Fairmont Mills, South Carolina
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Males: 4,286 | (49.6%) |
Females: 4,355 | (50.4%) |
Median resident age: | 36.6 years |
South Carolina median age: | 35.4 years |
Zip code: 29369
Fairmont Mills: | $85,544 |
SC: | $64,115 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $43,856 (it was $25,464 in 2000)
Fairmont Mills CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $358,460 (it was $130,800 in 2000)
Fairmont Mills: | $358,460 |
SC: | $254,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $280,466; detached houses: $301,100; townhouses or other attached units: $218,038; in 2-unit structures: $324,862; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $182,405; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $130,912; mobile homes: $112,645; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $80,371
Fairmont Mills, SC residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fairmont Mills, SC
- 6,71984.6%White alone
- 93111.7%Black alone
- 1451.8%Asian alone
- 841.1%Hispanic
- 570.7%Two or more races
- 70.09%American Indian alone
- 10.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 10.01%Other race alone
Races in Fairmont Mills detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 772 feet
Land area: 29.9 square miles.
Population density: 289 people per square mile (very low).
Fairmont Mills CCD: | 0.8% ($1,052) |
South Carolina: | 0.6% ($510) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (19.6 miles , pop. 56,002).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (72.2 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (517.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 34.89 N, Longitude: 82.04 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 864
Here: | 2.9% |
South Carolina: | 3.1% |
- Educational services (10.0%)
- Health care (9.5%)
- Construction (6.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.9%)
- Textile mills & textile products (5.6%)
- Machinery (4.4%)
- Transportation equipment (3.7%)
- Construction (9.6%)
- Textile mills & textile products (7.1%)
- Machinery (6.8%)
- Health care (5.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.1%)
- Plastics & rubber products (4.9%)
- Educational services (4.5%)
- Educational services (16.9%)
- Health care (14.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.0%)
- Finance & insurance (4.7%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.6%)
- Textile mills & textile products (3.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Engineers (5.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.3%)
- Top executives (4.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (9.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Registered nurses (3.9%)
Average climate in Fairmont Mills, South Carolina
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 82.6. This is about average.
City: | 82.6 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2011 was 0.187. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 15.3 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.187 |
U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 6.08. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 6.08 |
U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.192. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.192 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 32.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 32.6 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 18.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.6 miles away from the city center.
City: | 18.5 |
U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 10.8. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 3.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 10.8 |
U.S.: | 8.1 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2011 was 0.00369. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.00369 |
U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Fairmont Mills-area historical tornado activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 10% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/5/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.8 miles away from the Fairmont Mills place center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 5/10/1952, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 4 people.
Earthquake activity:
Fairmont Mills-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 5% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 74.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 122.1 miles away from Fairmont Mills center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 309.7 miles away from Fairmont Mills center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 125.2 miles away from the city center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 252.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 205.7 miles away from Fairmont Mills center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Spartanburg County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Ice Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Fairmont Mills:
- DCI WEST SPARTANBURG (Dialysis Facility, about 4 miles away; SPARTANBURG, SC)
- DCI SPARTANBURG (Dialysis Facility, about 8 miles away; SPARTANBURG, SC)
- MAGNOLIA PLACE - SPARTANBURG (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; SPARTANBURG, SC)
- DOCTORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SCU (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; SPARTANBURG, SC)
- SPARTANBURG HOSPITAL FOR RESTORATIVE CARE SNF (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; SPARTANBURG, SC)
- SPARTANBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 9 miles away; SPARTANBURG, SC)
- MAGNOLIA MANOR - SPARTANBURG (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; SPARTANBURG, SC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairmont Mills:
- Spartanburg Community College (about 7 miles; Spartanburg, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,309)
- University of South Carolina-Upstate (about 9 miles; Spartanburg, SC; FT enrollment: 4,994)
- Bob Jones University (about 19 miles; Greenville, SC; FT enrollment: 3,308)
- Greenville Technical College (about 20 miles; Greenville, SC; FT enrollment: 9,859)
- North Greenville University (about 23 miles; Tigerville, SC; FT enrollment: 2,341)
- Furman University (about 23 miles; Greenville, SC; FT enrollment: 2,988)
- Limestone College (about 26 miles; Gaffney, SC; FT enrollment: 2,758)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Fairmont Mills: Poplar Springs Fire Department Station 1 (A), Poplar Springs Fire Department Station 2 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Fairmont Mills include: Nazareth Presbyterian Church (A), Bethany Church (B), Poplar Springs Baptist Church (C), Good Shepherds Fellowship Church (D), Fairmont Church (E), Buckeye Forest Church (F), Moore Church (G), Hopewell Church (H), Means Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Nazareth Cemetery (1), Jones Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Twin Lakes (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Jimmies Creek (A), Bens Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.7 people |
South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 76.3% |
Whole state: | 67.5% |
This place: | 4.8% |
Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
This place: | 4.6% |
Whole state: | 14.1% |
This place: | 1.6% |
Whole state: | 6.5% |
For population 15 years and over in Fairmont Mills:
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 68.9%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 3.4%
- Divorced: 8.5%
For population 25 years and over in Fairmont Mills:
- High school or higher: 86.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.9%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.6 minutes
Here: | 12.1 |
South Carolina average: | 13.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Fairmont Mills, SC (based on Spartanburg County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 110,676 | 323 |
Mainline Protestant | 25,252 | 87 |
Black Protestant | 10,187 | 38 |
Catholic | 5,311 | 2 |
Other | 4,369 | 20 |
Orthodox | 270 | 1 |
None | 128,242 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Spartanburg County: | 1.78 / 10,000 pop. |
South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.22 / 10,000 pop. |
South Carolina: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Spartanburg County: | 0.80 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Spartanburg County: | 7.59 / 10,000 pop. |
South Carolina: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Spartanburg County: | 10.3% |
State: | 10.6% |
Here: | 30.3% |
State: | 29.4% |
Spartanburg County: | 11.5% |
South Carolina: | 13.4% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Fairmont Mills:
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WORD (950 AM; 5 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WSPA (910 AM; 4 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WASC (1530 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: NEW SOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMUU (1260 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
- WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
- WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WKDY (1400 AM; 1 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASSOCIATED BROADCASTING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fairmont Mills:
- WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WOLT (103.3 FM; GREER, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
- WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WBZT-FM (96.7 FM; MAULDIN, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WYFG (91.1 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Fairmont Mills:
- WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
- WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
- WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
- WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
- WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- WNTV (Channel 29; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- 8GV0260K, 2538 Frey's Drive (Lat: 34.915306 Lon: -82.043306), Type: Pole, Structure height: 47.3 m, Call Sign: WQNJ361,
Assigned Frequencies: 19400.0 MHz, Grant Date: 02/22/2011, Expiration Date: 02/22/2021, Cancellation Date: 08/06/2012, Certifier: Dan Menser, Registrant: T-Mobile License LLC, 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Fax: (425) 383-4040, Email:
- 59.9%Electricity
- 29.9%Utility gas
- 5.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.4%Wood
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 49.3%Electricity
- 19.5%Utility gas
- 19.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Fairmont Mills compared to South Carolina state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Fairmont Mills on our top lists:
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: paper and paper products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: therapists (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: plastics and rubber products (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: textile mills and textile products (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: machinery (population 5,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: office supplies and stationery stores (population 5,000+)"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (population 5,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: pharmacies and drug stores (population 5,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: textile mills and textile products (population 5,000+)"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people driving a car to work alone (population 5,000+)"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: electronic shopping and mail-order houses (population 5,000+)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (population 5,000+)"
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: therapists (population 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"