Williamsburg County, South Carolina

Williamsburg County has a population of 30,282 and has shrunk 4.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $104,500, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $46,213.

Home price
$104,500
Income
$46,213
Population
30,282
Unemployment
4.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$104,500county
Median gross rent$765county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198042.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile39.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,642(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$902county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$687county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,183county
Home insurance / yr$2,974(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.7(statewide)
Median household income$46,213county
Family health premium / yr$24,280(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,512(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.542(statewide)
Poverty rate23.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.8%county
Unemployment rate4.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.8%county
Share of workers employed by government19.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.6%county
Economic output per resident$35,223county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.66%county
Top state income tax5.21%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.92%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.49%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time31.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport24728county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station5.6 micounty
Households without a vehicle12.8%county
Traffic deaths46.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher17.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.7%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment2716county
Students per full-time teacher12.5county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools3county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution37 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians20county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year30.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year21.5%county
Frequent mental distress17.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population30,282county
Land area in square miles934county
People per square mile of land32.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store3.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.9%county
Population change since 2020-4.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.7%county
Share of households that are one person35.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.3%county
Second languages2.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls56.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents338county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in590county
Households that moved away589county
Average income of arriving households$36,717county
Average income of departing households$38,766county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year35county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate437(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature64.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.62 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F58 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing49 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days225 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 28county
Average first fall frostNov 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$178county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.8¢county
Household electricity use1,199 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity84.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.1%county
Homes heated by propane9.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.7%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband76.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk59.8county
Coastal flood risk23.0county
Drought risk45.7county
Landslide risk20.0county
Hail risk50.8county
Earthquake risk91.8county
Tornado risk44.5county
Tropical cyclone risk95.2county
Extreme heat risk75.8county
Winter weather risk39.6county
Strong wind risk81.8county
Wildfire risk87.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Williamsburg County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the South Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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