Median household income (1999): $34,070
Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,543
| This zip code | $35,543 | | South Carolina: | $39,316 |
Nearest zip codes: 29691, 30557, 29696, 29678, 29643, 30553.
Housing units in zip code 29693 with a mortgage: 1,083 (163 second mortgage, 141 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,134
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $779
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $216
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 9.7% | | Whole state: | 14.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.8% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 29693 include: Holly Springs Church (A), Brasstown Church (B), Hopewell Church (C), Old Retreat Church (D), Old Madison Church (E), Old Liberty Church (F), Oakway Church (G), Calvary Church (H), New Promised Land Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (1), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (2), New Promised Land Cemetery (3), Brasstown Cemetery (4), Rocky Fork Cemetery (5), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (6), Rock Springs Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Harper Pond (A), Broom Pond (B), Freeman Pond (C), Butts Pond (D), Miller Pond (E), Lake Yonah (F), Ramsey Pond (G), Roletter Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spider Valley Creek (A), Gryer Branch (B), Devil Hole Branch (C), Spy Rock Creek (D), Mill Branch (E), Laurel Creek (F), Ramsey Creek (G), Daniel Branch (H), Porter Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Westminster 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: 255
- 1995 to 1998: 926
- 1990 to 1994: 793
- 1980 to 1989: 1,463
- 1970 to 1979: 1,376
- 1960 to 1969: 682
- 1950 to 1959: 498
- 1940 to 1949: 351
- 1939 or earlier: 557
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Westminster, SC (29693):
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 170
- 2 bedrooms: 1,300
- 3 bedrooms: 2,549
- 4 bedrooms: 413
- 5 or more bedrooms: 98
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 136
- 2 bedrooms: 498
- 3 bedrooms: 428
- 4 bedrooms: 35
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 29693 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 142
- 1 vehicle: 1,124
- 2 vehicles: 1,999
- 3 vehicles: 912
- 4 vehicles: 281
- 5 or more vehicles: 81
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 209
- 1 vehicle: 469
- 2 vehicles: 274
- 3 vehicles: 126
- 4 vehicles: 19
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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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 29693:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 25
- $15,000 to $19,999: 15
- $20,000 to $24,999: 31
- $25,000 to $29,999: 71
- $30,000 to $34,999: 46
- $35,000 to $39,999: 71
- $40,000 to $49,999: 123
- $50,000 to $59,999: 182
- $60,000 to $69,999: 225
- $70,000 to $79,999: 225
- $80,000 to $89,999: 196
- $90,000 to $99,999: 205
- $100,000 to $124,999: 287
- $125,000 to $149,999: 193
- $150,000 to $174,999: 157
- $175,000 to $199,999: 49
- $200,000 to $249,999: 25
- $250,000 to $299,999: 39
- $300,000 to $399,999: 40
- $400,000 to $499,999: 12
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 29693:
- Less than $100: 42
- $100 to $149: 72
- $150 to $199: 54
- $200 to $249: 126
- $250 to $299: 201
- $300 to $349: 133
- $350 to $399: 69
- $400 to $449: 15
- $450 to $499: 27
- $550 to $599: 8
- $600 to $649: 7
- $800 to $899: 8
- $900 to $999: 7
- No cash rent: 273
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,900
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $104,653
- Black or African American householders: $41,301
- Asian householders: $86,866
- Two or more races householders: $115,740
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $94,419
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,990
- One, attached: 46
- Two: 79
- 3 or 4: 53
- 5 to 9: 32
- 20 to 49: 6
- 50 or more: 7
- Mobile homes: 2,649
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 39

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,921 (79%)
- Carpooled: 983 (16%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 20 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
- Walked: 80 (1%)
- Other means: 89 (1%)
- Worked at home: 138 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 220
- 5 to 9 minutes: 534
- 10 to 14 minutes: 918
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1276
- 20 to 24 minutes: 766
- 25 to 29 minutes: 494
- 30 to 34 minutes: 712
- 35 to 39 minutes: 184
- 40 to 44 minutes: 162
- 45 to 59 minutes: 311
- 60 to 89 minutes: 282
- 90 or more minutes: 244
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 13,779
- In family households: 12,065 (3,249 male householders, 815 female householders)
3,512 spouses, 3,843 children (3,358 natural, 156 adopted, 329 stepchildren), 239 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 48 parents, 144 other relatives, 154 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,714 (704 male householders (596 living alone)), 773 female householders (715 living alone)), 237 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 94 (14 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,927 2-persons, 981 3-persons, 735 4-persons, 321 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,311 1-person, 123 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 15 5-persons.
2,286 married couples with children.
728 single-parent households (216 men, 512 women).
97.5% of residents of 29693 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% very well, 20% well, 13% not well, 3% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% very well, 21% well, 9% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% very well, 29% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (46% very well, 54% not well).
Foreign born population: 121 (0.9%)
(58.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.9% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Philippines (17%)
- United Kingdom (15%)
- Germany (12%)
- Mexico (10%)
- Romania (9%)
- France (8%)
- Chile (7%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 19
- 1990 to 1994: 18
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 9
- 1975 to 1979: 7
- 1970 to 1974: 8
- 1970 to 1974: 20
- 1965 to 1969: 40
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First ancestries reported:
- United States or American: 3245
- Other groups: 1370
- Irish: 966
- German: 869
- English: 857
- Scotch-Irish: 399
- French (except Basque): 285
- Scottish: 168
- Italian: 132
- European: 97
- Dutch: 84
- Hungarian: 51
- Polish: 50
- British: 38
- Welsh: 29
- Norwegian: 27
- Subsaharan African:: 19
- African: 19
- Swiss: 18
- Ukrainian: 16
- Pennsylvania German: 15
- Swedish: 14
- Romanian: 11
- Latvian: 10
- Portuguese: 8
- Brazilian: 7
- Canadian: 7
- Czech: 6
- Australian: 6
- Finnish: 4
- Arab:: 3
- Syrian: 3

Public primary/middle school in zip code 29693 not listed on the city page:- ORCHARD PARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 491; Location: 600 TOCCOA HWY., WESTMINISTER, SC; Grades: PK - 05)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- DUNLOP MAXFLI SPORTS CORPORATION (100 MAXFLI DRIVE in WESTMINSTER, SC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - X-RAY EQUIPMENT, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, TRI REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, TRI REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, LABORATORY CERTIFICATION, AIR MAJOR, AIR PROGRAM
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: EXCAVATION WORK; SPORTING AND ATHLETIC GOODS
Business NAICS classification: SPORTING AND ATHLETIC GOODS MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: DUNLOP SLAZENGER MANUFACTURING LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, INDUSTRIAL PLASTICS GROUP LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DUNLOP SLAZENGER CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
, WAREHOUSE SERVICES INC LLC #5 (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DUNLOP MAXFLI SPORTS - SENECA, DUNLOP SLAZENGER CORP, DUNLOP SLAZENGER MFG. L.L.C., DUNLOP SLAZENGER MFG. L.L.C., DUNLOP SLAZENGER MANUFACTURING LLC, DUNLP SLAZENGER CORP, INDUSTRIAL PLASTICS GROUP, MAXFLI GOLF CORPORATION
- FAIR OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1964 OAKWAY ROAD in WESTMINSTER, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3701027
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM,
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Organizations: OCONEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BECTON DICKSON AND COMPANY (2333A SANDIFER BLVD in WESTMINSTER, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BECTON DICKINSON & CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BECTON DICKINSON & CO-WAREHOUSE#4 (DEACT
- BMI SC (273 TOCCOA HWY in WESTMINSTER, SC)
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)) - notification
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: SCREW MACHINE PRODUCTS; CUTTING TOOLS, MACHINE TOOL ACCESSORIES, AND MACHINISTS' PRECISION MEASURING DEVICES
Organizations: PETER PUTNAM (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BMI INC
- ALS MECHANIC SHOP (115 CROOKED ST in WESTMINSTER, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: ALVIN L WEBB (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ALS MECHANIC SHOP DEACTIVATED
- CAST PRODUCTS COMPANY (130 FOUNDRY RD in WESTMINSTER, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: GRAY AND DUCTILE IRON FOUNDRIES
- COMPACT AIR PRODUCTS INC (105 COMMERCE WAY in WESTMINSTER, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: FLUID POWER CYLINDERS AND ACTUATORS; SERVICES
Business NAICS classification: FLUID POWER CYLINDER AND ACTUATOR MANUFACTURING.
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,300


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 (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Utility gas (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (7%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 10032
- Northeast: 594
- Midwest: 571
- South: 2338
- West: 170
63% of the 29693 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in South Carolina.
Population in 1990: 8,933. Population change in the 1990s: +4,922 (+55.1%).
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): 93
| Here: | 6.2% | | South Carolina: | 9.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 29
| Here: | 4.0% | | South Carolina: | 8.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 33
| Here: | 10.4% | | South Carolina: | 20.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- SPONSLER, INC (2363 SANDIFER BLVD in WESTMINSTER, SC; small business)
$14,959 with Navy for Liquid and Gas Flow, Liquid Level, and Mechanical Motion Measuring Instruments. Signed on 2004-12-29. Completion date: 2005-02-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 3, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 14)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 5, 5-9: 2)
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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 (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 59 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 13 people in nursing homes
- 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 10 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
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