Sardis, South Carolina
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| Males: 1,478 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 1,445 |  (49.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 36.7 years |
| South Carolina median age: | 35.4 years |
Zip code: 29161
| Sardis: | $49,912 |
| SC: | $64,115 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $26,200 (it was $14,999 in 2000)
Sardis CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $140,279 (it was $58,200 in 2000)
| Sardis: | $140,279 |
| SC: | $254,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $218,445; detached houses: $247,238; townhouses or other attached units: $130,024; in 2-unit structures: $113,756; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $200,696; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $121,831; mobile homes: $80,838; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $5,460
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sardis, SC
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- 1,84666.4%White alone
- 88531.8%Black alone
- 200.7%Hispanic
- 150.5%Two or more races
- 100.4%American Indian alone
- 50.2%Asian alone
Races in Sardis detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 54.7 square miles.
Population density: 53 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Sardis CCD: | 0.7% ($389) |
| South Carolina: | 0.6% ($510) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC 
(61.3 miles , pop. 116,278).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (93.9 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (488.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Danwood, SC (2.7 miles ),
), Olanta, SC (3.0 miles ),
), Shiloh, SC (3.1 miles ),
), Lamar, SC (3.2 miles ),
), Lake Swamp, SC (3.4 miles ),
), Latitude: 34.06 N, Longitude: 79.94 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 843
| Here: | 3.0% |
| South Carolina: | 3.1% |
- Construction (11.2%)
- Educational services (8.9%)
- Health care (8.5%)
- Repair & maintenance (6.7%)
- Finance & insurance (6.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.7%)
- Public administration (4.7%)
- Construction (18.1%)
- Repair & maintenance (11.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.7%)
- Finance & insurance (5.7%)
- Metal & metal products (5.1%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (5.0%)
- Machinery (4.5%)
- Health care (20.4%)
- Educational services (16.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.0%)
- Finance & insurance (7.9%)
- Public administration (7.1%)
- Personal & laundry services (4.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.3%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.6%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.5%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (4.1%)
Average climate in Sardis, 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 9.1 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 9.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 10.5 |
| U.S.: | 8.1 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00011. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00011 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Sardis-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 19% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.8 miles away from the Sardis place center injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 11/7/1995, a category F4 tornado 38.0 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Sardis-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 43% 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 288.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 81.2 miles away from Sardis center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 179.1 miles away from Sardis center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 146.6 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 70.7 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 48.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Florence County (17) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Sardis:
- MAGNOLIA PLACE COMMUNITY RESID (Hospital, about 10 miles away; OLANTA, SC)
- SOUTHERN CARE FLORENCE (Hospital, about 12 miles away; FLORENCE, SC)
- WINYAH COMMUNITY HOSPICE CARE (Hospital, about 12 miles away; FLORENCE, SC)
- DHEC REGION 4 HOME HEALTH SVS - EAST (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; FLORENCE, SC)
- FLORENCE DIALYSIS CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 13 miles away; FLORENCE, SC)
- CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM Acute Care Hospitals (about 13 miles away; FLORENCE, SC)
- HERITAGE HOME OF FLORENCE INC (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; FLORENCE, SC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sardis:
- Florence-Darlington Technical College (about 15 miles; Florence, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,468)
- Francis Marion University (about 19 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,624)
- Central Carolina Technical College (about 26 miles; Sumter, SC; FT enrollment: 3,108)
- Coastal Carolina University (about 57 miles; Conway, SC; FT enrollment: 8,881)
- Horry-Georgetown Technical College (about 57 miles; Conway, SC; FT enrollment: 5,772)
- Richmond Community College (about 60 miles; Hamlet, NC; FT enrollment: 2,106)
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke (about 61 miles; Pembroke, NC; FT enrollment: 5,548)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Sardis: Sardis - Timmonsville Fire Department (A), Howe Springs Fire Department Station 3 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Sardis include: Saint Lukes Church (A), Cartersville Baptist Church (B), Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church (C), Bay Branch Church (D), Sardis Baptist Church (E), Saint Lukes Church (F), New Zion Church (G), Fellowship Church of God Holiness (H), Chaney Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Field Cemetery (1), Bethany Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Humphrey Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Poplar Branch (A), Magnolia Branch (B), Deep Hole Swamp (C), Camel Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.7 people |
| South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 73.6% |
| Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.1% |
| 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: 0.4% of all households
| This place: | 18.3% |
| Whole state: | 14.1% |
| This place: | 8.4% |
| Whole state: | 6.5% |
For population 15 years and over in Sardis:
- Never married: 25.6%
- Now married: 59.0%
- Separated: 5.2%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 6.4%
For population 25 years and over in Sardis:
- High school or higher: 64.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 8.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.4 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 14.2 |
| South Carolina average: | 13.2 |
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Religion statistics for Sardis, SC (based on Florence County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 42,527 | 200 |
| Mainline Protestant | 14,522 | 54 |
| Black Protestant | 10,464 | 36 |
| Other | 4,130 | 7 |
| Catholic | 3,320 | 4 |
| Orthodox | 400 | 1 |
| None | 61,522 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 37
| This county: | 2.81 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Florence County: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14
| Florence County: | 1.06 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 98
| This county: | 7.44 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 94
| This county: | 7.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Florence County: | 12.1% |
| South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 31.7% |
| South Carolina: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Florence County: | 15.3% |
| South Carolina: | 13.4% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Sardis:
- 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)
- WHYM (1260 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: GHB OF LAKE CITY, INC.)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WDKD (1310 AM; 5 kW; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WOLS (1230 AM; 1 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: WOLS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sardis:
- WLPG (91.7 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WMXT (102.1 FM; PAMPLICO, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WWFN (100.1 FM; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSIM (93.7 FM; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WURV (102.9 FM; SCRANTON, 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.)
- WYNN-FM (106.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WBZF (98.5 FM; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WDAR-FM (105.5 FM; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WIBZ (95.5 FM; WEDGEFIELD, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W237AS (95.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Sardis:
- WPDF-LP (Channel 56; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
- WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- 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.)
- 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.)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Sardis)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 63.8%Electricity
- 26.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.5%Utility gas
- 1.5%Wood
- 58.6%Electricity
- 18.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 13.0%Wood
- 4.9%Utility gas
- 4.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Sardis compared to South Carolina state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly 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.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.