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Spartanburg County

Population in July 2007: 4,014.
Males: 2,390  (59.6%)
Females: 1,624  (40.4%)
Median resident age:  31.7 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 29303.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,500 (it was $25,268 in 2000)
Southern Shops  $27,500
South Carolina:  $43,329

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $76,600 (it was $63,000 in 2000)
Southern Shops  $76,600
South Carolina:  $133,900

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Races in Southern Shops:

  • White Non-Hispanic (57.5%)
  • Hispanic (25.1%)
  • Black (14.8%)
  • Other race (12.7%)
  • Two or more races (3.6%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Southern Shops: 83.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.6%), English (8.6%), Irish (6.5%), German (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), Dutch (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 3.55 square miles.

Population density: 1129 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Southern Shops

  • High school or higher: 56.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Southern Shops CDP

  • Never married: 29.7%
  • Now married: 47.2%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 14.4%

730 residents are foreign born (19.0% Latin America).

This place:  19.7%
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:

Southern Shops:  0.6% ($364)
South Carolina:  0.5% ($510)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (29.1 miles , pop. 56,002).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (81.0 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (584.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Valley Falls, SC (1.7 miles ), Saxon, SC (2.5 miles ), Boiling Springs, SC (3.8 miles ), Spartanburg, SC (5.1 miles ), Roebuck, SC (7.5 miles ), Fairmont Mills, SC (8.0 miles ), Wellford, SC (8.1 miles ), Inman, SC (8.1 miles ).

Latitude: 34.99 N, Longitude: 81.99 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +4,081 (+110.1%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 157 (10.5%)


People in group quarters in Southern Shops
  • 501 people in state prisons
  • 62 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 31 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 864

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Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Waiters and waitresses (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)


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Southern Shops-area historical tornado activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 19% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.4 miles away from the Southern Shops place center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 8/16/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.5 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Southern Shops:
  • SPARTANBURG HOSP FOR RESTORATIVE CARE (about 3 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC)
  • SPARTANBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC)
  • MARY BLACK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Southern Shops:
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 18 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 49 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Southern Shops:
  • SPARTANBURG DOWNTOWN MEMORIAL (about 7 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; ID: SPA)
  • FAIRVIEW (about 15 miles; LANDRUM, SC; ID: 33A)
  • GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (about 28 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GMU)

Amtrak station near Southern Shops:
  • 5 miles: SPARTANBURG (290 MAGNOLIA ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Southern Shops:
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 3 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 12 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
  • TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles; PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)

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Notable locations in Southern Shops: Piedmont Community Pre-Release Center (A), Northside Correctional Center (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Southern Shops include: Wingo Heights Church (A), Gravely Memorial Church (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:  63.2%
Whole state:  69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.4%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  22.3%
Whole state:  14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  8.5%
Whole state:  6.5%

Southern Shops 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 below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Southern Shops travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Spartanburg County South Carolina:




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5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,490 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.50%
South Carolina average:  8.00%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($244 average AGI)
Spartanburg County:  0.07%
South Carolina average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Greenville County, SC  1.21% ($39,731 average AGI)
from Cherokee County, SC  0.32% ($33,704)
from Union County, SC  0.16% ($28,958)


4.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,361 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.68%
South Carolina average:  6.88%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($217 average AGI)
Spartanburg County:  0.04%
South Carolina average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Greenville County, SC  1.17% ($35,933 average AGI)
to Cherokee County, SC  0.30% ($24,848)
to Richland County, SC  0.14% ($33,485)


Strongest AM radio stations in Southern Shops:
  • WORD (950 AM; 5 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSPA (910 AM; 4 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WASC (1530 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: NEW SOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WKDY (1400 AM; 1 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASSOCIATED BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)

Strongest FM radio stations in Southern Shops:
  • WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WOLT (103.3 FM; GREER, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYFG (91.1 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBZT-FM (96.7 FM; MAULDIN, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Southern Shops:
  • WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)




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