Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 24.4% | | Whole state: | 14.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 13.3% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Williston, SC
49 people in nursing homes
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Williston 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.
- 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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Banks with branches in Williston (2009 data):
- Enterprise Bank of South Carolina: Williston Branch at 11 West Main Street, branch established on 1965-12-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $363.6 mil, Deposits: $288.8 mil, headquarters in Ehrhardt, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices
- First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Williston Branch at 12965 Main Street, branch established on 1905-01-01. Info updated 2008-12-02: Bank assets: $6,743.5 mil, Deposits: $5,585.9 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 182 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Barnwell County South Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (52%)
- Utility gas (38%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Religion statistics for Williston
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Churches of Christ |
| Adherents | 71.3% | 10.3% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 2.0% |
| Congregations | 44.9% | 10.2% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Other religions |
| Adherents | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 3.8% |
| Congregations | 4.1% | 4.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 14.3% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $13,056 | $52,224 | 8 | $5,542 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $919 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $21,677 | $37,161 | 1 | $886 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,959 | $23,508 | 1 | $1,461 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $8,190 | $32,760 | 1 | $474 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $6,086 | $24,344 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $6,443 | $25,772 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $733 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $6,917 | $41,502 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
22 | $64,328 | $35,088 | 13 | $10,015 |
Williston government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $151,000
All Other: $35,000
Parking Facilities: $14,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $120,000
Fire Protection: $34,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $816,000
Police Protection: $465,000
Central Staff Services: $191,000
General - Other: $173,000
Solid Waste Management: $163,000
Housing & Community Development: $67,000
Fire Protection: $63,000
Regular Highways: $63,000
Parks & Recreation: $40,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $29,000
Financial Administration: $15,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $66,000
All Other: $38,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $47,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,396,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $66,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $50,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,341,000
Other, NEC: $9,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $55,000
Other, NEC: $8,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $264,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $37,000
General - Other: $17,000
Parks & Recreation: $13,000
Fire Protection: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $575,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $801,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $333,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $143,000
All Other: $50,000
Highways: $9,000
- Tax - Property: $346,000
NEC: $128,000
Public Utilities: $95,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $819,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $94,000
4.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,896 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.73% | | 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:
5.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,190 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.54% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Williston:
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WRDW (1480 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WFAM (1050 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: J.J. & B. BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTEL (1630 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WVOC (560 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTHB (1550 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Williston:
- WAAW (94.7 FM; WILLISTON, SC; Owner: FRANK NEELY)
- WBAW-FM (99.1 FM; BARNWELL, SC; Owner: BULLIE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WAFJ (88.3 FM; BELVEDERE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WZNY (105.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKSP (96.3 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBBQ-FM (104.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAJY (102.7 FM; NEW ELLENTON, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WIIZ (97.9 FM; BLACKVILLE, SC; Owner: NICWILD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
- WAKB (96.9 FM; WRENS, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
- WEKL (102.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKXC-FM (99.5 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WSLT (98.3 FM; CLEARWATER, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WLPE (91.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WTCB (106.7 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WIGL (102.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WACG-FM (90.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
TV broadcast stations around Williston:
- WJBF (Channel 6; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WAGT (Channel 26; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WAGT TELEVISION, INC.)
- WEBA-TV (Channel 14; ALLENDALE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WRDW-TV (Channel 12; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WRDW LICENSEE CORP.)
- WFXG (Channel 54; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- WCES-TV (Channel 20; WRENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W56EE (Channel 56; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBPI-LP (Channel 49; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WATCHMAN BROADCASTING PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
- W58CZ (Channel 58; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Williston, South Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 7
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 7
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 16
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
South Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 82
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 125
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 90
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 211
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
Williston fatal accident list:
Jun 3, 2006 06:40 AM, Sr-163, Sr-405, Lat: 33.385697, Lon: -81.428717, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 18, 1999 11:15 AM, Us-78, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jun 28, 1997 06:10 AM, 278, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Apr 5, 1996 04:05 AM, 113, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 5, 1982 10:20 AM, 33, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 22, 1980 04:42 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 25, 1979 04:00 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 750
Total average daily truck traffic: 45
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 1,305
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- 1095 Charleston Road, Structure height: 100.6 m, Call Sign: KNKN988
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz Grant Date: 08/15/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4- B Carter, 1095 Charleston Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.9 m, Overall height: 151.8 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770 - MUAYYAD MUSTAFA, Highway 278 And State Route 21, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.7 m, Overall height: 93.6 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
- Edward G Roach, 129 State Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.7 m
Registrant: Sba Infrastructures, LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
- Edward G Roach, 5060 Charleston Hwy (Sc13385-A), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 77.1 m
Registrant: Sba Infrastructures, LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1- 1 Mi S Of Hwy 78 On Hwy 37, Type: Tower, Structure height: 152 m, Call Sign: WPGF358
Assigned Frequencies : 152.480 MHz Grant Date: 11/16/1999, Expiration Date: 12/22/2009, Certifier: Shawn E Endsley
Registrant: Usa Mobility Wireless, Inc., 300 Technology Drive #400, Plano, TX 75074, Phone: (972) 801-1626, Fax: (972) 801-1699, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2- 1 Mi S Of Hwy 78 On Hwy 73, Type: Tower, Structure height: 152 m, Call Sign: WPMS842
Assigned Frequencies : 159.540 MHz Grant Date: 12/03/1998, Expiration Date: 12/03/2003, Cancelation Date: 02/08/2004, Certifier: T Jack Bailey Jr
Registrant: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky And Popeo, Pc, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 434-7483, Fax: (202) 434-7400, Email:
- Lat: 33.403500 Lon: -81.424750, Call Sign: WPZX535
Assigned Frequencies : 153.935 MHz Grant Date: 04/05/2004, Expiration Date: 04/05/2014, Certifier: J Calvin Melton
Registrant: Lao 20323715, 102 East Middle Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (800) 886-4222, Fax: (717) 337-9157, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2- 5.75 Miles E Of, Call Sign: KSV901, Licensee ID: L00002321
Assigned Frequencies : 152.720 MHz Grant Date: 12/22/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancelation Date: 11/26/2001
Registrant: Williston Telephone Company, 301 S. Westfield Rd.,, Madison, WI 53705 - 5.75 Miles 58 Degrees East Of Williston, Call Sign: KIY790, Licensee ID: L00002321
Assigned Frequencies : 152.810 MHz, 152.630 MHz Grant Date: 12/22/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancelation Date: 11/26/2001
Registrant: Williston Telephone Company, 301 S. Westfield Rd, Madison, WI 53705
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 16 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Williston)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3- Aircraft: HARPER DONALD Q HI-MAX 1400 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 44600 , Serial Number: 001, Year manufactured: 2005, Airworthiness Date: 08/01/2005
Registrant (Individual): Donald Q Harper, 215 Green Dr, Williston, SC 29853
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 08/27/1997 - Aircraft: CESSNA 175A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR GO-300 SERIES (175 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6949E , Serial Number: 56449, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 12/24/1959
Registrant (Individual): Freddie M Cothran, 925 Garden Dr Pob 55, Williston, SC 29853 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8078N , Serial Number: 28-25329, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 12/16/1968
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 127 Green Dr, Williston, SC 29853
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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