Chester, South Carolina

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Chester County

Population in July 2007: 6,040. Population change since 2000: -6.1%

Males: 2,828	(46.8%)
Females: 3,212	(53.2%)

Median resident age:	33.6 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 29706.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,800 (it was $27,518 in 2000)

Chester	$24,800
South Carolina:	$43,329

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $62,100 (it was $62,400 in 2000)

Chester	$62,100
South Carolina:	$133,900

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Races in Chester:

Black (62.3%)
White Non-Hispanic (36.1%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Chester: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (10.2%), Irish (5.2%), English (2.3%), German (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 549 feet

Land area: 3.17 square miles.

Population density: 1905 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Chester

High school or higher: 66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
Unemployed: 10.4%
Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chester city

Never married: 32.6%
Now married: 43.5%
Separated: 4.5%
Widowed: 10.9%
Divorced: 8.5%

50 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.8%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there were 36 registered sex offenders living in Chester, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Chester to the number of sex offenders is 168 to 1.

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

Chester:	0.7% ($461)
South Carolina:	0.5% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (38.1 miles , pop. 66,277).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (43.5 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (554.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Eureka Mill, SC (1.3 miles ), Gayle Mill, SC (1.7 miles ), Lowrys, SC (7.2 miles ), McConnells, SC (11.2 miles ), Richburg, SC (13.2 miles ), Lockhart, SC (18.1 miles) , Carlisle, SC (19.1 miles ), Sharon, SC (19.1 miles ).

Latitude: 34.71 N, Longitude: 81.21 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +802 (+12.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 680 (27.5%)

77 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 803

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Chester, South Carolina business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -859 (-11.7%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Textile mills and textile products (8%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Textile mills and textile products (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
Cashiers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)

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Crime in Chester by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	1	0	1	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	15.1	0.0	15.6	0.0	15.9
Rapes	3	4	5	1	5	2
per 100,000	45.7	60.3	77.3	15.6	78.6	31.8
Robberies	13	10	12	20	7	10
per 100,000	198.2	150.8	185.4	312.3	110.1	158.9
Assaults	123	121	135	75	99	151
per 100,000	1875.6	1825.0	2086.2	1171.1	1557.1	2398.7
Burglaries	102	72	77	91	118	106
per 100,000	1555.4	1086.0	1189.9	1421.0	1855.9	1683.9
Thefts	259	296	241	275	271	243
per 100,000	3949.4	4464.6	3724.3	4294.2	4262.3	3860.2
Auto thefts	35	14	19	26	24	21
per 100,000	533.7	211.2	293.6	406.0	377.5	333.6
Arson	4	0	0	5	6	1
per 100,000	61.0	0.0	0.0	78.1	94.4	15.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	780.7	760.2	790.4	675.4	738.0	883.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 33 (27 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.47
US city average:	3.00

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Chester-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 46% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.4 miles away from the Chester city center killed 5 people and injured 49 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 38.1 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Maurice Morris - 2005 NFL player (Seattle Seahawks, born: Dec 1, 1979), Allison Feaster - WNBA player (Charlotte Sting, born: Feb 11, 1976), Devan Downey - College basketball player (Cincinnati Bearcats).

Hospital/medical center in Chester:

CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL (1 MEDICAL PARK DRIVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Chester:

PIEDMONT MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; ROCK HILL, SC)
HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITAITON HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; ROCK HILL, SC)
FAIRFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; WINNSBORO, SC)

Political contributions by individuals in Chester, SC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chester:

CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 40 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; ID: CLT)
COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 54 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; ID: CAE)
MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 62 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID: MMT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chester:

CHESTER MUNI (about 6 miles; CHESTER, SC; ID: 9A6)
ROCK HILL/YORK CO/BRYANT FIELD (about 23 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; ID: UZA)
LANCASTER COUNTY-MC WHIRTER FIELD (about 26 miles; LANCASTER, SC; ID: LKR)

Local government website: www.chestersc.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chester:

YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 18 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 4,976)
GASTON COLLEGE (about 44 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,473)
CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 48 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 2,880)
MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)

Public elementary/middle schools in Chester:

Chester Senior High School (Location: 1330 J. A. COCHRAN BY PASS)
Chester Park Elementary Literacy/Tec School (Location: 835 LANCASTER HIGHWAY)
Chester Park Elementary Of Inquiry School (Location: 835 LANCASTER HWY)
Chester Park Elementaryfine Arts School (Location: 835 LANCASTER HIGHWAY)
Chester Middle School (Location: 1014 MCCANDLESS ROAD)

Private elementary/middle school in Chester:

MT OLIVE COMMUNITY KINDERGARTE (Students: 15; Location: 176 CENTER STREET P O BOX 123; Grades: PK - KG)

Library in Chester:

CHESTER COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $588,332; Location: 100 CENTER STREET; 73,811 books; 4,477 audio materials; 1,125 video materials; 134 serial subscriptions)

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Birthplace of Rashad Hinton: DHL Operations Manager

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Notable locations in Chester: Chester County Library (A), Chester City Hall (B), Chester County Courthouse (C), Center for Retarded Children (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Peoples Plaza Shopping Center (1), Chester Mall Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Chester include: Brooklyn African Methodist Episcopal Church (A), Carmel Presbyterian Church (B), Chester Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (C), Church of God (D), Mount Calvary Baptist Church (E), Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church (F), Saint Marks Episcopal Church (G), Saint Josephs Catholic Church (H), Union Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Chester include: Wylie Park (1), Chester Historic District (2), Chester County Fairgrounds (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Chester Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Carolina Adventures Inc (Tours & Charters; Po Box 653).

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.5%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	19.4%
Whole state:	14.1%

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

This city:	10.3%
Whole state:	6.5%

Chester compared to South Carolina state average:

Chester, South Carolina environmental map by EPA

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Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above 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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Banks with branches in Chester (2007 data):

First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Chester Branch at 120 Church Street, branch established on 1905-10-05; Chester Bypass Branch at 1612 J A Cochran Bypass, branch established on 1978-09-18. Info updated 2006-12-08: Bank assets: $5,676.9 mil, Deposits: $4,748.7 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, 169 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
Branch Banking and Trust Company: Chester Main Branch at 115 Saluda Street, branch established on 1933-01-01. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
Spratt Savings and Loan Association: Spratt Savings And Loan Association at 121 Saluda St, branch established on 1893-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $89.8 mil, Deposits: $65.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices

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2004 Presidential Election results in Chester County South Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	3	$12,405	$49,620	8	$1,063
Financial Administration	4	$8,998	$26,994	2	$1,497
Fire - Other	1	$2,156	$25,872	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	5	$7,437	$17,849	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	28	$77,315	$33,135	0	$0
Police - Other	2	$4,215	$25,290	1	$1,317
Firefighters	25	$63,604	$30,530	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	1	$2,768	$33,216	0	$0
Streets and Highways	14	$28,051	$24,044	5	$3,972
Parks and Recreation	6	$8,798	$17,596	5	$3,314
Totals for Government	89	$215,748	$29,090	21	$11,163

Chester government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $1,328,000
Solid Waste Management: $298,000
Construction - Parks & Recreation: $86,000
General Public Buildings: $24,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,022,000
Fire Protection: $954,000

Solid Waste Management: $492,000

Central Staff Services: $349,000

Regular Highways: $110,000

Parks & Recreation: $41,000

General - Other: $37,000
General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,269,000
General Support: $544,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $64,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $64,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $138,000
Interest Earnings: $67,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $109,000
Fire Protection: $69,000

Solid Waste Management: $38,000

Parks & Recreation: $5,000

Central Staff: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,675,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $386,000
All Other: $121,000

Highways: $78,000
Tax - Property: $1,250,000
NEC: $487,000

Public Utilities: $142,000

Other Selective Sales: $14,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,654,000

5.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,173 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.03%
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 York County, SC	1.85% ($31,493 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, SC	0.58% ($24,691)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.31% ($46,162)

5.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,354 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.72%
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 York County, SC	2.30% ($28,891 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, SC	0.84% ($24,950)
to Fairfield County, SC	0.24% ($25,586)

Strongest AM radio stations in Chester:

WGCD (1490 AM; 1 kW; CHESTER, SC; Owner: FRANK NEELY)
WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WBZK (980 AM; 3 kW; YORK, SC; Owner: CAROLINA METRO RADIO, LLC)
WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
WCGC (1270 AM; 10 kW; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WHVN, INC.)
WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chester:

W219CH (91.7 FM; LOWRYS, SC; Owner: RICHBURG EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WBT-FM (99.3 FM; CHESTER, SC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WRBK (90.3 FM; RICHBURG, SC; Owner: RICHBURG EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WNSC-FM (88.9 FM; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRFX-FM (99.7 FM; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSOC-FM (103.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WCOS-FM (97.5 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNOK (104.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRHM (107.1 FM; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: OUR THREE SONS BROADCASTING, LLP)
W232AX (94.3 FM; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: OUR THREE SONS BROADCASTING, LLP)

TV broadcast stations around Chester:

WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
WNSC-TV (Channel 30; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, 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.)
WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)

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