Drinking water stations with addresses in Saluda and their reported violations in the past:
SALUDA CPW (Population served: 3200, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Saluda that have no violations reported:
- SALUDA CO W&S AUTHORITY (Population served: 2439, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- SALUDA WATERS S/D (Population served: 84, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SALUDA WATERS S/D (Population served: 84, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- RICHARD DEASON MHP (Population served: 24, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  28.5% | | Whole state: |  14.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 13.5% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Saluda, SC
People in group quarters in Saluda
- 21 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 2 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Saluda compared to South Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above 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 significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Saluda (2009 data):
- CapitalBank: Saluda Branch at 200 North Main Street, branch established on 1987-12-18; Saluda Office Branch at 437 North Main Street, branch established on 1999-11-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $788.7 mil, Deposits: $513.7 mil, headquarters in Greenwood, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Community Capital Corporation
- SunTrust Bank: Saluda I 751 at 300 North Main Street, branch established on 2000-06-17; Saluda 2 Main Branch 753 at 100 South Main Street, branch established on 1965-07-12. Info updated 2009-03-30: Bank assets: $185,098.8 mil, Deposits: $120,116.4 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1782 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
- First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Saluda Branch at 201 North Main Street, branch established on 1965-08-15. Info updated 2008-12-02: Bank assets: $6,743.5 mil, Deposits: $5,585.9 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 182 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Saluda County South Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (45%)
- Electricity (40%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (2%)
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Religion statistics for Saluda
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 51.5% | 27.0% | 9.1% | 5.7% | 6.7% |
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| Congregations | 39.0% | 29.3% | 14.6% | 9.8% | 7.3% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $3,148 | $37,776 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,101 | $25,212 | 5 | $1,015 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,110 | $25,320 | 2 | $1,000 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
10 | $25,538 | $30,646 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,583 | $18,996 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $10,257 | $24,617 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
19 | $44,737 | $28,255 | 7 | $2,015 |
Saluda government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $57,000
- Construction - Central Staff Services: $120,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $486,000
Police Protection: $406,000
Regular Highways: $158,000
Fire Protection: $30,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $97,000
Housing & Community Development: $16,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $216,000
General Support: $208,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $165,000
Interest Earnings: $73,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $46,000
General - Other: $27,000
Police Protection: $23,000
Regular Highways: $16,000
Central Staff: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,406,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $122,000
All Other: $97,000
- Tax - Property: $280,000
NEC: $196,000
Public Utilities: $113,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $681,000
5.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,093 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.52% | | 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:
5.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,406 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.68% | | 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 Saluda:
- WJES (1190 AM; 1 kW; SALUDA, SC; Owner: EDGEFIELD-SALUDA RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WBLR (1430 AM; 5 kW; BATESBURG, SC; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WCZZ (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: KEENE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.)
- WVOC (560 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WRDW (1480 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Saluda:
- WJES-FM (92.1 FM; SALUDA, SC; Owner: BRECKENRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WKSX-FM (92.7 FM; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: EDGEFIELD-SALUDA RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- WBBQ-FM (104.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHZQ (94.1 FM; CROSS HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
- WAFJ (88.3 FM; BELVEDERE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WKXC-FM (99.5 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WZMJ (93.1 FM; BATESBURG, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WZNY (105.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKSP (96.3 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCOS-FM (97.5 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLPE (91.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
- W274AE (102.7 FM; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Saluda:
- WJBF (Channel 6; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WAGT (Channel 26; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WAGT TELEVISION, INC.)
- WRDW-TV (Channel 12; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WRDW LICENSEE CORP.)
- WFXG (Channel 54; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- W56EE (Channel 56; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNEH (Channel 38; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Saluda, South Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 12
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 17
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 12
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 24
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
South Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 82
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 125
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 90
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 211
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
See more detailed statistics of Saluda fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 12 meters (39ft)
Total costs: $807,000
Total average daily traffic: 9,900
Total average daily truck traffic: 594
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 17,226
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Saluda)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 23 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Saluda, SC)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4- SALUDA, 304 W Butler St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, Call Sign: WMR982
Assigned Frequencies : 6815.00 MHz, 6855.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 09/24/2004
Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f02-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193 - SALUDA NORTH, 0.55 Mi North Of Us Route 178, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.3 m, Call Sign: WQCA519
Assigned Frequencies : 6256.54 MHz, 6345.49 MHz
Grant Date: 01/18/2005, Expiration Date: 02/01/2014, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:
- Saluda, Lat: 34.004000 Lon: -81.772306, Call Sign: WQEA214, Licensee ID: L00805260
Assigned Frequencies : 956.368 MHz
Grant Date: 12/12/2005, Expiration Date: 12/12/2015, Certifier: Brian Burgess
Registrant: Saluda County Water & Sewer - SALUDA, 304 W Butler, Overall height: 82.3 m, Call Sign: KJG36
Assigned Frequencies : 6063.80 MHz, 6152.75 MHz
Grant Date: 02/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Sprint, 112 6th Street, Bristol, TN 37620, Phone: (423) 968-8859, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Saluda)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 19 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Saluda)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 69
- Hazardous Condition: 33
- Good Intent Call: 2
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Saluda, SC
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