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Greenville County

Population in July 2007: 7,180.
Males: 3,458  (48.2%)
Females: 3,722  (51.8%)

Median resident age:  38.4 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 29611.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,974 (it was $31,851 in 2000)
Welcome:  $36,974
South Carolina:  $43,329

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,201
Welcome:  $20,201
South Carolina:  $23,137

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,255 (it was $64,500 in 2000)
Welcome:  $91,255
South Carolina:  $133,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $100,292; Detached houses: $119,388; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $192,374; Mobile homes: $32,589

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Races in Welcome:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.8%)
  • Black (18.0%)
  • Hispanic (7.9%)
  • Other race (4.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Welcome: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (17.9%), Irish (8.2%), English (4.8%), German (3.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%), French (1.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 4.61 square miles.

Population density: 1556 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Welcome

  • High school or higher: 62.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 9.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Welcome CDP

  • Never married: 22.5%
  • Now married: 53.2%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 13.9%

373 residents are foreign born (5.7% Latin America).

This place:  5.8%
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:

Welcome:  0.7% ($429)
South Carolina:  0.6% ($510)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (3.9 miles , pop. 56,002).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (95.5 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (537.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Judson, SC (1.2 miles ), Dunean, SC (1.3 miles ), Parker, SC (1.5 miles ), City View, SC (1.7 miles ), Powderville, SC (1.9 miles ), Greenville, SC (2.0 miles ), Berea, SC (2.0 miles ), Gantt, SC (2.0 miles ).

Latitude: 34.82 N, Longitude: 82.45 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,626 (-25.4%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 190 (7.0%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 864

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Historical population

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (21%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)



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Welcome-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 46% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.8 miles away from the Welcome place center injured 40 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1952, a category 3 tornado 11.4 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 4 people.


Welcome-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 65.8 miles away from Welcome center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.8 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 82.3 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 33.5 miles away from Welcome center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/2006 at 00:57:27, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 65.2 miles away from Welcome center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Welcome:
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; GREENVILLE, SC)
  • GREENVILLE HOSPITAL CENTER (about 4 miles; GREENVILLE, SC)
  • CAROLINA CTR FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH,THE (about 10 miles; GREER, SC)

Amtrak station near Welcome:
  • 4 miles: GREENVILLE (1120 W. WASHINGTON ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Welcome:
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 7 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
  • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT enrollment: 15,962)
  • TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 18 miles; PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 30 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)

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Shopping Center: Anderson Road Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Welcome: Tabernacle Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
South Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  65.7%
Whole state:  69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  10.9%
Whole state:  14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.8%
Whole state:  6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Welcome, SC


39 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Welcome 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 significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above 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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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



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2004 Presidential Election results in Greenville County South Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (50%)
  • Utility gas (33%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)


Religion statistics for Welcome

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents49.7%11.4%8.1%6.1%4.3%
Congregations37.4%14.3%1.6%4.5%6.9%
NameEpiscopal Church Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents3.0%2.7%2.3%1.6%10.8%
Congregations2.0%1.3%3.6%1.3%27.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


7.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,357 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.48%
South Carolina average:  8.00%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($490 average AGI)
Greenville County:  0.09%
South Carolina average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Spartanburg County, SC  0.74% ($35,933 average AGI)
from Anderson County, SC  0.50% ($34,473)
from Pickens County, SC  0.49% ($35,834)


5.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,283 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.95%
South Carolina average:  6.88%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($617 average AGI)
Greenville County:  0.07%
South Carolina average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Spartanburg County, SC  0.78% ($39,731 average AGI)
to Anderson County, SC  0.54% ($39,806)
to Pickens County, SC  0.51% ($33,694)


Strongest AM radio stations in Welcome:
  • 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.)
  • WYRD (1330 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WGVL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPCI (1490 AM; 1 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: PAPER CUTTERS, INC.)
  • WMUU (1260 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WDAB (1580 AM; 5 kW; TRAVELERS REST, SC; Owner: DABNEY-ADAMSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WELP (1360 AM; 5 kW; EASLEY, SC)
  • WTBI (1540 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PICKENS, SC; Owner: TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WRIX (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HOMELAND PARK, SC; Owner: AM 1020 INCORPORATED)
  • WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Welcome:
  • WTBI-FM (91.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: TABERNACLE BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE)
  • WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WBZT-FM (96.7 FM; MAULDIN, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W247AB (97.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WOLI (103.9 FM; EASLEY, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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)
  • WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Welcome:
  • WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WNTV (Channel 29; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WGGS-TV (Channel 16; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WNEH (Channel 38; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED8$98,21883$98,59547$81,2303$44,25730$89,3353$67,587
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$017$82,82618$61,4721$10,4207$37,9031$48,790
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$120,05734$79,85164$87,27314$41,22617$68,4871$49,300
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$149,4106$159,13333$94,2585$68,0723$83,5532$53,120
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$08$101,3455$72,1940$01$84,7200$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0021.06 , 0036.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED43$85,45412$87,9719$69,419
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED4$100,1201$80,5501$35,410
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$134,5300$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$127,1801$74,9501$25,460
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0021.06 , 0036.01

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