Rockville, South Carolina

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Population in 2022: 137 (0% urban, 100% rural).
Population change since 2000: 0.0%
 
Males: 76  (55.7%)
Females: 61  (44.3%)
Median resident age:

60.2 years
South Carolina median age:

40.5 years

Zip code: 29487

Estimated median household income in 2022: $77,166 (it was $58,977 in 2000)
Rockville:

$77,166
SC:

$64,115

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $66,016 (it was $36,620 in 2000)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $555,619 (it was $137,500 in 2000)
Rockville:

$555,619
SC:

$254,600

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $997,553; detached houses: $977,751
March 2022 cost of living index in Rockville: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 2.7%

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    • 10591.3%White alone
    • 65.2%Black alone
    • 21.7%Hispanic
    • 10.9%Two or more races
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Ancestries: English (47.2%), American (22.6%), German (7.5%), British (3.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%), Irish (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 0.44 square miles.

Population density: 315 people per square mile   (very low).

Rockville, South Carolina map

2 residents are foreign born

This town:

1.7%
South Carolina:

5.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,429 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,004 (0.2%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, SC (17.8 miles , pop. 96,650).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (180.0 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (583.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Seabrook Island, SC (1.6 miles ),
Wadmalaw Island, SC (1.9 miles ),
Kiawah Island, SC (2.4 miles ),
Edisto Island, SC (2.5 miles ),
Meggett, SC (2.8 miles ),
Johns Island, SC (3.2 miles ),
Hollywood, SC (3.2 miles ),
Edisto Beach, SC (3.3 miles )

Latitude: 32.60 N, Longitude: 80.20 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 843

Distribution of median household income in Rockville, SC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Rockville, SC in 2022

Rockville satellite photo by USGS

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.4%
South Carolina:

3.1%
Population change in the 1990s: +11 (+8.7%).
Most common industries in Rockville, SC (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Accommodation & food services (17.7%)
  • Construction (12.7%)
  • Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (11.4%)
  • Clothing & accessories, including shoe, stores (8.9%)
  • Other transportation, support activities, couriers (8.9%)
  • Public administration (7.6%)
  • Educational services (6.3%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (18.9%)
  • Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (17.0%)
  • Other transportation, support activities, couriers (13.2%)
  • Public administration (11.3%)
  • Health care (9.4%)
  • Accommodation & food services (9.4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.7%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Accommodation & food services (34.6%)
  • Clothing & accessories, including shoe, stores (26.9%)
  • Educational services (19.2%)
  • Computer & electronic products (11.5%)
  • Radio, TV, computer stores (7.7%)
  • Food (0.0%)
Most common occupations in Rockville, SC (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (10.1%)
  • Top executives (8.9%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (8.9%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (7.6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.6%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.6%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (6.3%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Top executives (13.2%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.3%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (9.4%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (9.4%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (9.4%)
  • Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (9.4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.5%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (23.1%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (19.2%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (19.2%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (11.5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11.5%)
  • Computer specialists (7.7%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.7%)

Average climate in Rockville, South Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Rockville, South Carolina average temperatures Rockville, South Carolina average precipitation Rockville, South Carolina humidity Rockville, South Carolina wind speed Rockville, South Carolina snowfall Rockville, South Carolina sunshine Rockville, South Carolina clear and cloudy days
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI NO2 SO2 PM10 PM2.5 Pb
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 68.9. This is about average.

City:

68.9
U.S.:

72.6
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 6.19. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 16.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

6.19
U.S.:

5.11
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.288. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 16.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.288
U.S.:

1.515
Particulate Matter Level
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 10.2. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 19.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

10.2
U.S.:

8.1
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2011 was 0.00361. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 16.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.00361
U.S.:

0.00931

Tornado activity:

Rockville-area historical tornado activity is significantly below South Carolina state average. It is 52% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/11/1960, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.6 miles away from the Rockville town center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/11/2008, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.0 miles away from the town center caused $1 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Rockville-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 52% 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 20.8 miles away from Rockville 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 31.3 miles away from Rockville center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 159.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/11/2002 at 23:39:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, Depth: 1.5 mi) earthquake occurred 20.5 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 388.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/17/1995 at 13:45:57, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 25.0 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 Charleston County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 9, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Rockville topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Rockville:

  • HARVEST HEALTH AND REHAB OF JOHNS ISLAND, LLC (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; JOHNS ISLAND, SC)
  • HERMINA TRAEYE MEMORIAL NSG HOME (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; JOHNS ISLAND, SC)
  • DCI JAMES ISLAND (Dialysis Facility, about 16 miles away; CHARLESTON, SC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rockville:

  • Citadel Military College of South Carolina (about 20 miles; Charleston, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,683)
  • Medical University of South Carolina (about 20 miles; Charleston, SC; FT enrollment: 2,138)
  • College of Charleston (about 20 miles; Charleston, SC; FT enrollment: 10,974)
  • Trident Technical College (about 25 miles; Charleston, SC; FT enrollment: 13,125)
  • Charleston Southern University (about 28 miles; Charleston, SC; FT enrollment: 3,012)
  • Savannah College of Art and Design (about 64 miles; Savannah, GA; FT enrollment: 9,964)
  • Savannah State University (about 65 miles; Savannah, GA; FT enrollment: 4,193)

Points of interest:

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Churches in Rockville include: Rockville Presbyterian Church (A), Grace Chapel Protestant Episcopal Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Rockville: Rockville Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Charleston County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This town:

2.1 people
South Carolina:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:

72.3%
Whole state:

67.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:

3.1%
Whole state:

6.0%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.5% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Rockville:

Marital status in Rockville, SC
  • Never married: 11.6%
  • Now married: 71.4%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

For population 25 years and over in Rockville:

  • High school or higher: 100.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.1 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

5.1
South Carolina average:

11.1

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Rockville, SC (based on Charleston County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant77,602223
Mainline Protestant47,209106
Black Protestant37,531103
Catholic26,00319
Other8,68824
Orthodox8502
None152,326-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 88
This county:

2.56 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 5
Charleston County:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 19
This county:

0.55 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.85 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 140
Charleston County:

4.08 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 393
Charleston County:

11.44 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

7.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

8.8%
South Carolina:

10.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Charleston County:

25.5%
South Carolina:

29.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Charleston County:

13.7%
State:

13.4%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

59.1%
South Carolina:

49.2%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Here:

60.7%
South Carolina:

46.2%

Average BMI:
Rockville:

27.9
State:

29.0

People feeling badly about themselves:
Rockville:

10.8%
South Carolina:

20.4%

Average hours sleeping at night:
This city:

6.9
South Carolina:

6.8

Overweight people:
Here:

31.9%
South Carolina:

34.4%

General health condition:
This city:

65.1%
South Carolina:

55.6%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

79.3%
State:

79.9%

More about Health and Nutrition of Rockville, SC Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$639
Totals for Government 0$0 1$639

10.38% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($106,855 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.38%
South Carolina average:

8.89%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($264 average AGI)
Charleston County:

0.04%
South Carolina average:

0.04%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Berkeley County, SC  1.43% ($64,155 average AGI)
from Dorchester County, SC  1.05% ($48,203)
from Mecklenburg County, NC  0.23% ($182,708)


9.80% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($68,552 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.80%
South Carolina average:

7.46%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($339 average AGI)
Charleston County:

0.05%
South Carolina average:

0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Berkeley County, SC  2.06% ($57,458 average AGI)
to Dorchester County, SC  1.43% ($47,134)
to Greenville County, SC  0.19% ($77,087)

Strongest AM radio stations in Rockville:

  • WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSCC (730 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WTMA (1250 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WXTC (1390 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, SC)
  • WQTK (950 AM; 10 kW; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WQIZ (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: RADIO PROPERTIES, LLC)
  • WBMQ (630 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WALD (1080 AM; daytime; 2 kW; WALTERBORO, SC; Owner: JACQUELYN COLLIER PEMBROKE)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WQSC (1340 AM; 1 kW; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC,)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rockville:

  • WYBB (98.1 FM; FOLLY BEACH, SC; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.)
  • WCOO (105.5 FM; KIAWAH ISLAND, SC; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS II OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.)
  • WJZX (99.7 FM; HOLLYWOOD, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMGL (101.7 FM; RAVENEL, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSUY (96.9 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSSX-FM (95.1 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WXLY (102.5 FM; NORTH CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WEZL (103.5 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WJWJ-FM (89.9 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WAVF (96.1 FM; HANAHAN, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSCI (89.3 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WRFQ (104.5 FM; MOUNT PLEASANT, SC; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WNKT (107.5 FM; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WALC (100.5 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • W205BJ (88.9 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WYFH (90.7 FM; NORTH CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWWZ (93.3 FM; SUMMERVILLE, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSSP (94.3 FM; GOOSE CREEK, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W220CN (91.9 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WJNI (106.3 FM; LADSON, SC; Owner: THOMAS B. DANIELS)

TV broadcast stations around Rockville:

  • WCBD-TV (Channel 2; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCSC-TV (Channel 5; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WCSC, INC.)
  • WITV (Channel 7; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WCIV (Channel 4; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WCIV, LLC)
  • WMMP (Channel 36; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WMMP LICENSEE L.P.)
  • WTAT-TV (Channel 24; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WTAT LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WJWJ-TV (Channel 16; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WJEA-LP (Channel 12; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CHARLES S. NAMEY)
  • W21BX (Channel 21; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WJRB-LP (Channel 18; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: RAUL INFANTE, JR.)
  • WJNI-LP (Channel 57; NORTH CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: THOMAS B. DANIELS)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

20 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Rockville)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • Int Of Capt Sams Rd & Seabrook Island Rd (Lat: 32.666833 Lon: -80.138694), Call Sign: WNLF988,
    Assigned Frequencies: 462.775 MHz, 462.775 MHz, Grant Date: 12/29/2009, Expiration Date: 01/23/2020, Cancellation Date: 03/14/2020, Registrant: Morris Communications, Inc., Greenville, SC 29606, Phone: (864) 234-7309, Fax: (864) 288-3699, Email:


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$245,790
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2009 2006 2003 2002 2001

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0022.00

Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Rockville, SC
  • 93.9%Electricity
  • 4.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Rockville, SC
  • 50.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 50.0%Electricity


Rockville compared to South Carolina state average:

  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above 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.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
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