West Pelzer, South Carolina

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Population in July 2007: 906. Population change since 2000: +2.2%

Males: 417	(46.1%)
Females: 489	(53.9%)

Median resident age:	35.5 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 29669.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,436 (it was $28,375 in 2000)

West Pelzer:	$31,436
South Carolina:	$43,329

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $80,282 (it was $58,400 in 2000)

West Pelzer:	$80,282
South Carolina:	$133,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $91,638; Detached houses: $101,184; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $603,352; Mobile homes: $18,438; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500

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Races in West Pelzer:

White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
Black (3.8%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in West Pelzer: 77.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (21.7%), Irish (14.3%), German (8.6%), English (7.1%), Italian (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 853 feet

Land area: 0.49 square miles.

Population density: 1852 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in West Pelzer

High school or higher: 66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 3.9%
Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Pelzer town

Never married: 19.1%
Now married: 51.5%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 8.8%
Divorced: 17.8%

11 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.3%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

West Pelzer:	0.6% ($333)
South Carolina:	0.6% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (14.6 miles , pop. 56,002).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (101.1 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (547.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Pelzer, SC (0.9 miles) , Williamston, SC (1.4 miles ), Piedmont, SC (2.0 miles ), Golden Grove, SC (2.5 miles ), Brushy Creek, SC (2.6 miles ), Woodville, SC (2.9 miles ), Belton, SC (2.9 miles ), Powderville, SC (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 34.65 N, Longitude: 82.47 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 864

West Pelzer household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: -65 (-6.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Chemicals (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Textile mills and textile products (13%)
Health care (11%)
Plastics and rubber products (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

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Crime in West Pelzer by Year
Type	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	110.4	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	1	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	110.4	109.5	0.0
Robberies	1	1	0	3	1
per 100,000	111.1	111.2	0.0	328.6	110.5
Assaults	0	3	3	3	1
per 100,000	0.0	333.7	331.1	328.6	110.5
Burglaries	10	2	5	3	3
per 100,000	1111.1	222.5	551.9	328.6	331.5
Thefts	15	5	20	15	6
per 100,000	1666.7	556.2	2207.5	1642.9	663.0
Auto thefts	7	2	5	2	0
per 100,000	777.8	222.5	551.9	219.1	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	240.0	155.7	546.4	358.2	105.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.31
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in West Pelzer, South Carolina

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West Pelzer, South Carolina average temperatures

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West Pelzer-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 53% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/31/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.0 miles away from the West Pelzer town center killed 7 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/27/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the town center injured 40 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near West Pelzer:

GREENVILLE HOSPITAL CENTER (about 12 miles; GREENVILLE, SC)
ANDERSON AREA MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; ANDERSON, SC)
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; GREENVILLE, SC)

Amtrak station near West Pelzer:

15 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 West Pelzer:

TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 8 miles; PENDLETON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 15 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT enrollment: 15,962)
FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT enrollment: 2,429)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 38 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)

Public elementary/middle school in West Pelzer:

West Pelzer Elementary School (Location: 10 STEWART ST)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	63.5%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	18.1%
Whole state:	14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	8.4%
Whole state:	6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Pelzer, SC

West Pelzer compared to South Carolina state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
House age 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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West Pelzer mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Anderson County South Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (52%) Utility gas (40%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religon statistics for West Pelzer

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Adherents	67.1%	9.5%	6.0%	4.9%	3.0%
Congregations	42.0%	14.4%	8.0%	7.2%	5.6%

Name	Assemblies of God	Catholic Church	The Wesleyan Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	1.6%	1.5%	1.0%	0.7%	4.8%
Congregations	3.6%	0.8%	2.4%	0.8%	15.2%

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.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	1	$2,303	$27,636	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$255
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$204
Police Protection - Officers	2	$5,089	$30,534	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,126	$25,512	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$9,518	$28,554	6	$459

West Pelzer government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $8,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $85,000
Water Utilities: $50,000

Solid Waste Management: $24,000

Financial Administration: $19,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000

Health Services - Other: $3,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $23,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $16,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $7,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $13,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $49,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $12,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $13,000
Tax - Property: $118,000
NEC: $22,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $94,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000

6.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,387 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($113 average AGI)
Anderson County: 0.04%
South Carolina average: 0.15%

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

from Greenville County, SC	1.25% ($39,806 average AGI)
from Pickens County, SC	0.75% ($34,009)
from Oconee County, SC	0.33% ($33,254)

4.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,293 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.97%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($454 average AGI)
Anderson County: 0.05%
South Carolina average: 0.11%

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

to Greenville County, SC	1.20% ($34,473 average AGI)
to Pickens County, SC	0.61% ($34,196)
to Oconee County, SC	0.24% ($28,214)

Strongest AM radio stations in West Pelzer:

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.)
WRIX (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HOMELAND PARK, SC; Owner: AM 1020 INCORPORATED)
WHPB (1390 AM; 1 kW; BELTON, SC; Owner: ROBERT BRYSON)
WANS (1280 AM; 5 kW; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: FM 103 INC.)
WYRD (1330 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
WGVL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
WTBI (1540 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PICKENS, SC; Owner: TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS)
WELP (1360 AM; 5 kW; EASLEY, SC)
WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WMUU (1260 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
WDAB (1580 AM; 5 kW; TRAVELERS REST, SC; Owner: DABNEY-ADAMSON BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Pelzer:

WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
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.)
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)
WTBI-FM (91.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: TABERNACLE BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE)
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)
WHZT (98.1 FM; SENECA, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
WOLI (103.9 FM; EASLEY, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
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)
WCCP-FM (104.9 FM; CLEMSON, SC; Owner: GOLDEN CORNERS BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around West Pelzer:

WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WNEH (Channel 38; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
W50CL (Channel 50; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W65DS (Channel 65; HONEA PATH, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WNTV (Channel 29; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)

West Pelzer fatal accident list:
Oct 7, 1988 10:40 AM, Joeblackrd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 13, 1986 04:50 AM, 8, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

On Sc Hwy 8 .1 Mi W, Call Sign: KDX444, Licensee ID: L00115586
Assigned Frequencies : 153.950 MHz
Grant Date: 07/09/2002, Expiration Date: 07/09/2012
Registrant: County Of Anderson, 210 Mc Gee Rd, Anderson, SC 29621, Phone: (803) 260-4016

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KD4VXP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00642121
Grant Date: 02/20/2003, Expiration Date: 04/06/2013
Registrant: Mitchell H Hawkins, West Pelzer, SC 29669

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$105,900	2	$125,985	1	$27,290
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$109,650	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$99,190	3	$117,820	1	$72,560
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	1	$154,480	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

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See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0103.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$77,105
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1
Hazardous Condition: 3

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