Watts Mills, South Carolina

Back to Watts Mills, SC housing info, Laurens County, South Carolina, SC smaller cities, SC small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Watts Mills, SC Laurens County Population in July 2007: 1,476. Males: 775   (52.5%) Females: 701   (47.5%) Median resident age:   31.1 years South Carolina median age:   35.4 years Zip codes: 29360. Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,182 (it was $25,046 in 2000) Watts Mills:   $25,182 South Carolina:   $43,329 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,465 Watts Mills:   $13,465 South Carolina:   $23,137 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $54,704 (it was $43,000 in 2000) Watts Mills:   $54,704 South Carolina:   $133,900 Watts Mills, SC residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Watts Mills: White Non-Hispanic (65.7%) Hispanic (16.4%) Black (16.2%) Other race (9.3%) American Indian (4.3%) Two or more races (3.2%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Watts Mills: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100) Discuss Watts Mills, South Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users Ancestries: United States (14.7%), Irish (7.6%), English (4.3%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%), German (2.9%), French (2.0%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 690 feet Land area: 2.29 square miles. Population density: 646 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Watts Mills, South Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Watts Mills-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 64% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/31/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.4 miles away from the Watts Mills place center killed 7 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/13/1973, a category 4 tornado 23.2 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Watts Mills-area historical earthquake activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 52.7 miles away from Watts Mills center
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 87.3 miles away from the city center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.7 miles away from Watts Mills center
On 8/8/1993 at 09:24:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 65.2 miles away from the city center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.4 miles away from Watts Mills center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Churches in Watts Mills include: Lucas Avenue Baptist Church (A), Northside Church (B), Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church (C), Wattsville Pentecostal Holiness Church (D), Eastside Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Rose Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	62.9%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	8.0%
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: 0.0% of all households

This place:	25.3%
Whole state:	14.1%

This place:	11.4%
Whole state:	6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Watts Mills, SC

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5.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,584 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.68%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Greenville County, SC	1.89% ($30,141 average AGI)
from Greenwood County, SC	0.48% ($26,963)
from Spartanburg County, SC	0.48% ($39,123)

5.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,430 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.84%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Greenville County, SC	2.07% ($28,688 average AGI)
to Greenwood County, SC	0.57% ($28,192)
to Spartanburg County, SC	0.47% ($29,981)