Millwood, South Carolina
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| Males: 432 |  (49.0%) |
| Females: 449 |  (51.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 40.1 years |
| South Carolina median age: | 35.4 years |
Zip codes: 29154.
| Millwood: | $88,977 |
| SC: | $64,115 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $39,988 (it was $21,426 in 2000)
Millwood CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $187,988 (it was $77,700 in 2000)
| Millwood: | $187,988 |
| SC: | $254,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $200,346; detached houses: $217,174; townhouses or other attached units: $122,828; in 2-unit structures: $233,867; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $108,720; mobile homes: $121,525
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- 66875.5%White alone
- 18921.4%Black alone
- 80.9%Two or more races
- 70.8%Hispanic
- 60.7%Asian alone
- 40.5%American Indian alone
- 30.3%Other race alone
Races in Millwood detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: United States (33.2%), English (12.7%), German (11.8%), Italian (9.0%), Subsaharan African (7.9%), Irish (3.1%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 0.80 square miles.
Population density: 1,107 people per square mile (low).
9 residents are foreign born
| This place: | 1.0% |
| South Carolina: | 2.9% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Millwood CDP: | 0.5% ($389) |
| South Carolina: | 0.6% ($510) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC 
(36.5 miles , pop. 116,278).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (93.0 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (510.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Cane Savannah, SC (1.8 miles ),
), South Sumter, SC (1.8 miles ),
), Mulberry, SC (2.0 miles ),
), Lakewood, SC (2.2 miles ),
), Cherryvale, SC (2.3 miles ),
), Privateer, SC (2.5 miles )
)Latitude: 33.91 N, Longitude: 80.39 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 803
| Here: | 3.8% |
| South Carolina: | 3.1% |
- Educational services (14.1%)
- Health care (12.3%)
- Public administration (7.8%)
- Finance & insurance (7.8%)
- Construction (7.4%)
- Metal & metal products (7.2%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.3%)
- Health care (13.6%)
- Finance & insurance (9.2%)
- Construction (8.8%)
- Metal & metal products (8.0%)
- Hardware, plumbing & heating equipment, supplies merchant wholesalers (6.8%)
- Public administration (5.6%)
- Computer & electronic products (5.2%)
- Educational services (23.8%)
- Health care (11.1%)
- Public administration (10.0%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (8.4%)
- Metal & metal products (6.5%)
- Finance & insurance (6.5%)
- Construction (6.1%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.6%)
- Cashiers (5.1%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (3.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (13.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (8.0%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7.2%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.4%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6.4%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14.9%)
- Cashiers (10.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.7%)
- Customer service representatives (7.3%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6.9%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.6%)
Average climate in Millwood, South Carolina
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 46.6. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 46.6 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2007 was 2.17. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 2.17 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2019 was 0.0671. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.0671 |
| U.S.: | 1.5147 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 24.2. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 23.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 24.2 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00108. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00108 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Millwood-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 24% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/15/2007, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.6 miles away from the Millwood place center killed one person and injured 5 people.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 44.9 miles away from the place center injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Millwood-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 71.4 miles away from Millwood center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 120.6 miles away from the city center
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 308.7 miles away from Millwood center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 181.7 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 61.7 miles away from Millwood 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 48.5 miles away from Millwood center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Sumter County (18) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, 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 Millwood:
- TUOMEY HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 1 miles away; SUMTER, SC)
- ATKINSON WEST COMM. RES. (Hospital, about 3 miles away; SUMTER, SC)
- THOMAS DRIVE (Hospital, about 3 miles away; SUMTER, SC)
- NHC HEALTHCARE - SUMTER (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; SUMTER, SC)
- TUOMEY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM Acute Care Hospitals (about 3 miles away; SUMTER, SC)
- TUOMEY REG MED CTR SUBACUTE SC (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; SUMTER, SC)
- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE SUMTER (Dialysis Facility, about 3 miles away; SUMTER, SC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Millwood:
- Central Carolina Technical College (about 2 miles; Sumter, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,108)
- Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College (about 36 miles; Orangeburg, SC; FT enrollment: 2,113)
- Benedict College (about 38 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 3,039)
- University of South Carolina-Columbia (about 38 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 27,789)
- South Carolina State University (about 40 miles; Orangeburg, SC; FT enrollment: 3,481)
- Florence-Darlington Technical College (about 41 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 4,468)
- Midlands Technical College (about 42 miles; West Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 8,916)
Points of interest:
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.7 people |
| South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 83.3% |
| Whole state: | 70.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This place: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 14.1% |
| This place: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.5% |
For population 15 years and over in Millwood:
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 63.0%
- Separated: 8.8%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 3.2%
For population 25 years and over in Millwood:
- High school or higher: 83.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.8%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.5 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.7 |
| South Carolina average: | 13.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Millwood, SC (based on Sumter County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 31,023 | 108 |
| Black Protestant | 13,905 | 46 |
| Mainline Protestant | 10,960 | 47 |
| Other | 2,323 | 12 |
| Catholic | 1,942 | 2 |
| None | 47,303 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 16
| Sumter County: | 1.54 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
| This county: | 0.77 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 63
| Sumter County: | 6.06 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 44
| Here: | 4.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 13.2% |
| South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Sumter County: | 34.1% |
| State: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Sumter County: | 11.2% |
| South Carolina: | 13.4% |
7.64% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,955 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.64% |
| South Carolina average: | 8.89% |
0.37% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,676 average AGI)
Sumter County: 0.37% South Carolina average: 0.04%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Richland County, SC |  0.61% ($38,285 average AGI) |
| from Clarendon County, SC | 0.53% ($34,981) |
| from Lexington County, SC | 0.22% ($30,430) |
8.11% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,025 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.11% |
| South Carolina average: | 7.46% |
0.39% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,323 average AGI)
Sumter County: 0.39% South Carolina average: 0.03%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Richland County, SC | 0.93% ($40,357 average AGI) |
| to Clarendon County, SC | 0.41% ($41,345) |
| to Lexington County, SC | 0.28% ($51,845) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Millwood:
- WDXY (1240 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WSSC (1340 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SUMTER BAPTIST TEMPLE, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WQMC (1290 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: MORRIS COLLEGE)
- WYMB (920 AM; 2 kW; MANNING, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WVOC (560 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Millwood:
- W205BO (88.9 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WIBZ (95.5 FM; WEDGEFIELD, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- W242AH (96.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
- WLJI (98.3 FM; SUMMERTON, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC .)
- WNOK (104.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W207BQ (89.3 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTCB (106.7 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCOS-FM (97.5 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLTR (91.3 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WQKI-FM (93.9 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHXT (103.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Millwood:
- WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- 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.)
- WRLK-TV (Channel 35; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- W31BS (Channel 31; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING INC.)
Millwood fatal accident list:
Aug 24, 2021 07:53 AM, Sr-763 Wedgefield Rd, Lat: 33.913239, Lon: -80.394669, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 2, 2009 11:23 AM, Sr-763, 507, Lat: 33.910031, Lon: -80.408936, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 2, 2009 11:23 AM, Sr-763, 507, Lat: 33.910031, Lon: -80.408936, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 5 | $162,834 | 3 | $198,553 | 24 | $174,077 | 1 | $33,070 | 1 | $129,150 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $252,100 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $127,680 | 9 | $170,637 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 6 | $178,797 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $178,345 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0017.01
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $129,360 | 1 | $107,830 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0017.01
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 44.6%Utility gas
- 39.8%Electricity
- 9.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 57.1%Utility gas
- 26.2%Electricity
- 16.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Millwood compared to South Carolina state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting 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.