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% of renters here:	27%
State:	28%

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Races in Pickens County, South Carolina:

Median resident age:	32.7 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Males: 55,276	(49.9%)
Females: 55,481	(50.1%)

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Pickens County:	2.5 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$42,253
South Carolina:	$43,329

This county:	$468
State:	$498

Pickens County:	$125,200
South Carolina:	$133,900

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 17
• Robberies: 8
• Assaults: 206
• Burglaries: 623
• Thefts: 1226
• Auto thefts: 159

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 29
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 179
• Burglaries: 456
• Thefts: 1001
• Auto thefts: 174

Pickens County:	17.4%
South Carolina:	15.0%

This county:	13.7%
Whole state:	14.1%

This county:	6.8%
Whole state:	6.5%

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.

2005 air pollution in Pickens County:

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.

Neighboring counties: Anderson County , Oconee County , Anderson County , Greenville County , Oconee County , Transylvania County, North Carolina .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pickens County: Pickens Water Works (A), Rocky Bottom Camp for the Blind (B), Pickens County Country Club (C), Rolling Green Golf Course (D), Morgan Poultry Center (E), Lamaster Dairy Center (F), Greenville-Pickens Speedway (G), Mile Creek Landing (H), Camp Adger (I), Camp McCall (J), Camp Rocky Bottom (K), Gap Hill Landing (L), Olin Hall (M), Benet Hall (N), Poole Agricultural Center (O), Pickens County Prison (P), Lowry Hall (Q), Newman Hall (R), Mell Hall (S), Manning 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: Praters Creek Church (A), Porter Chapel (B), Blue Ridge View Church (C), Pleasant Hill Church (D), Pleasant Grove Church (E), Piney Grove Church (F), Holly Springs Church (G), Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (H), Pickens View Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Ponder Cemetery (1), Looper Cemetery (2), Mountain View Cemetery (3), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (4), Hillcrest Memorial Park (5), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (6), Concord Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Hidden Valley Lake (A), Pinnacle Lake (B), Big Rock Lake (C), Ile Creek Lake (D), Brackers Pond (E), Harris Pond (F), Burgess Pond (G), Mcjunkins Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Winnie Branch (A), Abner Creek (B), Hagood Branch (C), South Saluda River (D), Molly Branch (E), Praters Creek (F), Poe Creek (G), Wolf Creek (H), Mill Shoals Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Pickens County include: Hopewell-Keowee Monument (1), Clemson University Historic District (2), Keowee Toxaway State Park (3), Riggs Field (4), Table Rock State Park (5), Table Rock State Park Historic District (6), South Carolina State Botanical Gardens (7), Memorial Stadium (8), Mile Creek County Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.2%
South Carolina:	11.6%

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)

Pickens County:	2.9%
Whole state:	2.9%

Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 28,321
• One, attached: 583
• Two: 912
• 3 or 4: 1,338
• 5 to 9: 1,763
• 10 to 19: 1,434
• 20 or more: 831
• Mobile homes: 10,775
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 43

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

Here:	64.4% with mortgage
State:	66.8% with mortgage

Pickens County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below South Carolina state average. It is 89% 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 67.3 miles away from Pickens County center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 97.8 miles away from the county 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 72.9 miles away from the county center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 93.2 miles away from Pickens County center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.6 miles away from the county center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.1 miles away from Pickens County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 42,079 (81%) Carpooled: 6,692 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 123 (0%) Subway or elevated: 13 (0%) Ferryboat: 15 (0%) Taxi: 23 (0%) Motorcycle: 64 (0%) Bicycle: 113 (0%) Walked: 1,620 (3%) Other means: 290 (1%) Worked at home: 1,098 (2%)

7.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,707 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.82%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

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%

from Greenville County, SC	1.94% ($33,694 average AGI)
from Anderson County, SC	0.99% ($34,196)
from Oconee County, SC	0.58% ($34,645)
from Spartanburg County, SC	0.22% ($32,195)
from Charleston County, SC	0.10% ($31,167)
from Richland County, SC	0.09% ($32,636)
from Lexington County, SC	0.06% ($58,190)

7.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,445 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.44%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

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%

to Greenville County, SC	1.89% ($35,834 average AGI)
to Anderson County, SC	1.24% ($34,009)
to Oconee County, SC	0.54% ($41,223)
to Spartanburg County, SC	0.18% ($35,672)
to Charleston County, SC	0.18% ($24,803)
to Richland County, SC	0.12% ($29,000)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.10% ($33,639)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.2

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 85,822 (22,768 male householders, 5,836 female householders)

  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

• In nonfamily households: 17,521 (6,104 male householders (4,264 living alone)), 6,652 female householders (5,341 living alone)), 4,765 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 7,414 (570 institutionalized population)

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).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $514,486,000 ($4574 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $51,486,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $267,252,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $95,753,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $239,000
Federal grants: $107,270,000
Federal procurement contracts: $24,801,000 ($20,726,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $19,170,000 ($5,357,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $466,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $26,425,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,325,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	41 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+11 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-3 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 28.65 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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.

Pickens County:	53.5%
State average:	56.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 74093
• Northeast: 6859
• Midwest: 5772
• South: 18283
• West: 1933

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $84,600

Here:	8.6%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Here:	5.9%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Here:	6.2%
South Carolina:	20.3%

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