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Promised Land, SC map Population (year 2000): 559
Males: 253  (45.3%)
Females: 306  (54.7%)

Greenwood County

Median resident age:  36.2 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 29646.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,100 (it was $40,288 in 2000)
Promised Land  $41,100
South Carolina:  $39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $53,900 (it was $48,400 in 2000)
Promised Land  $53,900
South Carolina:  $113,100

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Races in Promised Land:

  • Black (95.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (5.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 620 feet

Land area: 1.58 square miles.

Population density: 355 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Promised Land

  • High school or higher: 59.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 10.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Promised Land CDP

  • Never married: 31.5%
  • Now married: 52.0%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 3.9%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
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:

Promised Land:  0.4% ($199)
South Carolina:  0.5% ($510)
Promised Land satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Augusta, GA (48.8 miles , pop. 138,000).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (122.1 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (634.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Bradley, SC (5.8 miles) , Greenwood, SC (7.0 miles ), Abbeville, SC (10.2 miles ), Troy, SC (10.8 miles) , Hodges, SC (10.8 miles) , Cokesbury, SC (11.0 miles ), Coronaca, SC (13.5 miles) , Ninety Six, SC (15.2 miles ).

Latitude: 34.13 N, Longitude: 82.24 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Textile mills and textile products (33%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
  • Metal and metal products (13%)
  • Computer and electronic products (13%)
  • Wood products (11%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (35%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Chemicals (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (44%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (41%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (15%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (27%)
  • Cashiers (18%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)


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Promised Land-area historical tornado activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 30% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/31/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.6 miles away from the Promised Land place center killed 7 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/13/1973, a category 4 tornado 15.4 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Promised Land:
  • SELF REGIONAL HEALTHCARE (about 8 miles; GREENWOOD, SC)
  • ABBEVILLE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ABBEVILLE, SC)
  • EDGEFIELD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; EDGEFIELD, SC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Promised Land:
  • ANDERSON RGNL (about 41 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID: AND)
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 44 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 52 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Promised Land:
  • GREENWOOD COUNTY (about 10 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; ID: GRD)
  • MC CORMICK COUNTY (about 17 miles; MC CORMICK, SC; ID: S19)
  • HESTER MEMORIAL (about 23 miles; CALHOUN FALLS, SC; ID: 0A2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Promised Land:
  • PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 8 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,406)
  • LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT enrollment: 2,429)
  • TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
  • AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,778)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
  • AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 54 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)

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Churches in Promised Land include: Mount Zion Church (A), Crossroads Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Average household size:
This place:  3.0 people
South Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  77.7%
Whole state:  69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.8%
Whole state:  4.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  18.4%
Whole state:  14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.9%
Whole state:  6.5%

Promised Land compared to South Carolina state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Promised Land travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Greenwood County South Carolina:




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5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,533 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.28%
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:
from Abbeville County, SC  0.61% ($29,127 average AGI)
from Laurens County, SC  0.54% ($28,192)
from Greenville County, SC  0.26% ($42,950)


5.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,018 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.36%
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:
to Greenville County, SC  0.55% ($36,422 average AGI)
to Laurens County, SC  0.46% ($26,963)
to Abbeville County, SC  0.45% ($28,144)


Strongest AM radio stations in Promised Land:
  • WCZZ (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: KEENE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WCRS (1450 AM; 1 kW; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: MAE RADIO INVESTMENTS, INC.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WLMA (1350 AM; 1 kW; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: MORRADIO, INC.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WRIX (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HOMELAND PARK, SC; Owner: AM 1020 INCORPORATED)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WABV (1590 AM; 1 kW; ABBEVILLE, SC; Owner: MARK HELLINGER)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Promised Land:
  • WZSN (103.5 FM; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: KEENE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.)
  • WZLA-FM (92.9 FM; ABBEVILLE, SC; Owner: RONALD SHELLEY REID)
  • W274AE (102.7 FM; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBBQ-FM (104.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHZQ (94.1 FM; CROSS HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WRIX-FM (103.1 FM; HONEA PATH, SC; Owner: FM 103, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Promised Land:
  • WNEH (Channel 38; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • W65DS (Channel 65; HONEA PATH, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)

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