)
Average climate in Lake Swamp, South Carolina
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 79.2. This is about average.
City: | 79.2 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 31.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 31.2 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 10.5. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 9.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 10.5 |
U.S.: | 8.1 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00000. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.00000 |
U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Lake Swamp-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 23% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.5 miles away from the Lake Swamp place center injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 tornado 33.2 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 100 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Lake Swamp-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 41% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 280.3 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) earthquake occurred 167.9 miles away from Lake Swamp center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 91.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 144.4 miles away from Lake Swamp 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 81.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 37.9 miles away from Lake Swamp center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Darlington County (16) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Lake Swamp:
- DARLINGTON DIALYSIS CENTER INC (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; DARLINGTON, SC)
- DARLINGTON CONV CTR (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; DARLINGTON, SC)
- BETHEA BAPTIST HEALTHCARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; DARLINGTON, SC)
- OAKHAVEN NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; DARLINGTON, SC)
- MEDFORD NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; DARLINGTON, SC)
- SOUTHLAND MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, about 11 miles away; DARLINGTON, SC)
- SOUTHERN CARE FLORENCE (Hospital, about 11 miles away; FLORENCE, SC)
Amtrak station near Lake Swamp:
Operable nuclear power plant near Lake Swamp:
- 12 miles: Robinson 2 in Hartsville, SC.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Swamp:
- Florence-Darlington Technical College (about 11 miles; Florence, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,468)
- Francis Marion University (about 20 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,624)
- Central Carolina Technical College (about 29 miles; Sumter, SC; FT enrollment: 3,108)
- Richmond Community College (about 51 miles; Hamlet, NC; FT enrollment: 2,106)
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke (about 57 miles; Pembroke, NC; FT enrollment: 5,548)
- Wingate University (about 59 miles; Wingate, NC; FT enrollment: 2,125)
- Benedict College (about 61 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 3,039)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Lake Swamp: Darlington County Fire Department Philadelphia (A), Darlington County Fire Department Lake Swamp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lake Swamp include: Philadelphia Church (A), Oats Church (B), New Savannah Grove Church (C), Berea Church (D), Shiloh Church (E), Pine Grove Church (F), Lake Swamp Church (G), Center Church (H), Elim Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Harolds Millpond (A), Andrews Millpond (B), Harolds Mill Pond (C), Jacks Bay (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Myrtle Branch (A), Screeches Branch (B), McCalls Branch (C), Jacks Branch (D), Harris Branch (E), Boggy Gully Swamp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.6 people |
South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 73.4% |
Whole state: | 67.5% |
This place: | 7.0% |
Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
This place: | 25.0% |
Whole state: | 14.1% |
This place: | 9.2% |
Whole state: | 6.5% |
For population 15 years and over in Lake Swamp:
- Never married: 28.2%
- Now married: 58.0%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 6.8%
For population 25 years and over in Lake Swamp:
- High school or higher: 64.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.4 minutes
Here: | 12.2 |
South Carolina average: | 13.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Lake Swamp, SC (based on Darlington County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 17,659 | 85 |
Mainline Protestant | 7,877 | 37 |
Black Protestant | 4,230 | 17 |
Other | 1,921 | 4 |
Catholic | 500 | 2 |
None | 36,494 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 2.84 / 10,000 pop. |
South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Darlington County: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Darlington County: | 1.05 / 10,000 pop. |
South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Darlington County: | 6.74 / 10,000 pop. |
South Carolina: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 4.04 / 10,000 pop. |
South Carolina: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 13.4% |
South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Here: | 30.5% |
State: | 29.4% |
Here: | 13.0% |
South Carolina: | 13.4% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Swamp:
- WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WPFM (1400 AM; 1 kW; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WHSC (1450 AM; 1 kW; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WJDJ (1490 AM; 1 kW; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: BEAVER COMMUNICATIONS)
- WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHYM (1260 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: GHB OF LAKE CITY, INC.)
- WAGS (1380 AM; 1 kW; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: BEAVER COMMUNICATIONS)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WOLS (1230 AM; 1 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: WOLS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Swamp:
- WSIM (93.7 FM; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBZF (98.5 FM; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WDAR-FM (105.5 FM; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WYNN-FM (106.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WLPG (91.7 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WMXT (102.1 FM; PAMPLICO, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WWFN (100.1 FM; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WURV (102.9 FM; SCRANTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHLZ (100.5 FM; MARION, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- W237AS (95.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Lake Swamp:
- WPDF-LP (Channel 56; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
- W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
- WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
- WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WBHQ (Channel 63; SUMTER, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- 73.3%Electricity
- 16.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.9%Utility gas
- 1.4%No fuel used
- 62.7%Electricity
- 26.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.7%Utility gas
Lake Swamp compared to South Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.