Folly Beach, South Carolina

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Population (year 2000): 2,116. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,312 (+9.3% change)

Males: 1,080	(51.0%)
Females: 1,036	(49.0%)

Charleston County

Median resident age:	41.1 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 29439.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $53,600 (it was $46,935 in 2000)

Folly Beach	$53,600
South Carolina:	$39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $434,000 (it was $283,100 in 2000)

Folly Beach	$434,000
South Carolina:	$113,100

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Races in Folly Beach:

White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
Hispanic (1.4%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Black (0.8%)
Other race (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (18.1%), Irish (15.9%), English (13.2%), United States (9.6%), Italian (6.9%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 12.3 square miles.

Population density: 184 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Folly Beach

High school or higher: 95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 17.7%
Unemployed: 3.2%
Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Folly Beach city

Never married: 35.5%
Now married: 45.1%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 4.0%
Divorced: 12.9%

50 residents are foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.5% North America).

This city:	2.4%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Folly Beach, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Folly Beach to the number of sex offenders is 2258 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Folly Beach:	0.4% ($1,240)
South Carolina:	0.5% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, SC (9.1 miles , pop. 96,650).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (186.1 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (604.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: James Island, SC (4.7 miles ), Charleston, SC (9.1 miles ), Sullivan's Island, SC (9.7 miles ), Johns Island, SC (9.7 miles ), Kiawah Island, SC (11.6 miles ), Mount Pleasant, SC (12.6 miles ), Bear Swamp, SC (14.5 miles ), Isle of Palms, SC (15.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 28 buildings, average cost: $127,100
1997: 18 buildings, average cost: $131,800
1998: 22 buildings, average cost: $200,800
1999: 39 buildings, average cost: $183,700
2000: 35 buildings, average cost: $184,900
2001: 22 buildings, average cost: $209,500
2002: 15 buildings, average cost: $295,300
2003: 20 buildings, average cost: $264,000
2004: 32 buildings, average cost: $286,200
2005: 21 buildings, average cost: $363,700
2006: 34 buildings, average cost: $371,400

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Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 32.67 N, Longitude: 79.94 W

Area code: 843

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Population change in the 1990s: +709 (+50.4%).

Most common industries for males:

Accommodation and food services (13%)
Construction (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
Public administration (5%)
Health care (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Educational services (14%)
Public administration (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)
Lawyers (3%)
Engineers (3%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (8%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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Crime in Folly Beach by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	44.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	2	1	0	5	2
per 100,000	92.3	44.7	0.0	218.2	87.0
Robberies	1	3	2	3	0
per 100,000	46.2	134.2	89.9	130.9	0.0
Assaults	13	12	10	11	13
per 100,000	600.2	536.9	449.6	480.1	565.7
Burglaries	19	29	16	28	20
per 100,000	877.2	1297.5	719.4	1222.2	870.3
Thefts	133	173	149	130	204
per 100,000	6140.4	7740.5	6699.6	5674.4	8877.3
Auto thefts	10	11	10	5	14
per 100,000	461.7	492.2	449.6	218.2	609.2
Arson	N/A	2	0	0	0
per 100,000	N/A	89.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5)	551.7	712.8	471.2	639.9	647.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 19 (13 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	5.76
US city average:	3.00

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Folly Beach-area historical tornado activity is significantly below South Carolina state average. It is 57% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/11/1960, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.7 miles away from the Folly Beach city center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 8/29/1964, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 9.6 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Folly Beach:

CHARLESTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; CHARLESTON, SC)
ROPER HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; CHARLESTON, SC)
SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 8 miles; CHARLESTON, SC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Folly Beach:

CHARLESTON AFB/INTL (about 17 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; ID: CHS)
BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 56 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; ID: NBC)
HILTON HEAD (about 61 miles; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; ID: HXD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Folly Beach:

CHARLESTON EXECUTIVE (about 5 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; ID: JZI)
EAST COOPER (about 20 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, SC; ID: 8S5)
SUMMERVILLE (about 35 miles; SUMMERVILLE, SC; ID: DYB)

Amtrak station near Folly Beach:

15 miles: CHARLESTON (N. CHARLESTON, 4565 GAYNOR AVE.). 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 car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Folly Beach:

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (about 9 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 9,756)
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 9 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,162)
CITADEL MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 14 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,701)
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 24 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 92 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 4,565)

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Notable locations in Folly Beach: Mariners Cay Racquet and Yacht Club (A), Folly Beach Town Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Robbins Creek (A), Rat Island Creek (B), Lighthouse Creek (C), Green Creek (D), Cole Creek (E), Oak Island Creek (F), King Flats Creek (G), Second Sister Creek (H), Block Island Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Tourist attraction: CAPT Jack's Charters (Tours & Charters; 605 East Artic Avenue) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Hotels: Holliday Inn of Folly Beach (116 West Ashley Avenue) (1), Holiday Inn (1 Center Street) (2), Blue Heron Inn (122 East Arctic Avenue) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Court: Folly Beach City - Municipal Court (21 Center Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Folly Beach and their reported violations in the past:

FOLLY BEACH TOWN OF (Population served: 3993, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUN-1996 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

Average household size:

This city:	2.0 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	46.2%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.1%
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: 1.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	12.5%
Whole state:	14.1%

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

This city:	5.7%
Whole state:	6.5%

Folly Beach compared to South Carolina state average:

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

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2004 Presidential Election results in Charleston County South Carolina:

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		3	$2,181

Folly Beach government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $89,000
Parking Facilities: $63,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,326,000
Central Staff Services: $652,000

Police Protection: $589,000

Solid Waste Management: $316,000

General - Other: $213,000

Parks & Recreation: $135,000

Health Services - Other: $128,000

Fire Protection: $113,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $68,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $33,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000
General - Interest on Debt: $35,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $196,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $255,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $584,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $855,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $527,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $855,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $255,000
Other, NEC: $58,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $271,000
Rents: $77,000

Interest Earnings: $14,000
Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $87,000
Police Protection: $31,000

Central Staff: $26,000

Water Utilities: $23,000

Fire Protection: $22,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,343,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,360,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $319,000
All Other: $10,000
Tax - Property: $1,339,000
NEC: $364,000

Other Selective Sales: $349,000

Public Utilities: $138,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,543,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000

10.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,436 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.12%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($663 average AGI)
Charleston County: 0.20%
South Carolina average: 0.15%

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

from Berkeley County, SC	1.38% ($32,650 average AGI)
from Dorchester County, SC	0.88% ($34,264)
from Richland County, SC	0.28% ($44,270)

9.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,236 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.59%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

0.20% of residents moved to foreign countries ($737 average AGI)
Charleston County: 0.20%
South Carolina average: 0.11%

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

to Berkeley County, SC	1.93% ($38,053 average AGI)
to Dorchester County, SC	1.49% ($37,150)
to Richland County, SC	0.23% ($33,870)

Strongest AM radio stations in Folly Beach:

WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSCC (730 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WTMA (1250 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WXTC (1390 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, SC)
WQTK (950 AM; 10 kW; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WQSC (1340 AM; 1 kW; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC,)
WQNT (1450 AM; 1 kW; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WZJY (1480 AM; 1 kW; MOUNT PLEASANT, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WTMZ (910 AM; 1 kW; DORCHESTER TERR.-BRE, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQIZ (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: RADIO PROPERTIES, LLC)
WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Folly Beach:

WSSX-FM (95.1 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WXLY (102.5 FM; NORTH CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WEZL (103.5 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WYBB (98.1 FM; FOLLY BEACH, SC; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.)
WCOO (105.5 FM; KIAWAH ISLAND, SC; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS II OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.)
WRFQ (104.5 FM; MOUNT PLEASANT, SC; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WSUY (96.9 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAVF (96.1 FM; HANAHAN, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
W205BJ (88.9 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WSCI (89.3 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WALC (100.5 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
W220CN (91.9 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
WWWZ (93.3 FM; SUMMERVILLE, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMGL (101.7 FM; RAVENEL, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFCH (88.5 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WJZX (99.7 FM; HOLLYWOOD, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSSP (94.3 FM; GOOSE CREEK, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WNKT (107.5 FM; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJNI (106.3 FM; LADSON, SC; Owner: THOMAS B. DANIELS)
WYFH (90.7 FM; NORTH CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Folly Beach:

WCBD-TV (Channel 2; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCSC-TV (Channel 5; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WCSC, INC.)
WITV (Channel 7; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WCIV (Channel 4; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WCIV, LLC)
WMMP (Channel 36; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WMMP LICENSEE L.P.)
WTAT-TV (Channel 24; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WTAT LICENSEE, LLC)
WJEA-LP (Channel 12; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CHARLES S. NAMEY)
W21BX (Channel 21; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WJRB-LP (Channel 18; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: RAUL INFANTE, JR.)
WCHD-LP (Channel 49; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: IZZO LIVING TRUST)
WJNI-LP (Channel 57; NORTH CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: THOMAS B. DANIELS)
WTBD-LP (Channel 22; NORTH CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: THOMAS B. DANIELS)

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