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Anderson County

Population in July 2007: 5,802.
Males: 2,839  (48.9%)
Females: 2,963  (51.1%)
Median resident age:  38.1 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 29642.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,677 (it was $50,255 in 2000)
Powderville:  $55,677
South Carolina:  $43,329

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $172,249 (it was $125,300 in 2000)
Powderville:  $172,249
South Carolina:  $133,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $203,171; Detached houses: $237,583; Townhouses or other attached units: $136,963; In 2-unit structures: $75,004; Mobile homes: $53,279

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Races in Powderville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
  • Black (4.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Powderville: 82.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: United States (20.7%), Irish (14.6%), German (13.0%), English (10.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), Dutch (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 980 feet

Land area: 13.9 square miles.

Population density: 416 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Powderville

  • High school or higher: 82.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Powderville CDP

  • Never married: 14.8%
  • Now married: 72.7%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 4.9%
  • Divorced: 6.6%

95 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.8%
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:

Powderville:  0.4% ($561)
South Carolina:  0.6% ($510)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (8.5 miles , pop. 56,002).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (118.0 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (604.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Brushy Creek, SC (3.7 miles ), Welcome, SC (4.1 miles ), Golden Grove, SC (5.1 miles ), Dunean, SC (5.7 miles ), Judson, SC (5.8 miles ), Piedmont, SC (5.8 miles ), Parker, SC (6.1 miles ), Gantt, SC (6.5 miles ).

Latitude: 34.78 N, Longitude: 82.49 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,280 (-23.9%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 256 (9.7%)

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Chemicals (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


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Powderville-area historical tornado activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 21% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.4 miles away from the Powderville place center injured 40 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1952, a category 3 tornado 16.7 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 4 people.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Powderville:
  • GREENVILLE HOSPITAL CENTER (about 7 miles; GREENVILLE, SC)
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; GREENVILLE, SC)
  • PALMETTO BAPTIST MED CTR EASLEY (about 12 miles; EASLEY, SC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Powderville:
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 9 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 21 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
  • ANDERSON RGNL (about 26 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID: AND)
Other public-use airports nearest to Powderville:
  • GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (about 11 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GMU)
  • PICKENS COUNTY (about 15 miles; PICKENS, SC; ID: LQK)
  • OCONEE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 29 miles; CLEMSON, SC; ID: CEU)

Amtrak station near Powderville:
  • 8 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Powderville:
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 11 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
  • TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 14 miles; PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
  • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT enrollment: 15,962)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 40 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)

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Churches in Powderville include: Pleasant View Church (A), Calvary Church (B), Concrete Church (C), McNeely Church (D), Siloam Church (E), Bethesda Church (F), Saint Peters Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pleasant View Cemetery (1), Bethesda Baptist Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Brushy Creek Watershed 16 Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Hornbuckle Creek (A), Georges Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
South Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  81.2%
Whole state:  69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.5%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.5%
Whole state:  14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.6%
Whole state:  6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Powderville, SC



Powderville compared to South Carolina state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Anderson County South Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (48%)
  • Electricity (40%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Wood (1%)

6.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,387 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.11%
South Carolina average:  8.00%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($113 average AGI)
Anderson County:  0.04%
South Carolina average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Greenville County, SC  1.25% ($39,806 average AGI)
from Pickens County, SC  0.75% ($34,009)
from Oconee County, SC  0.33% ($33,254)


4.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,293 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.97%
South Carolina average:  6.88%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($454 average AGI)
Anderson County:  0.05%
South Carolina average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Greenville County, SC  1.20% ($34,473 average AGI)
to Pickens County, SC  0.61% ($34,196)
to Oconee County, SC  0.24% ($28,214)


Strongest AM radio stations in Powderville:
  • 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.)
  • WGVL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYRD (1330 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WELP (1360 AM; 5 kW; EASLEY, SC)
  • WTBI (1540 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PICKENS, SC; Owner: TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS)
  • WDAB (1580 AM; 5 kW; TRAVELERS REST, SC; Owner: DABNEY-ADAMSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMUU (1260 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WRIX (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HOMELAND PARK, SC; Owner: AM 1020 INCORPORATED)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WPCI (1490 AM; 1 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: PAPER CUTTERS, INC.)
  • WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Powderville:
  • WTBI-FM (91.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: TABERNACLE BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE)
  • WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WOLI (103.9 FM; EASLEY, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBZT-FM (96.7 FM; MAULDIN, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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)
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W247AB (97.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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.)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Powderville:
  • WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WNTV (Channel 29; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WGGS-TV (Channel 16; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WNEH (Channel 38; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • W50CL (Channel 50; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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