Alcolu, South Carolina

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Population (year 2000): 2,371

Males: 1,142	(48.2%)
Females: 1,229	(51.8%)

Clarendon County

Median resident age:	36.1 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip code: 29001

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,000 (it was $32,557 in 2000)

Alcolu	$27,000
South Carolina:	$39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $56,800 (it was $69,200 in 2000)

Alcolu	$56,800
South Carolina:	$113,100

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Races in Alcolu:

Black (57.7%)
American Indian (57.7%)
White Non-Hispanic (41.0%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Other race (0.6%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 118 feet

Land area: 88.2 square miles.

Population density: 27 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Alcolu

High school or higher: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
Unemployed: 4.7%
Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alcolu CCD

Never married: 31.1%
Now married: 52.3%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 10.1%
Divorced: 6.6%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.9%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Alcolu, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alcolu to the number of sex offenders is 790 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alcolu:	0.6% ($392)
South Carolina:	0.5% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (60.9 miles , pop. 116,278).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (109.5 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (551.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Manning, SC (6.5 miles ), Sardinia, SC (8.0 miles ), Turbeville, SC (13.0 miles ), Paxville, SC (13.8 miles ), East Sumter, SC (14.3 miles ), Lakewood, SC (14.3 miles ), South Sumter, SC (14.8 miles ), Shiloh, SC (14.8 miles ).

Latitude: 33.77 N, Longitude: 80.16 W

10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Wood products (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Health care (6%)
Apparel (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

Alcolu-area historical tornado activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 27% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/29/1963, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 8.6 miles away from the Alcolu place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 8/28/1988, a category 2 tornado 10.3 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Alcolu:

CLARENDON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MANNING, SC)
TUOMEY (about 17 miles; SUMTER, SC)
WILLIAMSBURG REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; KINGSTREE, SC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alcolu:

SHAW AFB (about 26 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 42 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID: FLO)
MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 45 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID: MMT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Alcolu:

SANTEE COOPER REGIONAL (about 14 miles; MANNING, SC; ID: MNI)
SUMTER (about 20 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SMS)
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY (about 22 miles; KINGSTREE, SC; ID: CKI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alcolu:

FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 60 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 2,880)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 62 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)

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Churches in Alcolu include: Pleasant Grove Church (A), Oak Grove Church (B), New Harmony Church (C), Mount Nebo Church (D), Mount Milian Church (E), Little Star Church (F), Alcolu Baptist Church (G), Saint Marys Church (H), Cypress Fork Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hodges Cemetery (1), Lees Cemetery (2), Trinity Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Home Lake (A), Alderman Pond (B), Lakewood Pond (C), Lakewood (D), Cuttinumber Pond (E), Big Bay (F), Cutno Bay (G), Crow Bay (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lakewood Creek (A), Pen Branch (B), Lightwood Knot Branch (C), Juneburn Branch (D), Tearcoat Branch (E), Deep Creek (F), Davis Branch (G), Breakfast Branch (H), Big Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	66.8%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	19.8%
Whole state:	14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	11.6%
Whole state:	6.5%

Alcolu compared to South Carolina state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Clarendon County South Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,277 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.30%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Sumter County, SC	1.37% ($21,088 average AGI)
from Florence County, SC	0.41% ($30,841)
from Orangeburg County, SC	0.23% ($29,360)

6.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,555 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.15%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Sumter County, SC	1.65% ($27,153 average AGI)
to Richland County, SC	0.48% ($20,885)
to Florence County, SC	0.39% ($32,000)

Strongest AM radio stations in Alcolu:

WYMB (920 AM; 2 kW; MANNING, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WDKD (1310 AM; 5 kW; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WQTK (950 AM; 10 kW; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WHYM (1260 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: GHB OF LAKE CITY, INC.)
WQMC (1290 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: MORRIS COLLEGE)
WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WDXY (1240 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSSC (1340 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SUMTER BAPTIST TEMPLE, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alcolu:

WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WLJI (98.3 FM; SUMMERTON, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC .)
WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
W242AH (96.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WIBZ (95.5 FM; WEDGEFIELD, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMXT (102.1 FM; PAMPLICO, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WWFN (100.1 FM; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WGSS (94.1 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
W205BO (88.9 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Alcolu:

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.)
WPDF-LP (Channel 56; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)

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