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Population (year 2000): 4,044. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,547 (+12.4% change)
 

Males: 1,953  (48.3%)
Females: 2,091  (51.7%)

York County

Median resident age:  40.0 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 29708.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $84,100 (it was $80,227 in 2000)
Tega Cay  $84,100
South Carolina:  $39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $216,600 (it was $180,500 in 2000)
Tega Cay  $216,600
South Carolina:  $113,100

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Races in Tega Cay:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
  • Black (2.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: English (17.8%), German (17.3%), Irish (16.8%), United States (12.2%), Scottish (4.4%), Polish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 650 feet

Land area: 2.48 square miles.

Population density: 1763 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Tega Cay

  • High school or higher: 98.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 16.2%
  • Unemployed: 1.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tega Cay city

  • Never married: 10.8%
  • Now married: 79.9%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 3.4%
  • Divorced: 5.6%

284 residents are foreign born (5.0% Europe, 1.3% Asia).

This city:  7.0%
South Carolina:  2.9%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Tega Cay, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tega Cay to the number of sex offenders is 4375 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Tega Cay:  0.8% ($1,407)
South Carolina:  0.5% ($510)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charlotte, NC (17.8 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (530.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: India Hook, SC (2.1 miles ), Riverview, SC (3.7 miles ), Lake Wylie, SC (5.2 miles ), Fort Mill, SC (5.8 miles ), Newport, SC (5.9 miles ), Rock Hill, SC (6.9 miles ), Pineville, NC (10.0 miles ), Lesslie, SC (11.3 miles ).

Latitude: 35.04 N, Longitude: 81.02 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 803

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Population change in the 1990s: +1,013 (+33.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Air transportation (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (13%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Computer specialists (8%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Secondary school teachers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)


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Crime in Tega Cay by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 10000
    per 100,000 24.20.00.00.00.0
Assaults 22334
    per 100,000 48.348.770.969.490.1
Burglaries 91537
    per 100,000 217.424.4118.269.4157.7
Thefts 6135374562
    per 100,000 1473.4852.6874.91041.21396.4
Auto thefts 511021
    per 100,000 120.8268.00.046.322.5
Arson N/A1100
    per 100,000 N/A24.423.60.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) 100.767.057.564.186.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 20 (15 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.43
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Tega Cay, South Carolina

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Tega Cay-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 34% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.6 miles away from the Tega Cay city center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.4 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Tega Cay:
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITAITON HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; ROCK HILL, SC)
  • PIEDMONT MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; ROCK HILL, SC)
  • CHARLOTTE INSTITUTE OF REHABILITATION (about 17 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tega Cay:
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 13 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; ID: CLT)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 54 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)
  • COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 77 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; ID: CAE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tega Cay:
  • ROCK HILL/YORK CO/BRYANT FIELD (about 5 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; ID: UZA)
  • GASTONIA MUNI (about 14 miles; GASTONIA, NC; ID: AKH)
  • CHESTER MUNI (about 21 miles; CHESTER, SC; ID: 9A6)

Amtrak stations near Tega Cay:
  • 19 miles: GASTONIA (350 HANCOCK ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 20 miles: CHARLOTTE (1914 N. TYRON ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Tega Cay:
  • 15 miles: Catawba 1 and 2 in Clover, SC.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tega Cay:
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 10 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 4,976)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 24 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,473)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 28 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)

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Parks in Tega Cay include: Bali Beach Park (1), Pitcairn Cove Beach Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Tega Cay and their reported violations in the past:

CITY OF TEGA CAY (Population served: 1315, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 minor monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  81.4%
Whole state:  69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.1%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.2%
Whole state:  14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.6%
Whole state:  6.5%

Tega Cay compared to South Carolina state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Tega Cay (2007 data):
  • First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Tega Cay Branch at 2880 West Highway 160, branch established on 1998-07-20. Info updated 2006-12-08: Bank assets: $5,676.9 mil, Deposits: $4,748.7 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, 169 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
  • American Community Bank: Tega Cay Office Branch at 1738 Gold Hill Road, branch established on 2005-06-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $493.3 mil, Deposits: $415.6 mil, headquarters in Monroe, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: American Community Bancshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Parks and Recreation 1$2,130$25,5600$0
Streets and Highways 7$15,480$26,5370$0
Police - Other 4$7,559$22,6774$2,061
Police Protection - Officers 9$24,753$33,0040$0
Water Supply 1$2,626$31,5120$0
Other Government Administration 5$23,696$56,8705$1,107
Other and Unallocable 2$6,073$36,4380$0
Financial Administration 1$2,980$35,7600$0
Totals for Government 30$85,297$34,1199$3,168


Tega Cay government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $69,000
    All Other: $18,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $594,000
    Police Protection: $591,000
    Solid Waste Management: $281,000
    General Public Buildings: $169,000
    Fire Protection: $143,000
    Parks & Recreation: $127,000
    Water Utilities: $100,000
    Regular Highways: $77,000
    Financial Administration: $64,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $26,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $36,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Judicial and Legal: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $684,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $650,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $477,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $624,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $173,000
    Water Utilities: $60,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $93,000
    Interest Earnings: $29,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $93,000
    General - Other: $27,000
    Police Protection: $23,000
    General Public Building: $6,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
    Central Staff: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $717,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $168,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $147,000
    All Other: $40,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,615,000
    NEC: $158,000
    Public Utilities: $102,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,075,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $41,000

9.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,652 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.39%
South Carolina average:  8.00%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($314 average AGI)
York County:  0.08%
South Carolina average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Mecklenburg County, NC  2.15% ($60,559 average AGI)
from Chester County, SC  0.39% ($28,891)
from Gaston County, NC  0.37% ($39,422)


5.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,741 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.60%
South Carolina average:  6.88%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($186 average AGI)
York County:  0.04%
South Carolina average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Mecklenburg County, NC  1.05% ($40,701 average AGI)
to Chester County, SC  0.32% ($31,493)
to Gaston County, NC  0.31% ($36,319)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tega Cay:
  • 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.)
  • WRHI (1340 AM; 1 kW; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: OUR THREE SONS BROADCASTING, LLP)
  • WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
  • WCGC (1270 AM; 10 kW; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WHVN, INC.)
  • WBZK (980 AM; 3 kW; YORK, SC; Owner: CAROLINA METRO RADIO, LLC)
  • WAVO (1150 AM; 1 kW; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WHVN, INC.)
  • WFNZ (610 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WGFY (1480 AM; 10 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WYFQ (930 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tega Cay:
  • WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WRFX-FM (99.7 FM; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNSC-FM (88.9 FM; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WSOC-FM (103.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSSS (104.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSGE (91.7 FM; DALLAS, NC; Owner: GASTON COLLEGE)
  • WXRC (95.7 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • W232AX (94.3 FM; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: OUR THREE SONS BROADCASTING, LLP)
  • WFAE (90.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • W219CH (91.7 FM; LOWRYS, SC; Owner: RICHBURG EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WBT-FM (99.3 FM; CHESTER, SC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WDAV (89.9 FM; DAVIDSON, NC; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF DAVIDSON COLLEGE)
  • WRBK (90.3 FM; RICHBURG, SC; Owner: RICHBURG EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Tega Cay:
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
  • WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
  • WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
  • WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
  • WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WNSC-TV (Channel 30; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WSOC-TV (Channel 9; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WGTB-LP (Channel 28; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC.)
  • WCCB (Channel 18; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WTVI (Channel 42; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WUNG-TV (Channel 58; CONCORD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W25BR (Channel 25; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WAXN (Channel 64; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W34BN (Channel 34; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W52CW (Channel 52; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W38CN (Channel 38; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)

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