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Orangeburg County

Population in July 2007: 3,016.
Males: 1,375  (45.6%)
Females: 1,641  (54.4%)

Median resident age:  35.8 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 29115.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $23,789 (it was $22,065 in 2000)
Wilkinson Heights:  $23,789
South Carolina:  $43,329

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $12,726
Wilkinson Heights:  $12,726
South Carolina:  $23,137

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $67,015 (it was $50,600 in 2000)
Wilkinson Heights:  $67,015
South Carolina:  $133,900

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Races in Wilkinson Heights:

  • Black (95.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (3.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Wilkinson Heights: 78.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Subsaharan African (2.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 223 feet

Land area: 3.00 square miles.

Population density: 1005 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wilkinson Heights

  • High school or higher: 64.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 10.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wilkinson Heights CDP

  • Never married: 37.9%
  • Now married: 32.5%
  • Separated: 7.7%
  • Widowed: 12.8%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

44 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.4%
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:

Wilkinson Heights:  0.6% ($281)
South Carolina:  0.6% ($510)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (37.8 miles , pop. 116,278).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (118.7 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (549.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Brookdale, SC (1.2 miles ), Orangeburg, SC (1.3 miles ), Edisto, SC (2.0 miles ), Cordova, SC (2.5 miles) , Rowesville, SC (2.9 miles ), Cameron, SC (2.9 miles ), St. Matthews, SC (3.5 miles ), Cope, SC (3.6 miles) .

Latitude: 33.49 N, Longitude: 80.83 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 803

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Machinery (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Private households (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)



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Wilkinson Heights-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 49% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/10/2004, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.5 miles away from the Wilkinson Heights place center injured one person.

On 4/23/1983, a category 3 tornado 11.3 miles away from the place center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Wilkinson Heights-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 85% 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 98.8 miles away from Wilkinson Heights center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 57.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 51.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/11/2002 at 23:39:29, a magnitude 4.4 (4.0 MB, 4.4 LG, Depth: 1.5 mi) earthquake occurred 91.5 miles away from Wilkinson Heights center
On 4/17/1995 at 13:45:57, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 58.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.2 miles away from Wilkinson Heights center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Wilkinson Heights:
  • TRMC OF ORANGEBURG & CALHOUN (about 2 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC)
  • BAMBERG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; BAMBERG, SC)
  • BARNWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; BARNWELL, SC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wilkinson Heights:
  • SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 37 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
  • MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 39 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
  • BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 40 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 2,880)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 50 miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
  • TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 57 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
  • CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
South Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.0%
Whole state:  69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.4%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  28.4%
Whole state:  14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  13.5%
Whole state:  6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wilkinson Heights, SC



Wilkinson Heights compared to South Carolina state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Wilkinson Heights travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Orangeburg County South Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (45%)
  • Utility gas (40%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)


Religion statistics for Wilkinson Heights

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents39.4%34.7%4.3%2.5%2.3%
Congregations28.7%35.3%2.7%1.3%2.0%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Church of the NazareneInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchOther religions
Adherents2.2%2.1%1.8%1.6%8.9%
Congregations2.7%6.0%2.0%4.0%15.3%
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.


5.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,561 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.01%
South Carolina average:  8.00%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($148 average AGI)
Orangeburg County:  0.09%
South Carolina average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Calhoun County, SC  0.39% ($28,694 average AGI)
from Richland County, SC  0.35% ($30,566)
from Dorchester County, SC  0.31% ($35,726)


5.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,679 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.64%
South Carolina average:  6.88%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($131 average AGI)
Orangeburg County:  0.05%
South Carolina average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Richland County, SC  0.78% ($32,955 average AGI)
to Lexington County, SC  0.44% ($32,140)
to Calhoun County, SC  0.37% ($25,522)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wilkinson Heights:
  • WPJK (1580 AM; 1 kW; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: BOSE GOWDY)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WQKI (710 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ST. MATTHEWS, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQIZ (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: RADIO PROPERTIES, LLC)
  • WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WVOC (560 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQTK (950 AM; 10 kW; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WRIT (790 AM; 1 kW; BAMBERG-DENMARK, SC; Owner: VOORHEES COLLEGE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wilkinson Heights:
  • WSSB-FM (90.3 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WIGL (102.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQKI-FM (93.9 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHXT (103.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WTCB (106.7 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGFG (105.1 FM; BRANCHVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W243AG (96.5 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSPX (94.5 FM; BOWMAN, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
  • WWBD (95.7 FM; BAMBERG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBAW-FM (99.1 FM; BARNWELL, SC; Owner: BULLIE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNKT (107.5 FM; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WORG (100.3 FM; ELLOREE, SC; Owner: GARRIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)

TV broadcast stations around Wilkinson Heights:
  • W55CQ (Channel 55; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W31BS (Channel 31; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
  • WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WBHQ (Channel 63; SUMTER, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WRLK-TV (Channel 35; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WEBA-TV (Channel 14; ALLENDALE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)


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