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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: $25,200 (it was $25,046 in 2000)
Watts Mills  $25,200
South Carolina:  $43,329

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $52,400 (it was $45,600 in 2000)
Watts Mills  $52,400
South Carolina:  $133,900

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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: 87.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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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).

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For population 25 years and over in Watts Mills

  • High school or higher: 46.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 11.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Watts Mills CDP

  • Never married: 32.2%
  • Now married: 43.1%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

176 residents are foreign born (11.5% Latin America).

This place:  11.9%
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:

Watts Mills:  0.5% ($206)
South Carolina:  0.5% ($510)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (35.2 miles , pop. 56,002).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (93.3 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (604.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Laurens, SC (1.9 miles ), Clinton, SC (8.7 miles ), Gray Court, SC (10.5 miles ), Mountville, SC (10.7 miles) , Enoree, SC (11.9 miles ), Waterloo, SC (12.1 miles ), Joanna, SC (14.2 miles ), Cross Hill, SC (14.2 miles ).

Latitude: 34.52 N, Longitude: 81.99 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 864

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Most common industries for males:



  • Wood products (18%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Repair and maintenance (9%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)


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

On 12/13/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.3 miles away from the Watts Mills place center killed 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/31/1973, a category 4 tornado 24.4 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Watts Mills:
  • LAURENS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; CLINTON, SC)
  • B J WORKMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WOODRUFF, SC)
  • HILLCREST HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; SIMPSONVILLE, SC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Watts Mills:
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 30 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)
  • ANDERSON RGNL (about 49 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID: AND)
Other public-use airports nearest to Watts Mills:
  • LAURENS COUNTY (about 5 miles; LAURENS, SC; ID: 34A)
  • GREENWOOD COUNTY (about 23 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; ID: GRD)
  • SPARTANBURG DOWNTOWN MEMORIAL (about 27 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; ID: SPA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Watts Mills:
  • LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; Greenwood, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,429)
  • PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 30 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; FT enrollment: 2,406)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 33 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)

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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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  25.3%
Whole state:  14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  11.4%
Whole state:  6.5%

Watts Mills compared to South Carolina state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above 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.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Laurens County South Carolina:




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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.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county 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.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county 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)


Strongest AM radio stations in Watts Mills:
  • WLBG (860 AM; 1 kW; LAURENS, SC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN B/CAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WPCC (1410 AM; 1 kW; CLINTON, SC)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WCZZ (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: KEENE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.)
  • WORD (950 AM; 5 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WRIX (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HOMELAND PARK, SC; Owner: AM 1020 INCORPORATED)

Strongest FM radio stations in Watts Mills:
  • W290AE (105.9 FM; LAURENS, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBZT-FM (96.7 FM; MAULDIN, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHZQ (94.1 FM; CROSS HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W274AE (102.7 FM; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W201CZ (88.1 FM; CLINTON, SC; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Watts Mills:
  • WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WNEH (Channel 38; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)




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