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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.9%), Educational,health and social services (21.9%), Retail trade (10.5%).
Detached houses: $210,963Here:$210,963State:$217,639 Townhouses or other attached units: $327,035Here:$327,035State:$164,785 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $190,906Here:$190,906State:$210,002 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $77,463Here:$77,463State:$191,373 Mobile homes: $62,731Here:$62,731State:$45,713 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $62,618Here:$62,618State:$45,615
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 73.5% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 25.4%
McCain (Republican): 72.7% Obama (Democratic): 26.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $624 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $383 (0.4%)
Area name: Greenville, SC HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pickens County is $539 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $599 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $791 a month.
Cities in this county include: Easley, Clemson, Central, Pickens, Liberty, Arial, Norris, Six Mile, Forest.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Pickens County: Camp McCall (A), Camp Rocky Bottom (B), Gap Hill Landing (C), Lamaster Dairy Center (D), Mile Creek Landing (E), Morgan Poultry Center (F), Rocky Bottom Camp for the Blind (G), Rolling Green Golf Course (H), Camp Adger (I), Greenville-Pickens Speedway (J), Pickens County Country Club (K), Pickens Water Works (L), Mell Hall (M), McAdams Hall (N), Mauldin Hall (O), Martin Hall (P), Manning Hall (Q), Lowry Hall (R), Long Hall (S), Lehotsky Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Summit Square Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Pickens County include: Westwood Baptist Church (A), Wayside Church (B), Solid Rock Church (C), Shady Grove Baptist Church (D), Rocky Bottom Baptist Church (E), Riverview Church (F), Rices Creek Church (G), Reunion Church (H), Missionary Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Enon Cemetery (2), Eastatoe Cemetery (3), Lance Cemetery (4), Dacusville Cemetery (5), Crossroads Cemetery (6), Lathem Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Philpat Pond (A), Jamason Pond (B), Lyods Pond (C), Watsons Pond (D), Brackers Pond (E), Twelve Mile River Watershed Eight Reservoir (F), Twelvemile River Watershed 12 Reservoir (G), Homers Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Youngs Branch (A), Doddies Creek (B), Eastatoe Creek (C), Duck Creek (D), Fall Creek (E), Fifteenmile Creek (F), Wolf Creek (G), Winnie Branch (H), Willis Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Pickens County include: Hopewell-Keowee Monument (1), Clemson University Historic District (2), Mile Creek County Park (3), Table Rock State Park (4), Memorial Stadium (5), Riggs Field (6), Keowee Toxaway State Park (7), Table Rock State Park Historic District (8), McGinty Mall (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Pickens County: Camp McCall (A), Camp Rocky Bottom (B), Gap Hill Landing (C), Lamaster Dairy Center (D), Mile Creek Landing (E), Morgan Poultry Center (F), Rocky Bottom Camp for the Blind (G), Rolling Green Golf Course (H), Camp Adger (I), Greenville-Pickens Speedway (J), Pickens County Country Club (K), Pickens Water Works (L), Mell Hall (M), McAdams Hall (N), Mauldin Hall (O), Martin Hall (P), Manning Hall (Q), Lowry Hall (R), Long Hall (S), Lehotsky Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Summit Square Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Pickens County include: Westwood Baptist Church (A), Wayside Church (B), Solid Rock Church (C), Shady Grove Baptist Church (D), Rocky Bottom Baptist Church (E), Riverview Church (F), Rices Creek Church (G), Reunion Church (H), Missionary Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Enon Cemetery (2), Eastatoe Cemetery (3), Lance Cemetery (4), Dacusville Cemetery (5), Crossroads Cemetery (6), Lathem Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Philpat Pond (A), Jamason Pond (B), Lyods Pond (C), Watsons Pond (D), Brackers Pond (E), Twelve Mile River Watershed Eight Reservoir (F), Twelvemile River Watershed 12 Reservoir (G), Homers Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Youngs Branch (A), Doddies Creek (B), Eastatoe Creek (C), Duck Creek (D), Fall Creek (E), Fifteenmile Creek (F), Wolf Creek (G), Winnie Branch (H), Willis Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Pickens County include: Hopewell-Keowee Monument (1), Clemson University Historic District (2), Mile Creek County Park (3), Table Rock State Park (4), Memorial Stadium (5), Riggs Field (6), Keowee Toxaway State Park (7), Table Rock State Park Historic District (8), McGinty Mall (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Anderson County , Oconee County , Anderson County , Greenville County , Oconee County , Transylvania County, North Carolina .
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Current college students: 15,364 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,168 (27% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.5%
Housing units in Pickens County with a mortgage: 13,286 (1,626 second mortgage, 1,797 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 7,359
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Most common first ancestries reported in Pickens County (%):
7.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,707 average adjusted gross income)
0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($212 average AGI)Pickens County:0.27%South Carolina average:0.15% 4.55% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($19,661 average AGI) 3.00% relocated from other states ($16,835 average AGI)Pickens County:3.00%South Carolina average:4.33%
7.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,445 average adjusted gross income)
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($205 average AGI)Pickens County:0.05%South Carolina average:0.11% 4.79% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($22,367 average AGI) 2.60% relocated to other states ($12,873 average AGI)Pickens County:2.60%South Carolina average:3.21%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.0
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 17,023 (13,473 aged, 3,550 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 49.5. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 133.3. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
23,449 spouses, 28,249 children (25,429 natural, 764 adopted, 2,056 stepchildren), 1,473 grandchildren, 705 brothers or sisters, 496 parents, 1,346 other relatives, 1,500 non-relatives
Size of family households: 12,776 2-persons, 7,145 3-persons, 5,651 4-persons, 2,261 5-persons, 513 6-persons, 258 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 9,605 1-person, 2,021 2-persons, 643 3-persons, 466 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
95.2% of residents of Pickens County speak English at home. 2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all). 1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 11% speak English not well). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Pickens County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 28.65 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)
Year house built
53% of Pickens County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in South Carolina.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $84,600
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Regular Highways: $1,897,000
Air Transportation: $254,000
Parks and Recreation: $214,000
Regular Highways: $4,800,000
General - Other: $4,050,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,649,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,803,000
Libraries: $2,586,000
Financial Administration: $2,116,000
General Public Buildings: $1,773,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,579,000
Central Staff Services: $1,488,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,011,000
Parks and Recreation: $842,000
Health - Other: $463,000
Air Transportation: $396,000
Housing and Community Development: $381,000
Public Welfare - Other: $125,000
Natural Resources - Other: $88,000
General - Other: $151,000
Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
General Revenue, NEC: $693,000
Interest Earnings: $690,000
Donations From Private Sources: $115,000
Rents: $13,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,506,000
All Other: $2,156,000
Other License: $639,000
Public Utilities Sales: $377,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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