Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,728
| This zip code: | $29,728 | | South Carolina: | $43,329 |
Nearest zip codes: 29594, 29570, 28343, 29596, 29525, 29516.
Housing units in zip code 29512 with a mortgage: 1,941 (241 second mortgage, 135 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,376
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $817
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $268
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 23.9% | | Whole state: | 15.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 10.9% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 29512 include: Brutons Fork Church (A), Old Smyrna Church (B), Old Gailee Church (C), Cedar Falls Church (D), New Hill Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F), Aaron Temple Methodist Church (G), Level Green Church (H), Saint Marks Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: McQuage Cemetery (1), Level Green Cemetery (2), Peele Cemetery (3), Quick Cemetery (4), English Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Becker Pond (A), Bullards Millpond (B), Burnt Factory Pond (C), Moore Pond (D), L E Pence Pond (E), Quick Pond (F), Curtis Pond (G), Honeysucker Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tarkiln Creek (A), Herndon Branch (B), Carters Branch (C), Beverly Creek (D), Naked Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Bennettsville Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 122
- 1995 to 1998: 670
- 1990 to 1994: 542
- 1980 to 1989: 1,306
- 1970 to 1979: 1,909
- 1960 to 1969: 1,105
- 1950 to 1959: 893
- 1940 to 1949: 513
- 1939 or earlier: 646
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bennettsville, SC (29512): |
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- no bedroom: 11
- 1 bedrooms: 126
- 2 bedrooms: 992
- 3 bedrooms: 2,894
- 4 bedrooms: 516
- 5 or more bedrooms: 116
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 51
- 1 bedrooms: 473
- 2 bedrooms: 1,030
- 3 bedrooms: 506
- 4 bedrooms: 29
- 5 or more bedrooms: 10
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Vehicles available in 29512 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 445
- 1 vehicle: 1,477
- 2 vehicles: 1,884
- 3 vehicles: 649
- 4 vehicles: 145
- 5 or more vehicles: 55
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 877
- 1 vehicle: 859
- 2 vehicles: 332
- 3 vehicles: 31
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 29512:
- Less than $10,000: 55
- $10,000 to $14,999: 27
- $15,000 to $19,999: 83
- $20,000 to $24,999: 99
- $25,000 to $29,999: 101
- $30,000 to $34,999: 159
- $35,000 to $39,999: 205
- $40,000 to $49,999: 335
- $50,000 to $59,999: 355
- $60,000 to $69,999: 353
- $70,000 to $79,999: 360
- $80,000 to $89,999: 398
- $90,000 to $99,999: 361
- $100,000 to $124,999: 547
- $125,000 to $149,999: 399
- $150,000 to $174,999: 199
- $175,000 to $199,999: 139
- $200,000 to $249,999: 114
- $250,000 to $299,999: 45
- $300,000 to $399,999: 34
- $400,000 to $499,999: 2
- $500,000 to $749,999: 22
- $750,000 to $999,999: 8
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 29512:
- Less than $100: 215
- $100 to $149: 91
- $150 to $199: 158
- $200 to $249: 177
- $250 to $299: 292
- $300 to $349: 185
- $350 to $399: 99
- $400 to $449: 29
- $450 to $499: 33
- $500 to $549: 21
- $650 to $699: 15
- $1,500 to $1,999: 18
- $2,000 or more: 18
- No cash rent: 293
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $60,746.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $94,745
- Black or African American householders: $84,754
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $108,602
- Asian householders: $150,818
- Two or more races householders: $153,074
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $76,537
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $81,405 (it was $50,800 in 2000)
| 29512: | $81,405 | | South Carolina: | $133,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $44,413 - $125,421
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $109,441| Here: | $109,441 | | State: | $214,820 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $90,471| Here: | $90,471 | | State: | $195,928 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $209,097| Here: | $209,097 | | State: | $198,924 |
Mobile homes: $35,139| Here: | $35,139 | | State: | $45,713 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,500| Here: | $37,500 | | State: | $45,615 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,954
- One, attached: 83
- Two: 214
- 3 or 4: 410
- 5 to 9: 223
- 10 to 19: 40
- 20 to 49: 40
- 50 or more: 14
- Mobile homes: 1,714
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 5,224 (75%)
- Carpooled: 1,228 (18%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 107 (2%)
- Subway or elevated: 5 (0%)
- Taxi: 17 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 13 (0%)
- Walked: 122 (2%)
- Other means: 138 (2%)
- Worked at home: 106 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 261
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1070
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1184
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1276
- 20 to 24 minutes: 881
- 25 to 29 minutes: 274
- 30 to 34 minutes: 752
- 35 to 39 minutes: 282
- 40 to 44 minutes: 154
- 45 to 59 minutes: 274
- 60 to 89 minutes: 237
- 90 or more minutes: 209
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 66.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 17,378
- In family households: 15,060 (2,584 male householders, 2,142 female householders)
2,845 spouses, 5,411 children (5,041 natural, 72 adopted, 298 stepchildren), 1,063 grandchildren, 221 brothers or sisters, 240 parents, 273 other relatives, 281 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,318 (863 male householders (757 living alone)), 1,218 female householders (1,125 living alone)), 237 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,623 (1,616 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,885 2-persons, 1,271 3-persons, 885 4-persons, 434 5-persons, 149 6-persons, 102 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,882 1-person, 165 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 12 4-persons.
2,060 married couples with children.
1,750 single-parent households (251 men, 1,499 women).
98.2% of residents of 29512 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% very well, 6% well, 45% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% very well, 41% well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% very well, 43% well).
Foreign born population: 87 (0.5%)
(57.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.5% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Thailand (24%)
- India (20%)
- Philippines (20%)
- Other Western Europe (11%)
- Mexico (10%)
- United Kingdom (8%)
- Germany (7%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 9
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 27
- 1975 to 1979: 6
- 1970 to 1974: 35
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 10
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White population: 7,426
Black population: 11,135
American Indian population: 284
Asian population: 66
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 32
Two or more races population: 144

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 9157 |
|  United States or American: 1769 |
|  Irish: 403 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 387 |
|  English: 370 |
|  German: 228 |
|  Scottish: 135 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 103 |
|  African: 103 |
|  French (except Basque): 79 |
|  Welsh: 72 |
|  Italian: 62 |
|  British: 43 |
|  Dutch: 40 |
|  French Canadian: 21 |
|  Canadian: 19 |
|  Croatian: 16 |
|  Slovak: 8 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 6 |
|  Polish: 4 |
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BORO WOOD PRODUCTS COMPANY INCORPORATED (MAPLE STREET in BENNETTSVILLE, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1999-0297, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-04-2001-0197,
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: WOOD KITCHEN CABINETS; HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Business NAICS classification: WOOD KITCHEN CABINET AND COUNTERTOP MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BORO WOOD PRODUCTS COMPANY (DEACTIVATED), BOROWOOD:PROD.CO.
- CITY OF BENNETTSVILLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (225 HUCKABEE STREET in BENNETTSVILLE, SC)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - REFUSE DISPOSAL, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - LABORATORY CERTIFICATION
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING INC (ETE) / GARY GRANT (CONTACT/ENGINEERING/CONSULTING FIRM)
, BENNETTSVILLE WWTF (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BENNETTSVILLE WW LAB, BENNETTSVILLE WWTF
- ESSEX GROUP INCORPORATED (620 N COOK ST in BENNETTSVILLE, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM
Alternative names: ESSEX GROUP INC
- CAROLINA TIRE CO BENNETTSVILLE (105 CHERAW ST in BENNETTSVILLE, SC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Organizations: LEASED FROM GOODYEAR (CONTACT/OWNER)
- FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE BENNETTSV (696 MUCKERMAN ROAD in BENNETTSVILLE, SC). Federal Facility. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM,
Business SIC and NAICS classification: CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Organizations: FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: BENNETTSVILLE FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL, BENNETTSVILLE FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, FED BUREAU OF PRISONS FCI BENNETTSVILLE
- ARTISTRY DESIGN (620 GIBSON HWY in BENNETTSVILLE, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, IRA KLEINBERG (CONTACT/OWNER)
- FIRESTONE TEXTILES COMPANY (435 STATE ST in BENNETTSVILLE, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Business NAICS classification: TIRE CORD AND TIRE FABRIC MILLS.
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BENNETTSVILLE PRINTING LLC (410 HIGHWAY 385 in BENNETTSVILLE, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM,
Business SIC classification: FINISHERS OF TEXTILES
Organizations: EMERALD INC (CONTACT/ENGINEERING/CONSULTING FIRM)
- ESSEX GROUP INCORPORATED (620 GIBSON HIGHWAY in BENNETTSVILLE, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: DRAWING AND INSULATING OF NONFERROUS WIRE
Alternative names: ESSEX GROUP BENNTSVL, ESSEX GROUP PLANT 031
- BLENHEIM BLOCK CO. (ROUTE 2 in BENNETTSVILLE, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: CONCRETE BLOCK AND BRICK
- E M OTUEL COTTON COMPANY (215 SPENCER STREET in BENNETTSVILLE, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM,
Business SIC classification: COTTON GINNING
Alternative names: OTUEL GIN
- APAC ATLANTIC INC PLT BENNETTSVILLE #514 (MARLBORO RD in BENNETTSVILLE, SC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, AIR MAJOR
Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS; READY-MIXED CONCRETE
Alternative names: APAC-CAROLINA INC - PLANT#420, APAC CAROLINA:PLANT 514 BENNETTSVILLE
- CAROLINA FIREMASTERS (HIGHWAY 38 SOUTH in BENNETTSVILLE, SC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: JULIAN DRAKE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,802
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (51%)
- Utility gas (28%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Wood (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 14980
- Northeast: 1324
- Midwest: 119
- South: 2075
- West: 388
65% of the 29512 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in South Carolina.
Population in 1990: 15,751. Population change in the 1990s: +3,337 (+21.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 210
| Here: | 9.5% | | South Carolina: | 9.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 71
| Here: | 4.8% | | South Carolina: | 8.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 31
| Here: | 7.2% | | South Carolina: | 20.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- LANDMARK RESTAURANT (685 HWY 15 401 E in BENNETTSVILLE, SC; small business)
$4,364 with Army for Meat, Poultry, and Fish. Signed on 2004-01-29. Completion date: 2004-01-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 4 establishments, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
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.)
People in group quarters
- 1316 people in state prisons
- 175 people in nursing homes
- 78 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 57 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 2 people in unknown juvenile institutions
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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