Pickens County, South Carolina (SC)
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: 255 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.8%), Manufacturing (15.9%), Retail trade (10.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 17%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 108,79885.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 8,5226.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4,7643.7%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,6722.1%Asian alone
- 1,9891.6%Two or more races
- 3280.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1560.1%Some other race alone
- 500.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 36.3 years |
South Carolina median age: | 39.9 years |
Males: 62,718 | ![]() |
Females: 64,166 | ![]() |

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Pickens County: | 2.0 people |
South Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $52,190 ($36,214 in 1999)
This county: | $52,190 |
South Carolina: | $56,227 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $610 (lower quartile is $479, upper quartile is $810)
This county: | $610 |
State: | $729 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $158,800 (it was $84,800 in 2000)
Pickens: | $158,800 |
South Carolina: | $179,800 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,094Detached houses: $204,645
Here: $204,645 State: $266,394 Townhouses or other attached units: $167,917
Here: $167,917 State: $219,057 In 2-unit structures: $64,977
Here: $64,977 State: $275,825 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $90,485
Here: $90,485 State: $168,533 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $127,523
Here: $127,523 State: $250,122 Mobile homes: $72,696
Here: $72,696 State: $72,281
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $372
Institutionalized population: 704
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
Health of residents in Pickens County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.69.5% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
44.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
42.7% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
60.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 199 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 165 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 490 buildings, average cost: $96,100
- 1998: 503 buildings, average cost: $117,600
- 1999: 691 buildings, average cost: $121,100
- 2000: 611 buildings, average cost: $151,400
- 2001: 619 buildings, average cost: $157,800
- 2002: 741 buildings, average cost: $135,300
- 2003: 660 buildings, average cost: $158,700
- 2004: 582 buildings, average cost: $188,500
- 2005: 587 buildings, average cost: $198,700
- 2006: 535 buildings, average cost: $247,200
- 2007: 544 buildings, average cost: $259,500
- 2008: 404 buildings, average cost: $235,200
- 2009: 295 buildings, average cost: $216,000
- 2010: 159 buildings, average cost: $300,600
- 2011: 244 buildings, average cost: $251,900
- 2012: 212 buildings, average cost: $255,200
- 2013: 443 buildings, average cost: $220,500
- 2014: 301 buildings, average cost: $313,600
- 2015: 358 buildings, average cost: $286,400
- 2016: 359 buildings, average cost: $307,700
- 2017: 491 buildings, average cost: $296,500
- 2018: 596 buildings, average cost: $235,600
- 2019: 512 buildings, average cost: $302,400
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $774 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $658 (0.5%)
Pickens County: | 15.4% |
South Carolina: | 13.8% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 36.3 years old
(Males: 33.8 years old, Females: 37.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38.3 years old, Black residents: 31.9 years old, American Indian residents: 18.9 years old, Asian residents: 30.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.1 years old, Other race residents: 25.2 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.
Cities in this county include: Easley, Clemson, Central, Pickens, Liberty, Forest, Arial, Norris, Six Mile.
2018 air pollution in Pickens County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.025 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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
Shopping Center: Dillon Bi-Lo Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location 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
Park in Pickens County: Little Pee Dee State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Abbeville County , Curry County, New Mexico
, Chesterfield County
, Marion County
, Winston County, Alabama
, Floyd County, Texas
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Here: | 3.3% |
South Carolina: | 4.1% |
Current college students: 15,364
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 5,541 (45.6% naturalized citizens)
Pickens County: | 4.4% |
Whole state: | 5.6% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2,2862010 or later
- 1,3362000 to 2009
- 7021990 to 1999
- 5141980 to 1989
- 3571970 to 1979
- 350Before 1970
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: 35,032
- One, attached: 613
- Two: 2,372
- 3 or 4: 1,535
- 5 to 9: 1,870
- 10 to 19: 2,814
- 20 to 49: 315
- 50 or more: 926
- Mobile homes: 10,121
Housing units in Pickens County with a mortgage: 17,765 (139 second mortgage, 1,279 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15,517
Here: | 53.1% with mortgage |
State: | 58.0% 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 | - |
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:
Pickens County: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
South Carolina: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.78 / 10,000 pop. |
South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Pickens County: | 4.24 / 10,000 pop. |
South Carolina: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.35 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Pickens County: | 9.3% |
South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Pickens County: | 27.3% |
State: | 29.4% |
Here: | 12.8% |
State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in Pickens County:
Average size of farms: 75 acresAverage 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 significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 23% greater 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 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 145.4 miles away from the 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) earthquake occurred 168.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 340.3 miles away from Pickens 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) earthquake occurred 243.5 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 12, 2020 - April 13, 2020, FEMA Id: 4542, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
- South Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: February 6, 2020 - February 13, 2020, FEMA Id: 4479, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- South Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4492, Natural disaster type: Other
- South Carolina Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 6, 2017 - September 13, 2017, FEMA Id: 4346, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 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
- 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Pickens County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 3, Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 35,885 (79.4%)
- Carpooled: 4,606 (10.2%)
- Bus: 652 (1.4%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 12 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 152 (0.3%)
- Bicycle: 191 (0.4%)
- Walked: 1,173 (2.6%)
- Worked at home: 2,497 (5.5%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (15%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (13%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (15%)
- Mexico (12%)
- India (10%)
- El Salvador (5%)
- Philippines (4%)
- Honduras (4%)
- Canada (3%)
- American (21%)
- English (9%)
- Irish (8%)
- German (6%)
- European (3%)
- Scottish (3%)
- Scotch-Irish (3%)
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
7.63% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($54,334 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.63% |
South Carolina average: | 7.95% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.04% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($31,995 average AGI)
2.59% relocated from other states ($22,339 average AGI)
Pickens County: 2.59% South Carolina average: 4.20%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Greenville County, SC | ![]() |
from Anderson County, SC | ![]() |
from Oconee County, SC | ![]() |
from Spartanburg County, SC | ![]() |
from Richland County, SC | ![]() |
from Charleston County, SC | ![]() |
from Lexington County, SC | ![]() |
7.36% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($43,652 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.36% |
South Carolina average: | 6.98% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($134 average AGI)
Pickens County: 0.06% South Carolina average: 0.07%
4.98% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($29,767 average AGI)
2.33% relocated to other states ($13,751 average AGI)
Pickens County: 2.33% South Carolina average: 3.18%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Greenville County, SC | ![]() |
to Anderson County, SC | ![]() |
to Oconee County, SC | ![]() |
to Spartanburg County, SC | ![]() |
to Charleston County, SC | ![]() |
to Richland County, SC | ![]() |
to Mecklenburg County, NC | ![]() |
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 2019: 10.2
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 2019: 9.3
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 under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.2%
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%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Pickens County, South Carolina in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,389)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,388)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,231)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,033)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,026)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (915)
- Unspecified dementia (819)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (728)
- Congestive heart failure (472)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (386)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
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.
- Firearm - 31.7
- Other - 17.8
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 133.3. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 96.5
- Other - 36.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 126,884- Male householders: 26,546 (6,366 living alone), Female householders: 21,657 (5,841 living alone)
24,728 spouses (24,572 opposite-sex spouses), 1,640 unmarried partners, (1,485 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 30,666 children (26,811 natural, 1,917 adopted, 1,938 stepchildren), 3,479 grandchildren, 893 brothers or sisters, 1,183 parents, 42 foster children, 2,069 other relatives, 7,588 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 6,393
Size of family households: 13,700 2-persons, 8,174 3-persons, 5,393 4-persons, 3,095 5-persons, 577 6-persons, 691 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 12,207 1-person, 2,621 2-persons, 565 3-persons, 1,180 4-persons.
15,581 married couples with children.
4,602 single-parent households (1,736 men, 2,866 women).
95.1% of residents of Pickens speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very 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: 6,709Here: | 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
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 28.65 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)
Here: | 6.3 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.3 |
State: | 4.6 |
- Year house built in Pickens County, South Carolina
- 3,0852014 or later
- 1,9212010 to 2013
- 9,3992000 to 2009
- 10,4821990 to 1999
- 7,9341980 to 1989
- 7,5161970 to 1979
- 5,8201960 to 1969
- 4,3231950 to 1959
- 1,9831940 to 1949
- 3,1351939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pickens County, South Carolina
- 1021 room
- 452 rooms
- 3473 rooms
- 3,4424 rooms
- 6,2585 rooms
- 7,7966 rooms
- 6,3517 rooms
- 3,6628 rooms
- 5,2799+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pickens County, South Carolina
- 6251 room
- 1,0082 rooms
- 1,3733 rooms
- 5,6034 rooms
- 2,5045 rooms
- 2,0786 rooms
- 1,0927 rooms
- 3378 rooms
- 3019+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pickens County, South Carolina
- 147no bedroom
- 3531 bedroom
- 5,4692 bedrooms
- 19,8543 bedrooms
- 6,1144 bedrooms
- 1,3455+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pickens County, South Carolina
- 709no bedroom
- 2,2841 bedroom
- 6,3362 bedrooms
- 4,2513 bedrooms
- 1,3414 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Pickens County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 467no vehicle
- 8,3341 vehicle
- 13,5652 vehicles
- 7,3703 vehicles
- 1,9584 vehicles
- 1,5885+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Pickens County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,665no vehicle
- 5,8821 vehicle
- 4,8262 vehicles
- 1,7723 vehicles
- 7764 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
80.2% of Pickens County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in South Carolina.
Pickens County: | 80.2% |
State average: | 85.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 81,853
- Other state: 38,617
- Northeast: 8,646
- Midwest: 7,552
- South: 20,426
- West: 1,993
- 50.9%Electricity
- 35.6%Utility gas
- 7.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.9%Wood
- 1.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 70.9%Electricity
- 19.3%Utility gas
- 5.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.2%No fuel used
- 1.3%Wood
- 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 12.2% |
South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Here: | 15.8% |
South Carolina: | 8.9% |
Here: | 6.9% |
South Carolina: | 20.0% |
Pickens County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $10,565,000
Regular Highways: $2,325,000
Sewerage: $1,470,000
Parks and Recreation: $656,000
Air Transportation: $645,000
- Construction - Local Fire Protection: $980,000
Regular Highways: $254,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $11,777,000
Health - Other: $7,270,000
Regular Highways: $5,380,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,344,000
General - Other: $3,997,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,969,000
Libraries: $3,716,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,020,000
Financial Administration: $2,910,000
Central Staff Services: $2,399,000
General Public Buildings: $2,208,000
Sewerage: $1,750,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,724,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,428,000
Air Transportation: $727,000
Natural Resources - Other: $73,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $188,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $795,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,140,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,834,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,306,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,960,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,322,000
General Revenue - Other: $633,000
Rents: $103,000
Donations From Private Sources: $90,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $419,000
Air Transportation: $251,000
Regular Highways: $120,000
Libraries: $37,000
Parks and Recreation: $29,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,203,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $745,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $6,542,000
Highways: $1,886,000
Other: $1,518,000
Sewerage: $1,267,000
- Tax - Property: $31,033,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,516,000
Other: $813,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $464,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $21,269,000
Pickens County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $10,565,000
Regular Highways: $2,325,000
Sewerage: $1,470,000
Parks and Recreation: $656,000
Air Transportation: $645,000
- Construction - Local Fire Protection: $980,000
Regular Highways: $254,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $11,777,000
Health - Other: $7,270,000
Regular Highways: $5,380,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,344,000
General - Other: $3,997,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,969,000
Libraries: $3,716,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,020,000
Financial Administration: $2,910,000
Central Staff Services: $2,399,000
General Public Buildings: $2,208,000
Sewerage: $1,750,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,724,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,428,000
Air Transportation: $727,000
Natural Resources - Other: $73,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $188,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $795,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,140,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,834,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,306,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,960,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,322,000
General Revenue - Other: $633,000
Rents: $103,000
Donations From Private Sources: $90,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $419,000
Air Transportation: $251,000
Regular Highways: $120,000
Libraries: $37,000
Parks and Recreation: $29,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,203,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $745,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $6,542,000
Highways: $1,886,000
Other: $1,518,000
Sewerage: $1,267,000
- Tax - Property: $31,033,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,516,000
Other: $813,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $464,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $21,269,000
Pickens County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $10,565,000
Regular Highways: $2,325,000
Sewerage: $1,470,000
Parks and Recreation: $656,000
Air Transportation: $645,000
- Construction - Local Fire Protection: $980,000
Regular Highways: $254,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $11,777,000
Health - Other: $7,270,000
Regular Highways: $5,380,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,344,000
General - Other: $3,997,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,969,000
Libraries: $3,716,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,020,000
Financial Administration: $2,910,000
Central Staff Services: $2,399,000
General Public Buildings: $2,208,000
Sewerage: $1,750,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,724,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,428,000
Air Transportation: $727,000
Natural Resources - Other: $73,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $188,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $795,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,140,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,834,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,306,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,960,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,322,000
General Revenue - Other: $633,000
Rents: $103,000
Donations From Private Sources: $90,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $419,000
Air Transportation: $251,000
Regular Highways: $120,000
Libraries: $37,000
Parks and Recreation: $29,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,203,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $745,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $6,542,000
Highways: $1,886,000
Other: $1,518,000
Sewerage: $1,267,000
- Tax - Property: $31,033,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,516,000
Other: $813,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $464,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $21,269,000
Pickens County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $10,565,000
Regular Highways: $2,325,000
Sewerage: $1,470,000
Parks and Recreation: $656,000
Air Transportation: $645,000
- Construction - Local Fire Protection: $980,000
Regular Highways: $254,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $11,777,000
Health - Other: $7,270,000
Regular Highways: $5,380,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,344,000
General - Other: $3,997,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,969,000
Libraries: $3,716,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,020,000
Financial Administration: $2,910,000
Central Staff Services: $2,399,000
General Public Buildings: $2,208,000
Sewerage: $1,750,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,724,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,428,000
Air Transportation: $727,000
Natural Resources - Other: $73,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $188,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $795,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,140,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,834,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,306,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,960,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,322,000
General Revenue - Other: $633,000
Rents: $103,000
Donations From Private Sources: $90,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $419,000
Air Transportation: $251,000
Regular Highways: $120,000
Libraries: $37,000
Parks and Recreation: $29,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,203,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $745,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $6,542,000
Highways: $1,886,000
Other: $1,518,000
Sewerage: $1,267,000
- Tax - Property: $31,033,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,516,000
Other: $813,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $464,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $21,269,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,746
- Number of aged recipients: 143
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,603
- Number of recipients under 18: 287
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,158
- Number of recipients older than 64: 301
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 704
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 739
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 26 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 356 | $121,851 | 418 | $171,589 | 1,716 | $165,022 | 59 | $58,644 | 3 | $926,333 | 252 | $235,131 | 57 | $69,842 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 19 | $94,895 | 36 | $218,250 | 127 | $152,543 | 15 | $65,933 | 3 | $3,813,333 | 20 | $337,650 | 16 | $39,313 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 88 | $112,534 | 110 | $133,536 | 649 | $167,823 | 47 | $35,681 | 0 | $0 | 62 | $180,581 | 68 | $48,250 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 39 | $113,385 | 54 | $168,111 | 465 | $146,680 | 24 | $71,250 | 1 | $9,281,000 | 38 | $151,132 | 20 | $78,550 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 29 | $107,276 | 19 | $195,947 | 116 | $164,328 | 4 | $81,500 | 0 | $0 | 10 | $182,000 | 4 | $64,500 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 24 full tracts) | ||||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 99 | $173,465 | 93 | $188,634 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 23 | $155,565 | 25 | $182,080 | 1 | $272,000 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 21 | $207,333 | 13 | $149,000 | 1 | $200,000 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 3 | $131,000 | 8 | $173,375 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $61,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 4 | $182,750 | 2 | $136,000 | 1 | $111,000 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Pickens County, SC among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 893 | 71.7 years |
William | 671 | 73.1 years |
John | 590 | 74.1 years |
Mary | 528 | 78.4 years |
Robert | 359 | 71.8 years |
Charles | 299 | 68.8 years |
George | 226 | 74.7 years |
Thomas | 214 | 72.9 years |
Ruth | 205 | 78.7 years |
Annie | 166 | 81.5 years |
Most common last names in Pickens County, SC among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 399 | 74.1 years |
Williams | 220 | 75.0 years |
Brown | 173 | 73.7 years |
Gilstrap | 169 | 75.8 years |
Jones | 159 | 76.9 years |
Davis | 151 | 74.6 years |
Porter | 149 | 77.9 years |
Stewart | 140 | 73.7 years |
Durham | 134 | 72.9 years |
Robinson | 133 | 72.4 years |
Businesses in Pickens County, SC | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
Academy Sports + Outdoors | 1 | Lane Furniture | 2 | |
Ace Hardware | 3 | Little Caesars Pizza | 3 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 3 | Long John Silver's | 3 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Lowe's | 2 | |
Arby's | 3 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | |
AutoZone | 2 | McDonald's | 3 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 2 | Nike | 1 | |
Burger King | 2 | Nissan | 1 | |
CVS | 4 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 2 | Penske | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 2 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Curves | 3 | Publix Super Markets | 1 | |
Days Inn | 2 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 3 | Ruby Tuesday | 2 | |
FedEx | 8 | SAS Shoes | 3 | |
Ford | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
GNC | 1 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
GameStop | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 2 | |
Goodwill | 1 | Subway | 9 | |
H&R Block | 3 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
Hardee's | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
Hilton | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | U-Haul | 9 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | UPS | 10 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
IHOP | 1 | Waffle House | 3 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Walgreens | 3 | |
Jack In The Box | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Jones New York | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
KFC | 2 | YMCA | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 |
Pickens County on our top lists:
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"