Chester County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00085. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.4 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 25.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.4 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2001 was 14.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.0 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 3.6%
(0.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 13.3% for Black residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people | | South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 72.7% | | Whole state: | 68.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.9% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lowrys, SC
Lowrys compared to South Carolina state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting 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 below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (74%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Wood (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Chester County South Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Lowrys (based on Chester County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.21%
| Here |  | 44.2% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Association Reformed Presbyterian Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
| Adherents | 52.2% | 17.2% | 7.7% | 6.1% | 5.7% |
| Congregations | 24.4% | 21.8% | 19.2% | 6.4% | 6.4% |
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| Name | Church of the Nazarene | Baha'i | Presbyterian Church in America | Catholic Church | Other |
| Adherents | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 3.8% |
| Congregations | 2.6% | - | 2.6% | 1.3% | 15.4% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Chester County: | 2.15 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | Chester County: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28 | Chester County: | 8.60 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 17 | Here: | 5.22 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 13.0% | | South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Chester County: | 32.9% | | South Carolina: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 14.6% | | State: | 13.4% |
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Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
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Monthly part-time payroll |
Lowrys government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $17,000 ($85.00)
General - Other: $4,000 ($20.00)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $71,000 ($355.00)
Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($25.00)
Rents: $1,000 ($5.00)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $217,000 ($1085.00)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $19,000 ($95.00)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,000 ($10.00)
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Lowrys:
- 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.)
- WBZK (980 AM; 3 kW; YORK, SC; Owner: CAROLINA METRO RADIO, LLC)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
- WGCD (1490 AM; 1 kW; CHESTER, SC; Owner: FRANK NEELY)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- 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 Lowrys:
- 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)
- 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.)
- WRBK (90.3 FM; RICHBURG, SC; Owner: RICHBURG EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS, 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)
- WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; 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.)
- 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.)
- WSSS (104.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSGE (91.7 FM; DALLAS, NC; Owner: GASTON COLLEGE)
- WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
- 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 Lowrys:
- WNSC-TV (Channel 30; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- 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.)
- WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
- WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WTVI (Channel 42; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WCCB (Channel 18; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WUNG-TV (Channel 58; CONCORD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5 - Thomas L Giglio, Armenia Rd, Chester County (Lat: 34.791917 Lon: -81.268139), Type: Tower, Structure height: 150.8 m, Overall height: 152 m, Licensee ID: L00622418
Registrant: Jefferson-Pilot Communications Co. Of North Carolina, One Julian Price Place, Charlotte, NC 28208, Phone: (704) 374-3500, Email:
- Thomas L Giglio, Armenia Rd, Chester County (Lat: 34.791917 Lon: -81.268139), Type: Tower, Structure height: 150.8 m, Overall height: 152 m, Licensee ID: L00622418
Registrant: Jefferson-Pilot Communications Co. Of North Carolina, One Julian Price Place, Charlotte, NC 28208, Phone: (704) 374-3500, Email:
- Leon E Porter, Armenia Rd, Chester County (Lat: 34.791917 Lon: -81.268139), Type: Tower, Structure height: 150.8 m, Overall height: 152 m
Registrant: Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 719-7000, Email:
- Milford K Smith, Armenia Rd, Chester County (Lat: 34.791917 Lon: -81.268139), Type: Tower, Structure height: 150.8 m, Overall height: 152 m, Licensee ID: L00622418
Registrant: Lincoln Financial Media Company Of North Carolina, One Julian Price Place, Charlotte, NC 28208, Phone: (704) 374-3500 - Armenia Rd, Chester County (Lat: 34.791944 Lon: -81.267778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 150.3 m, Overall height: 156.1 m
Registrant: Jefferson-Pilot Communications Co., One Julian Price Place, Charlotte, NC 28208, Phone: (704) 374-3578
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 460 Meters Sw Of Armenia Rd Jct (Lat: 34.791528 Lon: -81.266750), Structure height: 151 m, Call Sign: WNXX656, Licensee ID: L01422065
Assigned Frequencies: 152.480 MHz Grant Date: 01/17/2007, Expiration Date: 12/05/2016, Certifier: Shawn E Endsley
Registrant: Usa Mobility Wireless, Inc., 3000 Technology Dr. #400, Plano, TX 75074, Phone: (972) 801-0000, Fax: (972) 801-1699, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - 3451 Armenia Rd (Lat: 34.791500 Lon: -81.266750), Overall height: 156.7 m, Call Sign: WPJF601
Assigned Frequencies: 955.550 MHz, 955.150 MHz Grant Date: 03/21/1997, Expiration Date: 03/21/2002, Cancellation Date: 06/23/2002
Registrant: Phone: (803) 581-1110 - WRBK Studio, Armenia Road (Lat: 34.791917 Lon: -81.268139), Type: Tower, Structure height: 105.8 m, Overall height: 152 m, Call Sign: WQJB500
Assigned Frequencies: 946.500 MHz Grant Date: 07/15/2008, Expiration Date: 12/01/2011, Certifier: Jeff Sigmon
Registrant: Wrbk, Chester, SC 29706, Phone: (803) 581-9030, Email:
- WRBK WNBK Studio, Armenia Road (Lat: 34.791917 Lon: -81.268139), Type: Tower, Structure height: 150.8 m, Overall height: 152 m, Call Sign: WQKF555
Assigned Frequencies: 946.500 MHz Grant Date: 04/29/2009, Expiration Date: 12/01/2011, Certifier: Jeffrey Sigmon
Registrant: Richburg Educational Broadcasters, Inc., Chester, SC 29706, Phone: (803) 581-9030, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 - 460 Meters Sw Of Armenia Road Junction (Lat: 34.791389 Lon: -81.266750), Structure height: 156.7 m, Overall height: 362.4 m, Call Sign: KNLU301
Assigned Frequencies: 931.762 MHz Grant Date: 03/17/1997, Expiration Date: 03/17/2007, Cancellation Date: 08/08/2001
Registrant: Joyce & Jacobs, 1019 19th Street, N.W., 14th Fl., Ph-2, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-0100
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