Seneca, SC (South Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,105 (Urban population: 7,810 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 295 (all nonfarm))

Seneca, South Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,725 (3,383 occupied: 2,051 owner occupied, 1,332 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	39%
State:	28%

Housing density: 528 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $49,975.

Median contract rent in 2007: $401 (lower quartile is $221, upper quartile is $497)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $470

Median gross rent in Seneca, SC in 2007: $514

Housing units in Seneca with a mortgage: 960 (95 second mortgage, 114 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 831

Seneca,SC index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,932

In family households: 6,607 (1,504 male householders, 690 female householders)
1,504 spouses, 2,285 children (2,127 natural, 30 adopted, 128 stepchildren), 238 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 155 other relatives, 138 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,325 (460 male householders (370 living alone)), 680 female householders (644 living alone)), 185 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 17 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,006 2-persons, 514 3-persons, 373 4-persons, 207 5-persons, 82 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,014 1-person, 87 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 11 4-persons.

883 married couples with children.
695 single-parent households (87 men, 608 women).

95.7% of residents of Seneca speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 35% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 49% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 156 (2.0%)
(51.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Seneca, South Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 31 4 rooms: 237 5 rooms: 474 6 rooms: 414 7 rooms: 465 8 rooms: 184 9 or more rooms: 240

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Seneca, South Carolina:
	1 room: 48 2 rooms: 78 3 rooms: 220 4 rooms: 496 5 rooms: 278 6 rooms: 137 7 rooms: 28 8 rooms: 47 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 123
1995 to 1998: 301
1990 to 1994: 236
1980 to 1989: 627
1970 to 1979: 799
1960 to 1969: 603
1950 to 1959: 505
1940 to 1949: 258
1939 or earlier: 273

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Seneca:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 38 2 bedrooms: 447 3 bedrooms: 1,175 4 bedrooms: 350 5 or more bedrooms: 41

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Seneca:
	no bedroom: 48 1 bedroom: 256 2 bedrooms: 739 3 bedrooms: 267 4 bedrooms: 15 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Seneca in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 124 1 vehicle: 526 2 vehicles: 889 3 vehicles: 346 4 vehicles: 115 5 or more vehicles: 51

Cars and other vehicles available in Seneca in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 307 1 vehicle: 648 2 vehicles: 313 3 vehicles: 44 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 9

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Seneca, SC:

Less than $10,000: 17
$10,000 to $14,999: 13
$15,000 to $19,999: 15
$20,000 to $24,999: 10
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 21
$35,000 to $39,999: 18
$40,000 to $49,999: 149
$50,000 to $59,999: 147
$60,000 to $69,999: 198
$70,000 to $79,999: 165
$80,000 to $89,999: 132
$90,000 to $99,999: 154
$100,000 to $124,999: 143
$125,000 to $149,999: 190
$150,000 to $174,999: 79
$175,000 to $199,999: 51
$200,000 to $249,999: 90
$250,000 to $299,999: 84
$300,000 to $399,999: 47
$400,000 to $499,999: 41
$500,000 to $749,999: 27
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Seneca rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Seneca:

Less than $100: 110 people
$100 to $149: 96
$150 to $199: 54
$200 to $249: 43
$250 to $299: 71
$300 to $349: 124
$350 to $399: 248
$400 to $449: 167
$450 to $499: 81
$500 to $549: 19
$550 to $599: 19
$600 to $649: 16
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 69
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 127

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 77 1990 to 1994: 9 1985 to 1989: 25 1980 to 1984: 11 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 10 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 24

Seneca, SC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.5%
Number of people working at home: 32 (0.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 185
5 to 9 minutes: 578
10 to 14 minutes: 939
15 to 19 minutes: 802
20 to 24 minutes: 513
25 to 29 minutes: 110
30 to 34 minutes: 279
35 to 39 minutes: 17
40 to 44 minutes: 17
45 to 59 minutes: 90
60 to 89 minutes: 58
90 or more minutes: 68

Seneca mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,898 (79%)
Carpooled: 674 (18%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 36 (1%)
Other means: 35 (1%)
Worked at home: 32 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 644
$10,000 to $14,999: 227
$15,000 to $19,999: 192
$20,000 to $24,999: 249
$25,000 to $29,999: 234
$30,000 to $34,999: 187
$35,000 to $39,999: 178
$40,000 to $44,999: 154
$45,000 to $49,999: 164
$50,000 to $59,999: 258
$60,000 to $74,999: 341
$75,000 to $99,999: 251
$100,000 to $124,999: 116
$125,000 to $149,999: 51
$150,000 to $199,999: 58
$200,000 or more: 30

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2483
United States or American: 928
Irish: 686
German: 484
English: 408
Scotch-Irish: 321
Scottish: 182
Italian: 111
French (except Basque): 108
Subsaharan African:: 75
African: 75
British: 52
Swiss: 25
Dutch: 21
Swedish: 18
Polish: 17
Austrian: 13
Pennsylvania German: 11
Croatian: 9
Danish: 9
Russian: 9
Welsh: 9
Slovak: 8
French Canadian: 8
Norwegian: 8
Portuguese: 7
Belgian: 6
European: 5
Hungarian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (49%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Sweden (7%)
Other Western Europe (6%)
Africa, n.e.c. (6%)
Canada (6%)

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

This state: 5391
Northeast: 499
Midwest: 380
South: 1322
West: 159

54% of Seneca residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in South Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 37
Nursery to 4th grade: 58
5th and 6th grade: 74
7th and 8th grade: 135
9th grade: 45
10th grade: 114
11th grade: 124
12th grade, no diploma: 93
High school graduate (or equivalency): 644
Less than 1 year of college: 84
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 239
Associate degree: 102
Bachelor's degree: 343
Master's degree: 174
Professional school degree: 52
Doctorate degree: 62

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 29
Nursery to 4th grade: 39
5th and 6th grade: 58
7th and 8th grade: 175
9th grade: 100
10th grade: 173
11th grade: 131
12th grade, no diploma: 50
High school graduate (or equivalency): 891
Less than 1 year of college: 147
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 370
Associate degree: 141
Bachelor's degree: 297
Master's degree: 175
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 24

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 20.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,916
Black householders: $35,904
Asian householders: $73,141
Some other race householders: $39,261
Two or more races householders: $27,489
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $38,459

Seneca household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Seneca household income for Black householders

Seneca household income for Some other race householders

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Seneca marital status for males

Seneca marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $139,261
Black or African American householders: $105,398
Asian householders: $105,821
Two or more races householders: $229,280

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,354
One, attached: 53
Two: 170
3 or 4: 275
5 to 9: 409
10 to 19: 162
20 to 49: 9
50 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 281
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,894

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Seneca:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (58%) Electricity (33%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (60%) Utility gas (32%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 38

Here:	4.8%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	3.5%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 34

Here:	9.0%
South Carolina:	20.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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