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Horry County

Population in July 2007: 4,277.
Males: 2,062  (48.2%)
Females: 2,215  (51.8%)

Median resident age:  35.6 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 29579.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,447 (it was $45,982 in 2000)
Forestbrook:  $54,447
South Carolina:  $43,329

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,420
Forestbrook:  $23,420
South Carolina:  $23,137

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $202,381 (it was $106,200 in 2000)
Forestbrook:  $202,381
South Carolina:  $133,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $239,197; Detached houses: $232,523; In 2-unit structures: $78,927

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Races in Forestbrook:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.9%)
  • Black (9.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Forestbrook: 86.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (20.2%), United States (13.9%), English (13.1%), Irish (10.3%), Italian (5.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 17 feet

Land area: 3.63 square miles.

Population density: 1177 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Forestbrook

  • High school or higher: 95.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Forestbrook CDP

  • Never married: 23.8%
  • Now married: 60.3%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 3.1%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

77 residents are foreign born (1.5% Europe, 0.4% Latin America, 0.3% Asia).

This place:  2.3%
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:

Forestbrook:  0.4% ($444)
South Carolina:  0.6% ($510)
Forestbrook satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wilmington, NC (69.7 miles , pop. 75,838).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (146.2 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (482.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Socastee, SC (1.7 miles ), Myrtle Beach, SC (2.3 miles ), Red Hill, SC (2.3 miles ), Surfside Beach, SC (2.8 miles ), Bucksport, SC (3.0 miles ), Garden City, SC (3.1 miles ), Conway, SC (3.1 miles ), Murrells Inlet, SC (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 33.72 N, Longitude: 78.96 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 843

Forestbrook household income distribution Forestbrook home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)



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Average climate in Forestbrook, South Carolina

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Forestbrook-area historical tornado activity is slightly below South Carolina state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.7 miles away from the Forestbrook place center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 8/17/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.6 miles away from the place center injured 46 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Forestbrook-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below South Carolina state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.8 miles away from Forestbrook center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 81.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/17/1995 at 13:45:57, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 83.2 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.0 miles away from Forestbrook center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/13/1990 at 15:22:13, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 2.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.3 miles away from Forestbrook center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Forestbrook:
  • GRAND STRAND REG MED CENTER (about 5 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC)
  • CONWAY HOSPITAL INC (about 10 miles; CONWAY, SC)
  • LORIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LORIS, SC)

Amtrak stations near Forestbrook:
  • 4 miles: MYRTLE BEACH (1100 JETPORT RD.) - Bus Station
  • 10 miles: CONWAY (1101 3RD AVE.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forestbrook:
  • COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,067)
  • HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 16 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
  • FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
  • FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 59 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
  • CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 70 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 71 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
South Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  77.9%
Whole state:  69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.5%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.0%
Whole state:  14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.0%
Whole state:  6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Forestbrook, SC


8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Forestbrook compared to South Carolina state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population 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.


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Forestbrook travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Horry County South Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (96%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Forestbrook

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents47.2%17.3%13.0%5.1%2.5%
Congregations45.7%2.2%11.6%2.2%1.7%
NameEpiscopal ChurchInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)National Association of Free Will BaptistsOther religions
Adherents2.2%1.3%1.2%1.1%8.9%
Congregations1.7%5.6%3.4%6.9%19.0%
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.


10.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,969 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.43%
South Carolina average:  8.00%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($151 average AGI)
Horry County:  0.10%
South Carolina average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Georgetown County, SC  0.47% ($36,553 average AGI)
from Florence County, SC  0.18% ($51,126)
from Brunswick County, NC  0.17% ($41,477)


6.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,960 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.42%
South Carolina average:  6.88%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($137 average AGI)
Horry County:  0.05%
South Carolina average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Georgetown County, SC  0.42% ($39,877 average AGI)
to Charleston County, SC  0.17% ($36,056)
to Brunswick County, NC  0.15% ($33,810)


Strongest AM radio stations in Forestbrook:
  • WQJM (1450 AM; 10 kW; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WPJS (1330 AM; 5 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: WPJS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMIR (1200 AM; 7 kW; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC BEACH RADIO, INC.)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WTAB (1370 AM; 5 kW; TABOR CITY, NC; Owner: WTAB, INC)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WNMB (900 AM; 1 kW; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: FIDELITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WJAY (1280 AM; 4 kW; MULLINS, SC; Owner: THE GREATER HWY CHURCH OF CHRIST)
  • WENC (1220 AM; 5 kW; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: DHA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Forestbrook:
  • WRNN (99.5 FM; SOCASTEE, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WYAV (104.1 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WMYB (92.1 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WGTR (107.9 FM; BUCKSPORT, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WYEZ (94.5 FM; MURRELLS INLET, SC; Owner: FIDELITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWXM (97.7 FM; GARDEN CITY, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WYAK-FM (103.1 FM; SURFSIDE BEACH, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJXY-FM (93.9 FM; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WDAI (98.5 FM; PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKZQ-FM (101.7 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WHMC-FM (90.1 FM; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WEZV (105.9 FM; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: FIDELITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMBJ (88.3 FM; MURRELLS INLET, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WLGI (90.9 FM; HEMINGWAY, SC; Owner: LOUIS G. GREGORY BAHA'I INSTITUTE)
  • WVCO (94.9 FM; LORIS, SC; Owner: CAROLINA BEACH MUSIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WSYN (106.5 FM; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSEA (100.3 FM; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WPDT (105.1 FM; JOHNSONVILLE, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Forestbrook:
  • WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
  • W34CQ (Channel 34; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W49AN (Channel 49; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHMC (Channel 23; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WWSC-LP (Channel 28; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: WWSC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WGSI-CA (Channel 11; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: BEACH TV OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.)
  • WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WGSC-CA (Channel 8; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: BEACH TV OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.)
  • WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W51AT (Channel 51; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
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 ORIGINATED4$165,988128$170,02590$167,9958$89,97376$155,2993$65,180
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$017$152,58417$153,4222$139,22012$129,9140$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$192,63029$187,01858$190,2687$112,42617$152,9543$99,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$013$172,35128$167,1793$91,2838$144,4760$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$04$176,8037$187,6630$01$217,0500$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0602.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED29$182,8508$180,18811$172,464
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED5$202,6423$198,8403$192,877
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$142,6000$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN4$199,1001$183,6902$175,715
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$135,3500$01$135,350
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0602.01

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