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Allendale County

Population in July 2007: 173. Population change since 2000: -5.9%
 

Males: 84  (48.6%)
Females: 89  (51.4%)
Median resident age:  42.8 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Zip code: 29846


Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,594 (it was $28,333 in 2000)
Sycamore:  $33,594
South Carolina:  $43,329

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $99,740 (it was $61,000 in 2000)
Sycamore:  $99,740
South Carolina:  $133,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $120,787; Detached houses: $113,095; Townhouses or other attached units: $252,408; Mobile homes: $42,115

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Races in Sycamore:

  • White Non-Hispanic (61.6%)
  • Black (35.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Sycamore: 77.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (36.2%), English (5.4%), Scottish (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 153 feet

Land area: 3.17 square miles.

Population density: 55 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Sycamore

  • High school or higher: 73.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sycamore town

  • Never married: 18.9%
  • Now married: 50.0%
  • Separated: 8.5%
  • Widowed: 19.5%
  • Divorced: 3.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
South Carolina:  2.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Sycamore:  0.5% ($300)
South Carolina:  0.6% ($510)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Augusta-Richmond County, GA (61.4 miles , pop. 195,182).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (152.4 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (637.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Ulmer, SC (4.1 miles) , Fairfax, SC (5.7 miles ), Allendale, SC (6.3 miles ), Brunson, SC (8.1 miles ), Olar, SC (10.1 miles ), Kline, SC (10.2 miles ), Gifford, SC (12.3 miles ), Govan, SC (13.1 miles) .

Latitude: 33.04 N, Longitude: 81.22 W

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Population change in the 1990s: -23 (-11.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
  • Utilities (16%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Wood products (11%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (8%)
  • Chemicals (8%)
  • Other health and personal care stores (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (27%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (14%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (8%)
  • Personal appearance workers (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Customer service representatives (8%)


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Average climate in Sycamore, South Carolina

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Sycamore-area historical tornado activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 12% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.1 miles away from the Sycamore town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/15/1999, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.6 miles away from the town center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Sycamore:
  • ALLENDALE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; FAIRFAX, SC)
  • BARNWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BARNWELL, SC)
  • HAMPTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; VARNVILLE, SC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sycamore:
  • BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 53 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; ID: NBC)
  • AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 56 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; ID: AGS)
  • COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 62 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; ID: CAE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sycamore:
  • ALLENDALE COUNTY (about 5 miles; ALLENDALE, SC; ID: 88J)
  • HAMPTON-VARNVILLE (about 16 miles; HAMPTON, SC; ID: 3J0)
  • BARNWELL COUNTY (about 19 miles; BARNWELL, SC; ID: BNL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sycamore:
  • SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 49 miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)
  • AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 60 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
  • AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,778)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 68 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
  • MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 69 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
South Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  66.7%
Whole state:  69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.9%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  10.1%
Whole state:  14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.0%
Whole state:  6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sycamore, SC



Sycamore compared to South Carolina state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Sycamore travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Allendale County South Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (75%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$204
Totals for Government 0$0 6$204



Sycamore government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $5,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $28,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $5,000

5.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,627 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.36%
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 Hampton County, SC  0.97% ($25,500 average AGI)
from Barnwell County, SC  0.81% ($23,080)
from Aiken County, SC  0.48% ($16,400)


7.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,534 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.34%
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 Barnwell County, SC  1.14% ($24,889 average AGI)
to Hampton County, SC  1.04% ($17,758)
to Beaufort County, SC  0.60% ($59,789)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sycamore:
  • WDOG (1460 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ALLENDALE, SC; Owner: GOOD RADIO BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQIZ (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: RADIO PROPERTIES, LLC)
  • WRIT (790 AM; 1 kW; BAMBERG-DENMARK, SC; Owner: VOORHEES COLLEGE)
  • WHGS (1270 AM; 1 kW; HAMPTON, SC; Owner: HAMPTON COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, 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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sycamore:
  • WBAW-FM (99.1 FM; BARNWELL, SC; Owner: BULLIE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDOG-FM (93.5 FM; ALLENDALE, SC; Owner: GOOD RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIIZ (97.9 FM; BLACKVILLE, SC; Owner: NICWILD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBHC-FM (92.1 FM; HAMPTON, SC; Owner: HAMPTON COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WAFJ (88.3 FM; BELVEDERE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WJWJ-FM (89.9 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WWBD (95.7 FM; BAMBERG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sycamore:
  • WEBA-TV (Channel 14; ALLENDALE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WJBF (Channel 6; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WAGT (Channel 26; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WAGT TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJWJ-TV (Channel 16; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WRDW-TV (Channel 12; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WRDW LICENSEE CORP.)

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