Housing units in zip code 29676 with a mortgage: 408 (11 second mortgage, 77 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 605
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $976
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $262
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
22.0%
Whole state:
17.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 29676: Camp Jocassee (A), Oconee County Rural Fire Department Salem (B), Oconee County Rural Fire Department Keowee Key (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 29676 include: Church of God (A), Boones Creek Church (B), Mountain View Church (C), Fall Creek Baptist Church (D), Mount Carmel Church (E), Little River Baptist Church (F), Isaqueena Church (G), Mount Carmel Church (H), Stamp Creek Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Stamp Creek Cemetery (1), Alexander Cemetery (2), Mountain View Cemetery (3), Isaqueena Cemetery (4), Fall Creek Cemetery (5), Ross Cemetery (6), Moody Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Whitewater River (A), Thompson River (B), Cornhouse Creek (C), Craven Creek (D), Devils Fork (E), Wright Creek (F), Fall Creek (G), Whetner Branch (H), Boones Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 29676:
Less than $10,000: 50
$10,000 to $14,999: 79
$15,000 to $19,999: 80
$20,000 to $24,999: 58
$25,000 to $29,999: 41
$30,000 to $34,999: 122
$35,000 to $39,999: 51
$40,000 to $49,999: 44
$50,000 to $59,999: 139
$60,000 to $69,999: 128
$70,000 to $79,999: 71
$80,000 to $89,999: 29
$90,000 to $99,999: 30
$100,000 to $124,999: 166
$125,000 to $149,999: 22
$150,000 to $174,999: 52
$175,000 to $199,999: 108
$200,000 to $249,999: 82
$250,000 to $299,999: 164
$300,000 to $399,999: 92
$400,000 to $499,999: 178
$500,000 to $749,999: 45
$750,000 to $999,999: 287
$1,000,000 or more: 37
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 29676:
Less than $100: 17
$100 to $149: 369
$150 to $199: 67
$200 to $249: 14
$250 to $299: 54
$300 to $349: 55
$350 to $399: 109
$400 to $449: 276
$450 to $499: 127
$500 to $549: 32
$550 to $599: 39
$600 to $649: 147
$650 to $699: 187
$700 to $749: 11
$750 to $799: 790
$800 to $899: 577
$1,000 to $1,249: 65
No cash rent: 128
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $170,311.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $158,860
Asian householders: $251,817
Two or more races householders: $48,564
Hispanic or Latino householders: $251,817
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $110,368
29676:
$110,368
South Carolina:
$138,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $66,334 - $216,941
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $200,718
Here:
$200,718
State:
$219,352
Mobile homes: $29,372
Here:
$29,372
State:
$62,474
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,503
One, attached: 105
Two: 5
3 or 4: 271
5 to 9: 266
10 to 19: 477
20 to 49: 7
Mobile homes: 439
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 34
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 1,247 (81%)
Carpooled: 208 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 18 (1%)
Walked: 53 (3%)
Other means: 77 (5%)
Worked at home: 185 (12%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 22
5 to 9 minutes: 88
10 to 14 minutes: 111
15 to 19 minutes: 108
20 to 24 minutes: 216
25 to 29 minutes: 131
30 to 34 minutes: 235
35 to 39 minutes: 124
40 to 44 minutes: 105
45 to 59 minutes: 119
60 to 89 minutes: 178
90 or more minutes: 100
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 66.2%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,882
In family households: 4,317 (1,502 male householders, 252 female householders)
1,613 spouses, 784 children (703 natural, 30 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 55 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 32 other relatives, 41 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 565 (250 male householders (220 living alone)), 272 female householders (261 living alone)), 43 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 19 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 484 2-persons, 281 3-persons, 155 4-persons, 86 5-persons, 312 6-persons, 68 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 324 1-person, 118 2-persons
405 married couples with children.
230 single-parent households (56 men, 174 women).
98.2% of residents of 29676 zip code speak English at home.
31.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (10% very well, 20% well, 62% not well, 8% not at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% very well, 12% well).
Foreign born population: 89 (2.7%) (80.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.7%
Whole state:
4.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
United Kingdom (34%)
Germany (23%)
Japan (8%)
Other Western Europe (6%)
Poland (5%)
Malaysia (5%)
Ireland (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 9
1990 to 1999: 3
1980 to 1989: 8
Before 1980: 67
Races in zip code 29676:
White population: 3,320 Black population: 39 American Indian population: 29 Asian population: 0 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 50 Hispanic or Latino population: 83
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ANCHOR SWAN (HWY 130 in SALEM, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, HARVARD IND (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ANCHOR SWAN CORPORATIO - SALEM
BECTON DICKINSON AND CO (424 STAMP CREEK RD in SALEM, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Organizations: BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY, BECTON DICKINSON AND CO DEACT
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION BAD CREEK ENTRANCE (HIGHWAY 130 AT WHITE WATER FALLS in SALEM, SC)
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) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, AIR PROGRAM, DRINKING WATER SYSTEM Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DUKE POWER CO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DUKE POWER COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BAD CREEK PROJ DIVI-DUKE POWER, DUKE POWER BAD CREEK PROJ
DUKE POWER JOCASEE HYDRO STATION (799 JOCASSEE LAKE RD in SALEM, 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, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DUKE POWER CO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DUKE POWER COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DUKE POWER CO JOCASSEE HYDRO
BAD CREEK CONSTRUCTORS (HWY 130 in SALEM, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN GRANITE; CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE Alternative names: BAD CREEK CONSTRUCTOR-CLOSED, BAD CREEK CONSTRUCTR
DUKE POWER BAD CREEK STATION (HIGHWAY 130 NORTH in SALEM, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - LABORATORY CERTIFICATION Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE Alternative names: DUKE ENERGY:BAD CREEK
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (60%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
Wood (12%)
Utility gas (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Other fuel (1%)
No fuel used (1%)
Population in 1990: 4,091. Population change in the 1990s: +888 (+21.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,987
Northeast: 778
Midwest: 1,106
South: 760
West: 117
60% of the 29676 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Carolina.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 140
Here:
26.4%
South Carolina:
9.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 136
Here:
58.0%
South Carolina:
8.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 57
Here:
31.0%
South Carolina:
22.6%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
BRENDA J GOODWIN (502 RIDGEWOOD POINT in SALEM, SC; small business) : $293,048 in 7 contractsfrom 2001 to 2004
Contracts for Plywood and Veneer, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $89,895; 2002: $161,353; 2003: $0; 2004: $41,800; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$89,709 with Defense Logistics Agency for Plywood and Veneer. Signed on 2002-03-28. Completion date: 2002-05-28.
$51,195, same as above.Signed on 2001-12-05. Completion date: 2002-02-05.
$41,800 with Defense Logistics Agency for Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials. Signed on 2004-01-25. Completion date: 2004-02-25.
$40,344 with Defense Logistics Agency for Plywood and Veneer. Signed on 2002-01-14. Completion date: 2002-03-14.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1)