Median household income (1999): $47,201
Estimated median household income in 2005: $49,241
| This zip code | $49,241 | | South Carolina: | $39,316 |
Nearest zip codes: 29665, 29678, 29696, 29691, 29631, 29682.
Housing units in zip code 29672 with a mortgage: 1,503 (134 second mortgage, 263 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,152
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $929
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $240
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 7.3% | | Whole state: | 14.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.9% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.9 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 29672: Wrights Siding (A), Cane Creek Landing (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 29672 include: Owens Chapel (A), Old Pickens Church (B), Canon Church (C), New Hope Church (D), Mount Vernon Church (E), Mount Olive Church (F), Corinth Baptist Church (G), Morgan Memorial Church (H), Wolfs Stake Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cary Cemetery (1), New Foundation Cemetery (2), Oponee Memorial Gardens (3), Wolf Stake Cemetery (4), Old Pickens Cemetery (5), Stribbling Cemetery (6), Oconee Memorial Gardens (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Seneca Reservoir (A), Lake Keowee (B), Keowee Reservoir (C), Parker Lakes (D), Webb Pond (E), Webbs Pond (F), Coneross Watershed 21 Reservoir (G), Mahaffey Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cater Branch (A), Cane Creek (B), Halfway Branch (C), Frenge Branch (D), Von Hollen Creek (E), Big Creek (F), Dodgens Creek (G), Barkshed Branch (H), Little River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 229
- 1995 to 1998: 467
- 1990 to 1994: 536
- 1980 to 1989: 1,196
- 1970 to 1979: 1,059
- 1960 to 1969: 570
- 1950 to 1959: 177
- 1940 to 1949: 131
- 1939 or earlier: 151
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Seneca, SC (29672): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 38
- 2 bedrooms: 575
- 3 bedrooms: 1,866
- 4 bedrooms: 581
- 5 or more bedrooms: 142
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 40
- 1 bedrooms: 164
- 2 bedrooms: 328
- 3 bedrooms: 172
- 4 bedrooms: 13
- 5 or more bedrooms: 9
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Vehicles available in 29672 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 58
- 1 vehicle: 728
- 2 vehicles: 1,479
- 3 vehicles: 769
- 4 vehicles: 128
- 5 or more vehicles: 40
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 31
- 1 vehicle: 416
- 2 vehicles: 223
- 3 vehicles: 38
- 4 vehicles: 5
- 5 or more vehicles: 13
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 29672:
- Less than $10,000: 25
- $20,000 to $24,999: 23
- $25,000 to $29,999: 23
- $30,000 to $34,999: 41
- $35,000 to $39,999: 22
- $40,000 to $49,999: 62
- $50,000 to $59,999: 76
- $60,000 to $69,999: 61
- $70,000 to $79,999: 180
- $80,000 to $89,999: 174
- $90,000 to $99,999: 199
- $100,000 to $124,999: 299
- $125,000 to $149,999: 302
- $150,000 to $174,999: 155
- $175,000 to $199,999: 153
- $200,000 to $249,999: 242
- $250,000 to $299,999: 160
- $300,000 to $399,999: 205
- $400,000 to $499,999: 130
- $500,000 to $749,999: 71
- $750,000 to $999,999: 44
- $1,000,000 or more: 8
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 29672:
- Less than $100: 16
- $150 to $199: 20
- $200 to $249: 46
- $250 to $299: 88
- $300 to $349: 113
- $350 to $399: 126
- $400 to $449: 63
- $450 to $499: 96
- $500 to $549: 27
- $550 to $599: 14
- $600 to $649: 6
- $650 to $699: 6
- $700 to $749: 11
- No cash rent: 62
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $140,600
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $170,686
- Black or African American householders: $80,774
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $167,518
- Asian householders: $108,917
- Some other race householders: $426,411
- Two or more races householders: $91,373
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $426,411
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,353
- One, attached: 59
- Two: 100
- 3 or 4: 101
- 5 to 9: 131
- 10 to 19: 40
- 20 to 49: 87
- Mobile homes: 612
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 33

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,699 (86%)
- Carpooled: 399 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
- Walked: 17 (0%)
- Other means: 16 (0%)
- Worked at home: 179 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 138
- 5 to 9 minutes: 592
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1075
- 15 to 19 minutes: 916
- 20 to 24 minutes: 543
- 25 to 29 minutes: 200
- 30 to 34 minutes: 334
- 35 to 39 minutes: 28
- 40 to 44 minutes: 13
- 45 to 59 minutes: 129
- 60 to 89 minutes: 132
- 90 or more minutes: 46
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 68.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 9,319
- In family households: 8,047 (2,480 male householders, 372 female householders)
2,497 spouses, 2,206 children (2,064 natural, 53 adopted, 89 stepchildren), 148 grandchildren, 79 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 93 other relatives, 128 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,272 (556 male householders (486 living alone)), 571 female householders (509 living alone)), 145 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 166 (71 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,553 2-persons, 607 3-persons, 462 4-persons, 159 5-persons, 61 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 995 1-person, 126 2-persons, 6 4-persons.
1,402 married couples with children.
303 single-parent households (76 men, 227 women).
95.8% of residents of 29672 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% very well, 12% well, 32% not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% very well, 14% well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% very well, 22% well).
Foreign born population: 298 (3.2%)
(39.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- United Kingdom (18%)
- India (14%)
- Mexico (11%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (8%)
- El Salvador (7%)
- Sweden (7%)
- Canada (6%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 67
- 1990 to 1994: 48
- 1985 to 1989: 67
- 1980 to 1984: 11
- 1975 to 1979: 15
- 1970 to 1974: 17
- 1970 to 1974: 11
- 1965 to 1969: 62
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First ancestries reported:
- United States or American: 1432
- English: 963
- German: 937
- Irish: 935
- Other groups: 784
- Scotch-Irish: 391
- Polish: 290
- Scottish: 229
- Italian: 206
- European: 149
- Dutch: 136
- British: 96
- French (except Basque): 94
- Swedish: 81
- Celtic: 44
- Belgian: 40
- Norwegian: 39
- French Canadian: 27
- Slovak: 24
- Welsh: 19
- Swiss: 17
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 17
- Turkish: 14
- Austrian: 13
- Portuguese: 13
- Hungarian: 10
- Lithuanian: 9
- Russian: 9
- Greek: 9
- Slovene: 9
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 9
- Croatian: 9
- Canadian: 8
- West Indian: 8
- Czech: 7
- Danish: 6
- Subsaharan African:: 5
- Nigerian: 5

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- DUKE POWER OCONEE NUCLEAR STA (7800 ROCHESTER HWY in SENECA, SC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, AIR MAJOR, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - LABORATORY CERTIFICATION
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - ASBESTOS ABATEMENT PROGRAM, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - ASBESTOS ABATEMENT PROGRAM, REFUSE DISPOSAL
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Business NAICS classification: NUCLEAR ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION.
Organizations: DUKE ENERGY/OCONEE NUCLEAR (CONTACT/OWNER)
, DUKE POWER COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DUKE ENERGY CORP OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, DUKE ENERGY/OCONEE NUCLEAR, DUKE ENERGY OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, DUKE POWER COMPANY - OCONEE NUCLEAR, DUKE POWER CO OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, DUKE POWER OCONEE NUCLEAR, OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION
- BLUE RIDGE CONCRETE: SENECA PLT #1 (375 KEOWEE SCHOOL RD in SENECA, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,400
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (66%)
- Utility gas (19%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4945
- Northeast: 847
- Midwest: 1161
- South: 1934
- West: 230
58% of the 29672 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in South Carolina.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 85
| Here: | 9.7% | | South Carolina: | 9.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20
| Here: | 5.2% | | South Carolina: | 8.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 47
| Here: | 16.5% | | South Carolina: | 20.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (SENECA, SC):
- DUFFIELD INC (515 CONCORD INDUSTRIAL DR; small business): $4,530,063 in 73 contracts from 1999 to 2005
Contracts for Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing), Administrative and Service Buildings, Miscellaneous Items, Other Architect and Engineering Services, and more by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $920,300; 2001: $279,850; 2002: $1,017,140; 2003: $320,835; 2004: $1,905,324; 2005: $29,314; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$315,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing). Taking place in DE. Signed on 2000-04-19. Completion date: 2000-09-14.
$286,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Administrative and Service Buildings. Taking place in DE. Signed on 2002-08-28. Completion date: 2003-08-23.
$216,800 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing). Taking place in DE. Signed on 2000-09-25. Completion date: 2001-04-13.
$209,680, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-02. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
- INTEGRATED SUPPORT SYSTEMS (934 OLD CLEMSON HWY): $482,072 in 21 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for ADP Supplies, ADP Software, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Automatic Data Processing Equipment (Including Firmware), Software, Supplies and Support Equipment, ADP Input/Output and Storage Devices, and more by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, Navy, Federal Technology Service Signed by year: 2000: $91,860; 2001: $32,427; 2002: $66,369; 2003: $34,670; 2004: $98,406; 2005: $96,420; 2006: $61,920.
Biggest contracts:
$60,000 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for ADP Supplies. Signed on 2000-03-15. Completion date: 2000-03-15.
$36,190 with Navy for ADP Software. Signed on 2006-05-03. Completion date: 2006-09-29.
$34,670 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Automatic Data Processing Equipment (Including Firmware), Software, Supplies and Support Equipment. Signed on 2003-08-06. Completion date: 2004-08-29.
$33,990, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-29. Completion date: 2005-10-28.
- CAROLINA INSULATION & WIRE INC (514 CONCORD INDUSTRIAL DRI; small business): $41,618 in 2 contracts in 2005
$34,260 with Navy for Preservative and Sealing Compounds. Signed on 2005-08-09. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
$7,358 with Navy for Miscellaneous Chemical Specialties. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2005-08-04. Completion date: 2005-09-02.
- STEPHEN M GOODWIN (18056 MALLARD BEND; small business)
$26,002 with Defense Logistics Agency for Plywood and Veneer. Signed on 2001-08-28. Completion date: 2001-10-28.
- JNO CONTRACTOR (1505 ENTERPRISE LN): $16,426 in 4 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$8,300 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Management Support Services. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2004-02-06. Completion date: 2004-12-31.
$8,300 with Army for Other Management Support Services. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2004-02-06. Completion date: 2004-12-31.
$-87 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Management Support Services. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2005-09-23. Completion date: 2004-12-31.
$-87 with Army for Other Management Support Services. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2005-09-23. Completion date: 2004-12-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (250-499: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 2, 10-19: 9, 5-9: 7, 1-4: 5)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Specialized Design Services (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 71 people in nursing homes
- 43 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 34 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 9 people in other group homes
- 7 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
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