DILLON COUNTY 5/14/12
Dillon,Dillon,Dillon,Dillon
Date Formed:  1910
Land Area (square miles): 405
County Seat: Dillon
Other Cities and Towns: Lake View, Latta
Form of Government: Council-Administrator
Council Members: 7
Method of Election Single Member
Term Length 4 years
Council of Government:  Pee Dee
County History
Dillon County was named for James W. Dillon (1826-1913), a prominent local resident. The county seat was also named for him. Dillon County was formed in 1910 from Marion County. Swamps and rivers kept this section of the Pee Dee isolated for many years, but the construction of a railroad in the nineteenth century brought increased development. The residents primarily engaged in cotton and tobacco farming and in timber harvesting. Composer Carlisle Floyd was born in the Dillon County town of Latta.
Population Trends Value Rank Value Rank
Census Population 1990 29,114 33 Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 2,948 32
Census Population 2000 30,722 32 Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 -374 44
Census Population 2010 32,062 32 Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 -1.2% 42
Population Estimate 2010 32,132 32 Persons Per Square Mile 79.2 24
Population Estimate 2011 31,758 32
Economic Data Value Rank Value Rank
Jobs 2010 9,589 29 Personal Income 2010, in thousands $757,962 33
Jobs 2009 9,948 28 Per Capita Personal Income  2010 $23,589 45
Jobs 2008 9,589 29 % of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 59% 45
Avg. Ann. Growth Rate Jobs 1990-2010 -0.3% 26 Average Wage Per Job 2010 $29,420 43
Percent Change Jobs 2009-2010 -3.6% 36 % of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 63% 43
Numeric Change Jobs 2009-2010 -359 33 Unemployment Rate 2011 15.3% 7
Tax Data Value Value
Assessed Property 2010 $66,800,690 Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 $2,083
County Base Millage Rate 2011 0.1335 Additional Sales Tax, if applicable
Value of One Mil 2011 $61,790 Local Option Sales Tax 1.0%
Net Taxable Sales FY10 $152,840,632 Capital Projects Sales Tax Ended 9-08
Admissions Tax Collected FY10 $12,378 School District Sales Tax  
Accommodations Tax Collected FY10 $105,175 Transportation Sales Tax  
County Finance & Employment Data Value
Total Revenues FY10 $19,673,258 Value
Total Expenditures FY10 $24,411,623 Per Capita Revenues FY10 $614
General Fund Budget FY12 $16,603,870 Per Capita Expenditures FY10 $761
Total Debt Outstanding FY11 $2,646,750 Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 $518
Payroll FY12 *** Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 $86
Full-Time Employees FY12 *** Credit Rating(s) FY11
Part-Time Employees FY12 *** Moody's:  
Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty Residents *** Standard & Poor:  
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