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Greenville County

Population in July 2007: 9,060.
Males: 4,503  (49.7%)
Females: 4,557  (50.3%)

Median resident age:  33.0 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 29681.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $91,856 (it was $79,128 in 2000)
Five Forks:  $91,856
South Carolina:  $43,329

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $38,013
Five Forks:  $38,013
South Carolina:  $23,137

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $236,413 (it was $167,100 in 2000)
Five Forks:  $236,413
South Carolina:  $133,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $292,829; Detached houses: $308,456; Townhouses or other attached units: $146,921; Mobile homes: $51,805

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Races in Five Forks:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.5%)
  • Black (4.6%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)
  • Asian Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Five Forks: 87.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (18.1%), English (15.8%), Irish (14.2%), United States (11.9%), Italian (9.2%), Scottish (6.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 7.71 square miles.

Population density: 1175 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Five Forks

  • High school or higher: 93.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Five Forks CDP

  • Never married: 12.6%
  • Now married: 78.4%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 2.5%
  • Divorced: 5.7%

316 residents are foreign born (1.4% Asia, 1.3% Europe, 0.9% Latin America).

This place:  3.9%
South Carolina:  2.9%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Five Forks:  0.7% ($1,106)
South Carolina:  0.6% ($510)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (9.2 miles , pop. 56,002).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (84.1 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (529.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Mauldin, SC (2.1 miles ), Simpsonville, SC (2.3 miles ), Wade Hampton, SC (2.8 miles ), Fountain Inn, SC (2.8 miles ), Reidville, SC (2.9 miles ), Greer, SC (2.9 miles ), Taylors, SC (3.0 miles ), Greenville, SC (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 34.81 N, Longitude: 82.23 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,032 (-37.6%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 263 (6.6%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 864

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (8%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Engineers (11%)
  • Top executives (10%)
  • Computer specialists (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)



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Average climate in Five Forks, South Carolina

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Five Forks-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 50% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.5 miles away from the Five Forks place center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.2 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 4 people.


Five Forks-area historical earthquake activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 86% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 66.3 miles away from Five Forks center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 80.9 miles away from the city center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.9 miles away from the city center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 30.7 miles away from Five Forks center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.0 miles away from the city center
On 8/4/2007 at 10:04:46, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 5.8 mi) earthquake occurred 48.0 miles away from Five Forks center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Five Forks:
  • HILLCREST HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; SIMPSONVILLE, SC)
  • ALLEN BENNETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; GREER, SC)
  • GREENVILLE HOSPITAL CENTER (about 10 miles; GREENVILLE, SC)

Amtrak stations near Five Forks:
  • 12 miles: GREENVILLE (1120 W. WASHINGTON ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 20 miles: SPARTANBURG (290 MAGNOLIA ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Five Forks:
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 7 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 20 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 23 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 25 miles; PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
  • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT enrollment: 15,962)

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Churches in Five Forks include: Old Pilgrim Church (A), Crossroads Church (B), Five Forks Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Average household size:
This place:  3.0 people
South Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  85.9%
Whole state:  69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.4%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.1%
Whole state:  14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  0.3%
Whole state:  6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Five Forks, SC



Five Forks compared to South Carolina state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above 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 above state average.


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Five Forks travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Greenville County South Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (63%)
  • Electricity (33%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Five Forks

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents49.7%11.4%8.1%6.1%4.3%
Congregations37.4%14.3%1.6%4.5%6.9%
NameEpiscopal Church Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents3.0%2.7%2.3%1.6%10.8%
Congregations2.0%1.3%3.6%1.3%27.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


7.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,357 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.48%
South Carolina average:  8.00%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($490 average AGI)
Greenville County:  0.09%
South Carolina average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Spartanburg County, SC  0.74% ($35,933 average AGI)
from Anderson County, SC  0.50% ($34,473)
from Pickens County, SC  0.49% ($35,834)


5.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,283 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.95%
South Carolina average:  6.88%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($617 average AGI)
Greenville County:  0.07%
South Carolina average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Spartanburg County, SC  0.78% ($39,731 average AGI)
to Anderson County, SC  0.54% ($39,806)
to Pickens County, SC  0.51% ($33,694)


Strongest AM radio stations in Five Forks:
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WMUU (1260 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WYRD (1330 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WGVL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WORD (950 AM; 5 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WFIS (1600 AM; 1 kW; FOUNTAIN INN, SC; Owner: GOLDEN STRIP BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDAB (1580 AM; 5 kW; TRAVELERS REST, SC; Owner: DABNEY-ADAMSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPJM (800 AM; 1 kW; GREER, SC; Owner: FULL GOSPEL WPJM 800 AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WCKI (1300 AM; 1 kW; GREER, SC; Owner: SIRA-PACK RADIO, INC.)
  • WSPA (910 AM; 4 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Five Forks:
  • WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WBZT-FM (96.7 FM; MAULDIN, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WTBI-FM (91.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: TABERNACLE BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE)
  • WOLT (103.3 FM; GREER, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W247AB (97.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Five Forks:
  • WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WNTV (Channel 29; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WNEH (Channel 38; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WGGS-TV (Channel 16; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED13$152,295289$219,551144$218,71019$83,76629$165,9544$63,738
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$015$214,85527$176,6164$76,1852$235,4400$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$117,16030$158,98879$174,79514$78,3097$148,5664$73,445
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$87,79023$225,22041$195,7004$125,1382$118,6802$66,550
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$06$189,16211$209,1771$48,1401$99,8500$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0028.09 , 0028.10

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED56$215,53314$181,1712$191,1950$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED4$219,9035$218,2081$50,9800$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$541,1300$01$51,540
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$332,1551$300,6100$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$476,4500$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0028.09 , 0028.10

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