County population in 2016: 122,863 (64% urban, 36% rural); it was 110,757 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 19,641 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 11,520 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 30,325 Renter-occupied apartments: 14,067 (it was 10,981 in 2000)
% of renters here:
27%
State:
31%
Land area: 497 sq. mi.
Water area: 15.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 247 people per square mile (high).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Pickens County: 86.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (19.6%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (17.7%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (14.8%), Retail trade (13.4%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $706 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $578 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 14.7%
Pickens County:
14.7%
South Carolina:
15.3%
(14.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 22.0% for Black residents, 22.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.7% for American Indian residents, 21.7% for other race residents, 32.7% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 36.3 years old
(Males: 34.2 years old, Females: 38.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38.7 years old, Black residents: 31.2 years old, American Indian residents: 37.6 years old, Asian residents: 32.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.2 years old, Other race residents: 22.9 years old)
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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Pickens County: Mallory Cross Roads (A), Bethea Cross Roads (B), Betheas Crossroads (C), Twin Lakes Country Club (D), Dixon Siding (E), C and M Hog Farm (F), Glasdrum Farms (G), A J Poultry Farm (H), South of the Border (I), Little Bluff Landing (J), Dillon County Country Club (K), Dillon County Fire Department Station 4 (L), Reedy Creek Volunteer Fire Department (M), Oakland Volunteer Fire Department (N), Riverdale Residential Care Facility (O), Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Department (P), Floyd Dale Fire Department (Q), Sunny Acres Rest Home (R). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Pickens County include: Saint Lukes Church (A), Pleasant Grove Church (B), Spring Grove Church (C), Spring Hill Church (D), State Line Church (E), Piney Grove Church (F), Pine Hill Church (G), Pee Dee Church (H), Pee Dee Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Evergreen Cemetery (1), Lane Cemetery (2), Fore Cemetery (3), Alford Cemetery (4), Allen Cemetery (5), Arnette Cemetery (6), Baker Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: White Lake (A), Deadman Lakes (B), Floyd Lake (C), McKenzie Pond (D), Pee Dee State Park Lake (E), Dixon Pond (F), Flowers Pond (G), Gaddys Millpond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Shoe Heel Creek (A), Ropers Mill Branch (B), Reedy Creek (C), Wash Branch (D), Poplar Branch (E), Poccosin Swamp (F), Mile Branch (G), Hayes Swamp (H), Sweat Swamp (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 15,364 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 4,354 (35.1% naturalized citizens)
Pickens County:
3.5%
Whole state:
4.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 1,904
2000 to 2009: 1,396
1990 to 1999: 742
1980 to 1989: 514
1970 to 1979: 357
Before 1970: 350
Note: State values scaled to Pickens County 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 structures:
One, detached: 32,062
One, attached: 469
Two: 1,016
3 or 4: 1,846
5 to 9: 1,870
10 to 19: 3,429
20 to 49: 856
50 or more: 421
Mobile homes: 10,897
Housing units in Pickens County with a mortgage: 18,326 (459 second mortgage, 1,638 home equity loan, 91 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 12,929
Here:
60.0% with mortgage
State:
58.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Pickens County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
46,242
147
Mainline Protestant
9,640
32
Catholic
2,868
3
Other
963
7
Black Protestant
475
5
None
59,036
-
Pickens County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 17
Pickens County:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.09 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:
0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9
This county:
0.78 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:
0.85 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 49
Pickens County:
4.24 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:
5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 85
This county:
7.35 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Pickens County:
9.3%
South Carolina:
10.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Pickens County:
27.3%
State:
29.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
12.8%
State:
13.4%
Agriculture in Pickens County:
Average size of farms: 75 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $10,731 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $558.87 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 50.98% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 21.79% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $11,705 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.08% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.43% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25,022 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.95% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.54 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.29% Corn for grain: 128 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 102 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 72 harvested acres Vegetables: 118 harvested acres Land in orchards: 33 acres
Tornado activity:
Pickens County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below South Carolina state average. It is 3620873.9 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 39 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 9/29/1963, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Pickens County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 82% 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 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi) earthquake occurred 168.1 miles away from the county center On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 243.5 miles away from the county center On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 198.4 miles away from Pickens County center On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 166.1 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
South Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 30, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3378: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3378, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Emergency Declared EM-3373: October 03, 2015, FEMA Id: 3373, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
South Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 19, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3369: February 12, 2014, FEMA Id: 3369, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
South Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 15, 2005 to December 16, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1625: January 20, 2006, FEMA Id: 1625, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
South Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3233: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3233, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
South Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 06, 2004 to October 11, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1566: October 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1566, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
South Carolina Drought, Incident Period: August 04, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3047: August 04, 1977, FEMA Id: 3047, Natural disaster type: Drought
The number of natural disasters in Pickens County (7) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2 Emergencies Declared: 5
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Material moving occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
Sales and related occupations (13%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Production occupations (6%)
Management occupations (6%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (16%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
India (10%)
Iran (6%)
Canada (4%)
El Salvador (4%)
England (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pickens County (%):
American (19%)
Irish (11%)
English (9%)
German (8%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Scottish (3%)
Italian (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 35,788 (83.1%)
Carpooled: 3,558 (8.3%)
Bus or trolley bus: 576 (1.3%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 309 (0.7%)
Bicycle: 140 (0.3%)
Walked: 1,029 (2.4%)
Worked at home: 1,620 (3.8%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Pickens County, South Carolina in 2000:
6,360 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
465 people in nursing homes
443 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
89 people in state prisons
20 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
17 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
15 people in other group homes
People in group quarters in Pickens County, South Carolina in 2010:
6,216 people in college/university student housing
427 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
207 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
70 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
62 people in other noninstitutional facilities
47 people in group homes intended for adults
24 people in residential treatment centers for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $48,247.
6.74% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($35,192 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.74%
South Carolina average:
6.90%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.28% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($19,985 average AGI)
2.46% relocated from other states ($15,208 average AGI)
Pickens County:
2.46%
South Carolina average:
3.58%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6 Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.5
Births per 1000 population in Pickens County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population in Pickens County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Pickens County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 18.4% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Pickens County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Pickens County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 18,603 (14,388 aged, 4,215 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,746 (11%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Pickens County, South Carolina in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,061)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (964)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (893)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (817)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (593)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (571)
Congestive heart failure (357)
Pneumonia, unspecified (307)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.78 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,764 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 108 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 42,135
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,171 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 792 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 27 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 79
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 49.5. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 31.7
Other - 17.8
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 133.3. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 96.5
Other - 36.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 122,863
In family households: 93,143 (16,023 male householders, 14,459 female householders)
23,189 spouses, 30,029 children (27,675 natural, 290 adopted, 2,064 stepchildren), 3,912 grandchildren, 1,312 brothers or sisters, 1,129 parents, 1,723 other relatives, 1,367 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 23,702 (8,050 male householders (5,057 living alone)), 8,771 female householders (7,193 living alone)), 6,881 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 6,018
Size of family households: 15,621 2-persons, 7,636 3-persons, 4,521 4-persons, 2,011 5-persons, 404 6-persons, 289 7-or-more-persons.
14,171 married couples with children.
6,466 single-parent households (1,533 men, 4,933 women).
95.3% of residents of Pickens speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $514,486,000 ($4,574 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,709
Here:
59 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 4,691
Here:
41 per 1000 residents
State:
46 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +1,265
Here:
+11 per 1000 residents
State:
+9 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -341
Here:
-3 per 1000 residents
State:
+27 per 1000 residents
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)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.6
Year house built
2014 or later: 813
2010 to 2013: 2,552
2000 to 2009: 8,902
1990 to 1999: 10,151
1980 to 1989: 10,444
1970 to 1979: 8,256
1960 to 1969: 3,182
1950 to 1959: 3,742
1940 to 1949: 1,980
1939 or earlier: 2,844
Note: State values scaled to Pickens population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Pickens County, South Carolina
Note: State values scaled to Pickens County population
no vehicle: 701
1 vehicle: 6,385
2 vehicles: 13,385
3 vehicles: 6,527
4 vehicles: 3,043
5+ vehicles: 1,214
no vehicle: 2,343
1 vehicle: 7,278
2 vehicles: 4,383
3 vehicles: 1,602
4 vehicles: 282
5+ vehicles: 160
81% of Pickens County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in South Carolina.
Pickens County:
80.6%
State average:
85.2%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 77,908
Other state: 40,234
Northeast: 11,108
Midwest: 5,814
South: 20,375
West: 2,937
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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