Waccamaw, South Carolina

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Population (year 2000): 16,646

Males: 8,047	(48.3%)
Females: 8,599	(51.7%)

Georgetown County

Median resident age:	48.6 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,400 (it was $48,714 in 2000)

Waccamaw	$40,400
South Carolina:	$39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $172,600 (it was $210,400 in 2000)

Waccamaw	$172,600
South Carolina:	$113,100

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Races in Waccamaw:

White Non-Hispanic (87.5%)
Black (11.4%)
American Indian (11.4%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 89.5 square miles.

Population density: 186 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Waccamaw

High school or higher: 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.4%
Unemployed: 4.8%
Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Waccamaw CCD

Never married: 15.4%
Now married: 67.7%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 7.3%
Divorced: 9.6%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.1%
South Carolina:	2.9%

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

Waccamaw:	0.4% ($902)
South Carolina:	0.5% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: North Charleston, SC (74.5 miles , pop. 79,641).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (165.2 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (527.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Pawleys Island, SC (3.4 miles) , Murrells Inlet, SC (6.7 miles ), Plantersville, SC (10.3 miles ), Garden City, SC (10.6 miles ), Surfside Beach, SC (13.0 miles ), Bucksport, SC (13.9 miles ), Georgetown, SC (14.7 miles ), Socastee, SC (16.7 miles ).

Latitude: 33.48 N, Longitude: 79.11 W

49 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 843

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
Health care (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Health care (11%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Top executives (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Carpenters (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Waccamaw-area historical tornado activity is below South Carolina state average. It is 30% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 43.4 miles away from the Waccamaw place center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/24/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 32.3 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Waccamaw:

GEORGETOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; GEORGETOWN, SC)
GRAND STRAND REG MED CENTER (about 22 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC)
CONWAY HOSPITAL INC (about 27 miles; CONWAY, SC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Waccamaw:

MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 19 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; ID: MYR)
FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 65 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID: FLO)
CHARLESTON AFB/INTL (about 76 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; ID: CHS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Waccamaw:

GEORGETOWN COUNTY (about 19 miles; GEORGETOWN, SC; ID: GGE)
CONWAY-HORRY COUNTY (about 24 miles; CONWAY, SC; ID: HYW)
ROBERT F SWINNIE (about 29 miles; ANDREWS, SC; ID: PHH)

Amtrak station near Waccamaw:

20 miles: MYRTLE BEACH (1100 JETPORT RD.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Waccamaw:

COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,067)
HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
CITADEL MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 68 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,701)
FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 70 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (about 75 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 9,756)

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Notable locations in Waccamaw: Heritage Plantation (A), Clifton Plantation (B), Bellefield Plantation (C), Hobcaw Plantation (D), Richmond Hill Plantation (E), River Golf Club (F), Little River Winyah Bay Light One Hundred Fifty (G), Little River Winyah Bay Light One Hundred Forty-eighT (H), Hagley Plantation (I), Hagley Landing (J), Huntington Estate (K), Rossdhu Plantation (L), Sea Gull Golf Course (M), Rabbit Island Light Twenty-eight (N), Friendship Plantation (O), Litchfield Golf and Country Club (P), Eastern Channel Light 24 (Q), Litchfield Plantation (R), Alliston Estate (S), Caledonia Plantation (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Inlet Crossing Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Waccamaw include: Browns Church (A), Jerusalem Church (B), Gordons Church (C), All Saints Church (D), Marysville Church (E), Belin Memorial Methodist Church (F), Friendship Presbyterian Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: All Saints Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and swamps: Flagg Pond (A), Jessamine Pond (B), Weston Flat (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Springfield Creek (A), Still Creek (B), Great Pee Dee River (C), Crab Haul Creek (D), Cottonpatch Creek (E), Collins Creek (F), Sampit River (G), Debidue Creek (H), Oatland Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Waccamaw include: Baruch-North Island Reserve (1), Huntington Beach State Park (2), Murrells Inlet Park (3), Murrells Inlet Historic District (4), Brookgreen Gardens (5), Pawleys Island Historic District (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: Debidue Beach (A), Litchfield Beach (B), Magnolia Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.2 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	62.6%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	7.9%
Whole state:	14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	4.2%
Whole state:	6.5%

Waccamaw compared to South Carolina state average:

Median house value above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Georgetown County South Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

8.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,998 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.25%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($414 average AGI)
Georgetown County: 0.12%
South Carolina average: 0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Horry County, SC	1.65% ($39,877 average AGI)
from Charleston County, SC	0.31% ($38,838)
from Williamsburg County, SC	0.30% ($28,000)

7.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,031 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.07%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($255 average AGI)
Georgetown County: 0.06%
South Carolina average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Horry County, SC	1.98% ($36,553 average AGI)
to Charleston County, SC	0.35% ($53,427)
to Richland County, SC	0.28% ($30,322)

Strongest AM radio stations in Waccamaw:

WQJM (1450 AM; 10 kW; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WPJS (1330 AM; 5 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: WPJS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMIR (1200 AM; 7 kW; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC BEACH RADIO, INC.)
WLMC (1470 AM; 1 kW; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: CUMBERLAND A & A CORPORATION)
WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WGTN (1400 AM; 1 kW; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: R.J. STALVEY)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WQTK (950 AM; 10 kW; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WHYM (1260 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: GHB OF LAKE CITY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Waccamaw:

WSYN (106.5 FM; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSEA (100.3 FM; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WDAI (98.5 FM; PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WYAV (104.1 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WMYB (92.1 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WGTR (107.9 FM; BUCKSPORT, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WWXM (97.7 FM; GARDEN CITY, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WYEZ (94.5 FM; MURRELLS INLET, SC; Owner: FIDELITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WYAK-FM (103.1 FM; SURFSIDE BEACH, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMBJ (88.3 FM; MURRELLS INLET, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
WRNN (99.5 FM; SOCASTEE, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WSUY (96.9 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W260AK (99.9 FM; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC)
WLGI (90.9 FM; HEMINGWAY, SC; Owner: LOUIS G. GREGORY BAHA'I INSTITUTE)
WGTN-FM (100.7 FM; ANDREWS, SC; Owner: COASTLINE COMMUNICATIONS OF CAROLINA INC.)
WHMC-FM (90.1 FM; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WXJY (93.7 FM; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJXY-FM (93.9 FM; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKZQ-FM (101.7 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Waccamaw:

W51AT (Channel 51; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWSC-LP (Channel 28; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: WWSC TELEVISION, INC.)
WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
WCSC-TV (Channel 5; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WCSC, INC.)
WITV (Channel 7; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WCIV (Channel 4; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WCIV, LLC)
WMMP (Channel 36; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WMMP LICENSEE L.P.)
WTAT-TV (Channel 24; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WTAT LICENSEE, LLC)
WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
WHMC (Channel 23; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
W22CJ (Channel 22; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W34CQ (Channel 34; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W49AN (Channel 49; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)

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