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York County

Population in July 2007: 3,857.
Males: 1,908  (49.5%)
Females: 1,949  (50.5%)
Median resident age:  51.4 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 29710.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $93,822 (it was $76,819 in 2000)
Lake Wylie:  $93,822
South Carolina:  $43,329

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $360,198 (it was $241,900 in 2000)
Lake Wylie:  $360,198
South Carolina:  $133,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $408,639; Detached houses: $424,488; Townhouses or other attached units: $171,758; In 3 to 4-unit structures: $84,994; In 5 to 9-unit structures: $96,776; Mobile homes: $1,250,000
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Lake Wylie, SC residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Lake Wylie:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Lake Wylie: 91.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (23.4%), German (17.6%), United States (16.3%), Irish (14.8%), Scottish (7.2%), Scotch-Irish (5.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 590 feet

Land area: 3.48 square miles.

Population density: 1110 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lake Wylie

  • High school or higher: 97.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.9%
  • Unemployed: 0.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake Wylie CDP

  • Never married: 14.0%
  • Now married: 72.3%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

144 residents are foreign born (3.1% Europe, 0.7% Africa, 0.6% North America).

This place:  4.7%
South Carolina:  2.9%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Lake Wylie, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lake Wylie to the number of sex offenders is 1286 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Lake Wylie:  0.5% ($1,323)
South Carolina:  0.6% ($510)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (13.4 miles , pop. 66,277).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (17.1 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (528.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Tega Cay, SC (5.2 miles ), India Hook, SC (6.4 miles ), Riverview, SC (8.7 miles ), Newport, SC (8.8 miles ), Cramerton, NC (9.1 miles ), Belmont, NC (9.7 miles ), Fort Mill, SC (10.3 miles ), McAdenville, NC (11.0 miles ).

Latitude: 35.11 N, Longitude: 81.06 W

Area code: 803

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Most common industries for males:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Air transportation (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (15%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Top executives (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)


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Average climate in Lake Wylie, South Carolina

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Lake Wylie-area historical tornado activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 31% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.1 miles away from the Lake Wylie place center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.2 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Wylie:
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITAITON HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ROCK HILL, SC)
  • PIEDMONT MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; ROCK HILL, SC)
  • GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; GASTONIA, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Lake Wylie, SC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake Wylie:
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 11 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; ID: CLT)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 49 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)
  • COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 81 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; ID: CAE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Wylie:
  • GASTONIA MUNI (about 9 miles; GASTONIA, NC; ID: AKH)
  • ROCK HILL/YORK CO/BRYANT FIELD (about 9 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; ID: UZA)
  • CHESTER MUNI (about 24 miles; CHESTER, SC; ID: 9A6)

Amtrak stations near Lake Wylie:
  • 14 miles: GASTONIA (350 HANCOCK ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 19 miles: CHARLOTTE (1914 N. TYRON ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Lake Wylie:
  • 12 miles: Catawba 1 and 2 in Clover, SC.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Wylie:
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 14 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 18 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,473)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 27 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Lake Wylie and their reported violations in the past:

LAKE WYLIE MHP (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This place:  2.1 people
South Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  71.3%
Whole state:  69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  0.8%
Whole state:  14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  0.1%
Whole state:  6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lake Wylie, SC



Lake Wylie compared to South Carolina state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in 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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Banks with branches in Lake Wylie (2007 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: Lake Wylie Branch at 4090 Charlotte Highway, branch established on 1981-02-10. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Clover Community Bank: Lake Wylie Branch at 5196 Charlotte Highway, branch established on 2002-12-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $109.0 mil, Deposits: $96.8 mil, headquarters in Clover, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Clover Community Bankshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in York County South Carolina:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (65%)
  • Utility gas (30%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

9.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,652 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.39%
South Carolina average:  8.00%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($314 average AGI)
York County:  0.08%
South Carolina average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Mecklenburg County, NC  2.15% ($60,559 average AGI)
from Chester County, SC  0.39% ($28,891)
from Gaston County, NC  0.37% ($39,422)


5.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,741 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.60%
South Carolina average:  6.88%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($186 average AGI)
York County:  0.04%
South Carolina average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Mecklenburg County, NC  1.05% ($40,701 average AGI)
to Chester County, SC  0.32% ($31,493)
to Gaston County, NC  0.31% ($36,319)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Wylie:
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
  • WCGC (1270 AM; 10 kW; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WHVN, INC.)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WFNZ (610 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WGFY (1480 AM; 10 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WYFQ (930 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WBZK (980 AM; 3 kW; YORK, SC; Owner: CAROLINA METRO RADIO, LLC)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WRHI (1340 AM; 1 kW; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: OUR THREE SONS BROADCASTING, LLP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Wylie:
  • WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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)
  • WRFX-FM (99.7 FM; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSGE (91.7 FM; DALLAS, NC; Owner: GASTON COLLEGE)
  • WSOC-FM (103.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSSS (104.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WXRC (95.7 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WNSC-FM (88.9 FM; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WA2XKB (98.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: COLUMBINE INVESTMENTS, INC.)
  • WFAE (90.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WDAV (89.9 FM; DAVIDSON, NC; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF DAVIDSON COLLEGE)
  • WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)
  • 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)
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lake Wylie:
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WSOC-TV (Channel 9; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WGTB-LP (Channel 28; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC.)
  • WCCB (Channel 18; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WTVI (Channel 42; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WNSC-TV (Channel 30; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WUNG-TV (Channel 58; CONCORD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W38CN (Channel 38; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W34BN (Channel 34; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W25BR (Channel 25; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WAXN (Channel 64; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W52CW (Channel 52; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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