Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 720 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,800
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 77 (41 now married, 36 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,669 (1,351 now married, 1,318 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 29691 with a mortgage: 1,615 (38 second mortgage, 146 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,659
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $993 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $268
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2011:
This zip code:
17.3%
Whole state:
18.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2011:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 29691: Walhalla Filtration Point (A), Yellow Branch Campground (B), Oconee Station (C), Walhalla City Hall (D), Oconee County Library (E), Oconee County Jail (F), Oconee County Courthouse (G), Oconee County Rural Fire Department (H), Oconee County Rural Fire Department Pickett Post Camp Oak (I), Oconee County Rural Fire Department Walhalla (J), Andrew Pickens Ranger Station (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 29691 include: Walhalla Wesleyan Methodist Church (A), Walhalla Presbyterian Church (B), Walhalla Methodist Church (C), Trinity Methodist Church (D), Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church (E), Saint Francis Catholic Church (F), New Galilee Baptist Church (G), First Baptist Church (H), College Street Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Rocky Knoll Cemetery (1), Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (2), Rogers Cemetery (3), Lutheran Cemetery (4), Evergreen Memorial Gardens (5), Flat Rock Cemetery (6), Westview Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Walhalla Reservoir (A), Browns Lake (B), Reids Pond (C), Coneross Creek Reservoir (D), Lake Jemike (E), Bookers Lake (F), Negro Fork Reservoir (G), Walhalla Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Yellow Branch (A), Flat Shoals River (B), Williams Creek (C), White Fork (D), Oconee Creek (E), Otter Creek (F), Station Creek (G), Negro Fork (H), Muddy Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2011 in zip code 29691:
Less than $10,000: 72
$10,000 to $14,999: 64
$15,000 to $19,999: 10
$20,000 to $24,999: 139
$25,000 to $29,999: 31
$30,000 to $34,999: 58
$35,000 to $39,999: 106
$40,000 to $49,999: 175
$50,000 to $59,999: 187
$60,000 to $69,999: 158
$70,000 to $79,999: 98
$80,000 to $89,999: 133
$90,000 to $99,999: 184
$100,000 to $124,999: 360
$125,000 to $149,999: 275
$150,000 to $174,999: 311
$175,000 to $199,999: 141
$200,000 to $249,999: 422
$250,000 to $299,999: 128
$300,000 to $399,999: 45
$400,000 to $499,999: 76
$500,000 to $749,999: 87
$1,000,000 or more: 14
Rent paid by renters in 2011 in zip code 29691:
Less than $100: 15
$100 to $149: 169
$150 to $199: 59
$200 to $249: 68
$300 to $349: 112
$350 to $399: 98
$400 to $449: 155
$450 to $499: 99
$500 to $549: 63
$550 to $599: 10
$600 to $649: 22
$650 to $699: 49
$700 to $749: 13
$800 to $899: 30
$900 to $999: 27
No cash rent: 257
Median gross rent in 2011: $524.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2011: $164,949.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2011 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $140,559
Black or African American householders: $114,225
Asian householders: $587,063
Some other race householders: $161,694
Two or more races householders: $214,865
Hispanic or Latino householders: $109,026
Estimated median house or condo value in 2011: $115,400
29691:
$115,400
South Carolina:
$136,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,700 - $191,800
Mean price in 2011:
Detached houses: $174,459
Here:
$174,459
State:
$211,707
Mobile homes: $45,169
Here:
$45,169
State:
$66,308
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,590
One, attached: 14
Two: 95
3 or 4: 83
5 to 9: 162
10 to 19: 56
20 to 49: 19
50 or more: 2
Mobile homes: 1,217
Unemployment: 8.6%
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 3,461 (80%)
Carpooled: 681 (16%)
Walked: 66 (2%)
Worked at home: 120 (3%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 87
5 to 9 minutes: 503
10 to 14 minutes: 878
15 to 19 minutes: 1,131
20 to 24 minutes: 688
25 to 29 minutes: 103
30 to 34 minutes: 187
35 to 39 minutes: 102
40 to 44 minutes: 115
45 to 59 minutes: 172
60 to 89 minutes: 142
90 or more minutes: 100
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.6%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 11,510
In family households: 9,891 (1,806 male householders, 1,285 female householders)
2,194 spouses, 3,467 children (3,190 natural, 106 adopted, 173 stepchildren), 326 grandchildren, 175 brothers or sisters, 210 parents, 213 other relatives, 215 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,619 (522 male householders (402 living alone)), 907 female householders (889 living alone)), 190 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 98 (78 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,400 2-persons, 706 3-persons, 369 4-persons, 468 5-persons, 126 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,291 1-person, 101 2-persons, 37 3-persons
1,686 married couples with children.
969 single-parent households (177 men, 792 women).
88.5% of residents of 29691 zip code speak English at home.
10.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% very well, 20% well, 26% not well, 13% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (41% very well, 59% well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% very well, 16% well).
Foreign born population: 991 (8.5%) (26.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
8.5%
Whole state:
4.7%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (83%)
Haiti (5%)
Philippines (4%)
Guatemala (4%)
India (3%)
Yugoslavia (1%)
Canada (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 108
1990 to 1999: 652
1980 to 1989: 191
Before 1980: 85
Races in zip code 29691:
White population: 9,333 Black population: 370 American Indian population: 29 Asian population: 50 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2 Some other race population: 5 Two or more races population: 102 Hispanic or Latino population: 1,442
Most common first ancestries reported in 29691 (%):
Other groups (27%)
American (14%)
Irish (10%)
German (8%)
English (7%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
European (1%)
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
AVONDALE MILLS WALHALLA PLANT (5 SOUTH JOHN ST in WALHALLA, SC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit 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) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - ASBESTOS ABATEMENT PROGRAM Business SIC classification: YARN SPINNING MILLS Organizations: AVONDALE MILLS/WALHALLA PLANT (CONTACT/OWNER)
, AVONDALE MILLS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AVONDALE MILLS INC - WALHALLA PLANT
EDWARDS AUTO SALES CO INCORPORATED (3440 BLUE RIDGE BOULEVARD in WALHALLA, SC)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.; AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ROBERT H. EDWARDS (CONTACT/OWNER)
CHICOPEE MFG (BROAD STREET, BOX 40 in WALHALLA, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, COTTON
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (59%)
Utility gas (25%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
Wood (3%)
No fuel used (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Population in 1990: 14,047. Population change in the 1990s: -3,006 (-21.4%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,815
Northeast: 461
Midwest: 479
South: 1,649
West: 168
63% of the 29691 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Carolina.
88% of the 29691 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26
Here:
1.8%
South Carolina:
8.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 48
Here:
6.1%
South Carolina:
6.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37
Here:
17.1%
South Carolina:
21.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
Legal occupations: 88,182
Community and social service occupations: 58,281
Architecture and engineering occupations: 51,094
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations: 49,917
Management occupations: 48,507
Business and financial operations occupations: 47,857
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
THE NASON COMPANY INC (1307 S HIGHWAY 11 in WALHALLA, SC; small business) : $1,260,138 in 65 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Switches, Vehicular Furniture and Accessories, Engine Electrical System Components, Aircraft Prime Moving by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $32,323; 2001: $118,596; 2002: $64,578; 2003: $86,215; 2004: $268,322; 2005: $449,842; 2006: $240,262.
Biggest contracts:
$93,200 with Defense Logistics Agency for Switches. Signed on 2005-04-27. Completion date: 2005-08-25.
$84,434, same as above.Signed on 2006-01-20. Completion date: 2006-03-06.
$61,070, same as above.Signed on 2001-02-21. Completion date: 2001-05-22.
$58,250, same as above.Signed on 2005-06-10. Completion date: 2005-08-09.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
