Saluda County, South Carolina (SC)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,684
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,745
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,882 (it was 1,382 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 31% |
Land area: 452 sq. mi.
Water area: 9.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 43 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.1%), Educational, health and social services (15.6%), Retail trade (13.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 77%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 11,23657.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4,55823.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,19916.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 3101.6%Two or more races
- 920.5%Some other race alone
- 140.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 40.02%Asian alone
| Median resident age: | 42.7 years |
| South Carolina median age: | 40.2 years |
| Males: 9,919 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 9,507 |  (48.9%) |
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| Saluda County: | 2.0 people |
| South Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $47,315 ($35,774 in 1999)
| This county: | $47,315 |
| South Carolina: | $59,318 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $504 (lower quartile is $393, upper quartile is $643)
| This county: | $504 |
| State: | $802 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $132,351 (it was $68,600 in 2000)
| Saluda: | $132,351 |
| South Carolina: | $213,500 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,160Detached houses: $207,932
Here: $207,932 State: $305,381 Townhouses or other attached units: $143,359
Here: $143,359 State: $247,985 Mobile homes: $66,412
Here: $66,412 State: $88,052
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $351
Institutionalized population: 160
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 6
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 13
- Burglaries: 34
- Thefts: 85
- Auto thefts: 18
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 7
- Robberies: 3
- Assaults: 28
- Burglaries: 45
- Thefts: 112
- Auto thefts: 29
Health of residents in Saluda County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.71.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
42.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
49.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
66.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 200 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 169 pounds. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 118 buildings, average cost: $198,700
- 2020: 121 buildings, average cost: $138,800
- 2019: 40 buildings, average cost: $225,800
- 2018: 40 buildings, average cost: $212,700
- 2017: 34 buildings, average cost: $245,500
- 2016: 35 buildings, average cost: $214,700
- 2015: 30 buildings, average cost: $207,200
- 2014: 26 buildings, average cost: $193,900
- 2013: 29 buildings, average cost: $182,900
- 2012: 31 buildings, average cost: $214,200
- 2011: 23 buildings, average cost: $158,100
- 2010: 34 buildings, average cost: $180,000
- 2009: 40 buildings, average cost: $146,500
- 2008: 46 buildings, average cost: $166,100
- 2007: 47 buildings, average cost: $177,800
- 2006: 42 buildings, average cost: $169,600
- 2005: 49 buildings, average cost: $149,500
- 2004: 48 buildings, average cost: $144,200
- 2003: 58 buildings, average cost: $132,800
- 2002: 51 buildings, average cost: $127,000
- 2001: 52 buildings, average cost: $135,900
- 2000: 47 buildings, average cost: $110,000
- 1999: 52 buildings, average cost: $103,400
- 1998: 68 buildings, average cost: $100,900
- 1997: 45 buildings, average cost: $94,700
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,006 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $527 (0.7%)
| Saluda County: | 17.6% |
| South Carolina: | 14.6% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 42.7 years old
(Males: 40.9 years old, Females: 45.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50.8 years old, Black residents: 41.8 years old, American Indian residents: 30.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.3 years old, Other race residents: 24.9 years old)
Area name: Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Saluda County is $567 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $632 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $781 a month.
Cities in this county include: Saluda, Saluda River, Ridge Spring, Ward.
Neighboring counties: Graham County, Arizona 
, Bartow County, Georgia , Chicot County, Arkansas , Clark County, Arkansas , Edgefield County 
, Leflore County, Mississippi , Sumter County 
, Jasper County, Georgia 
, Morgan County, Georgia , Paulding County, Georgia .
| Here: | 3.4% |
| South Carolina: | 3.4% |
Current college students: 509
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,268 (13.6% naturalized citizens)
| Saluda County: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 4362010 or later
- 1862000 to 2009
- 5531990 to 1999
- 651980 to 1989
- 331970 to 1979
- 27Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 44.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,009
- One, attached: 77
- Two: 38
- 3 or 4: 129
- 5 to 9: 163
- 10 to 19: 12
- Mobile homes: 2,952
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 109
Housing units in Saluda County with a mortgage: 2,206 (222 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 187 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 179
| Here: | 1.1% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Saluda County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,575 | 26 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,311 | 17 |
| Black Protestant | 976 | 7 |
| Catholic | 300 | 1 |
| Other | 36 | - |
| None | 12,677 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2
| Saluda County: | 1.07 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| This county: | 1.60 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
| Saluda County: | 4.28 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 9
| This county: | 4.81 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Saluda County: | 11.4% |
| South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Saluda County: | 28.2% |
| State: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 10.2% |
| State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in Saluda County:
Average size of farms: 186 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $111,565
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $236.71
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.33%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 91.39%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $76,766
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.85%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.96%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $62,705
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.16%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 25.03
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.99%
Corn for grain: 901 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 841 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 206 harvested acres
Vegetables: 96 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 2,819 acres
Earthquake activity:
Saluda County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 13% smaller 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 46.2 miles away from Saluda County 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 175.4 miles away from the county center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 116.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 343.3 miles away from the county center
On 2/15/2014 at 03:23:38, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 25.6 miles away from Saluda County center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 111.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- South Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4492, Natural disaster type: Other
- South Carolina Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 6, 2017 - September 13, 2017, FEMA Id: 4346, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 30, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3378: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3378, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Emergency Declared EM-3373: October 03, 2015, FEMA Id: 3373, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4241: October 05, 2015, FEMA Id: 4241, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- South Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 19, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3369: February 12, 2014, FEMA Id: 3369, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- South Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 15, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4166: March 12, 2014, FEMA Id: 4166, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- South Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3233: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3233, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2004 to January 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1509: February 13, 2004, FEMA Id: 1509, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
- South Carolina Winter Storms, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1313: January 31, 2000, FEMA Id: 1313, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Saluda County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 3,728 (69.1%)
- Carpooled: 709 (13.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 480 (8.9%)
- Walked: 75 (1.4%)
- Worked at home: 364 (6.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (17%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Manufacturing (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Wholesale trade (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Retail trade (17%)
- Manufacturing (14%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Wholesale trade (5%)
- Production occupations (14%)
- Material moving occupations (11%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
- Sales and related occupations (14%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Guatemala (43%)
- Mexico (40%)
- Iran (7%)
- Ukraine (4%)
- Peru (2%)
- England (1%)
- Netherlands (1%)
- American (18%)
- English (14%)
- German (4%)
- Irish (4%)
- European (1%)
- Scottish (1%)
- Dutch (1%)
People in group quarters in Saluda County, South Carolina in 2010:
- 160 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 73 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 6 people in residential treatment centers for adults
People in group quarters in Saluda County, South Carolina in 2000:
- 197 people in nursing homes
- 30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 21 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 2 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6.30% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($48,855 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.30% |
| South Carolina average: | 8.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.46% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($42,221 average AGI)
0.84% relocated from other states ($6,633 average AGI)
Saluda County: 0.84% South Carolina average: 4.96%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Lexington County, SC |  2.34% ($49,487 average AGI) |
| from Aiken County, SC | 0.81% ($41,519) |
| from Edgefield County, SC | 0.42% ($23,571) |
| from Richland County, SC | 0.38% ($49,280) |
| from Greenwood County, SC | 0.33% ($32,227) |
5.93% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,350 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.93% |
| South Carolina average: | 7.46% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.02% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($42,216 average AGI)
0.92% relocated to other states ($9,135 average AGI)
Saluda County: 0.92% South Carolina average: 3.47%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Lexington County, SC | 1.99% ($48,553 average AGI) |
| to Aiken County, SC | 0.68% ($46,089) |
| to Edgefield County, SC | 0.56% ($36,541) |
| to Greenwood County, SC | 0.50% ($44,939) |
| to Newberry County, SC | 0.33% ($27,318) |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.6
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,259 (2,616 aged, 643 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 577 (13%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Saluda County, South Carolina in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (449)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (202)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (171)
- Unspecified dementia (159)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (123)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (56)
- Congestive heart failure (33)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (31)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,021
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 18
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 42
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 19,426- Male householders: 3,858 (1,103 living alone), Female householders: 3,617 (858 living alone)
4,029 spouses (4,008 opposite-sex spouses), 283 unmarried partners, (275 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,592 children (5,371 natural, 54 adopted, 153 stepchildren), 395 grandchildren, 210 brothers or sisters, 355 parents, 29 foster children, 372 other relatives, 375 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 300
Size of family households: 2,806 2-persons, 1,126 3-persons, 768 4-persons, 209 5-persons, 424 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,965 1-person, 114 2-persons.
2,729 married couples with children.
971 single-parent households (225 men, 746 women).
84.8% of residents of Saluda speak English at home.
14.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 25% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $85,839,000 ($4,549 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,181,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $37,042,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,647,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,339,000
Federal grants: $26,136,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,244,000 ($408,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,431,000 ($1,054,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,573,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,561,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,918,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,225| Here: | 65 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,092
| Here: | 58 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +661
| Here: | +35 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +9 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,047
| Here: |  -55 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +27 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.01 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 |
| State: | 4.5 |
- Year house built in Saluda County, South Carolina
- 02020 or later
- 1,3822010 to 2019
- 1,0192000 to 2009
- 1,9871990 to 1999
- 1,4361980 to 1989
- 1,3551970 to 1979
- 7251960 to 1969
- 4011950 to 1959
- 2081940 to 1949
- 8441939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Saluda County, South Carolina
- 771 room
- 202 rooms
- 1073 rooms
- 6094 rooms
- 1,5465 rooms
- 1,3656 rooms
- 1,0237 rooms
- 6248 rooms
- 4949+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saluda County, South Carolina
- 691 room
- 72 rooms
- 913 rooms
- 3834 rooms
- 6405 rooms
- 1946 rooms
- 867 rooms
- 1178 rooms
- 509+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Saluda County, South Carolina
- 77no bedroom
- 811 bedroom
- 1,0612 bedrooms
- 3,8103 bedrooms
- 7374 bedrooms
- 1045+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saluda County, South Carolina
- 68no bedroom
- 1191 bedroom
- 5252 bedrooms
- 8043 bedrooms
- 824 bedrooms
- 175+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Saluda County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 165no vehicle
- 1,2481 vehicle
- 2,2642 vehicles
- 1,3653 vehicles
- 5904 vehicles
- 2515+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Saluda County in renter-occupied apartments
- 225no vehicle
- 6571 vehicle
- 5812 vehicles
- 1023 vehicles
- 624 vehicles
- 85+ vehicles
89.4% of Saluda County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in South Carolina.
| Saluda County: | 89.4% |
| State average: | 86.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 13,907
- Other state: 3,754
- Northeast: 817
- Midwest: 270
- South: 2,318
- West: 313
- 72.2%Electricity
- 11.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.1%Utility gas
- 2.9%Wood
- 2.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.9%Other fuel
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.3%Coal or coke
- 80.5%Electricity
- 7.9%Utility gas
- 6.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.6%Wood
- 1.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.5%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 374
| Here: | 21.4% |
| South Carolina: | 12.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 294
| Here: | 25.1% |
| South Carolina: | 11.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 85
| Here: | 18.5% |
| South Carolina: | 20.7% |
Saluda County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,567,000
Cash and Securities: $2,032,000
- Charges - Other: $1,511,000
Other: $1,469,000
Solid Waste Management: $352,000
Solid Waste Management: $343,000
Air Transportation: $247,000
Air Transportation: $241,000
Parks and Recreation: $100,000
Parks and Recreation: $97,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $2,320,000
Sewerage: $2,034,000
Correctional Institutions: $499,000
Correctional Institutions: $438,000
Local Fire Protection: $49,000
Local Fire Protection: $43,000
Parks and Recreation: $20,000
Parks and Recreation: $18,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Central Staff Services: $11,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
Air Transportation: $8,000
Police Protection: $3,000
General Public Buildings: $3,000
Police Protection: $3,000
General Public Buildings: $3,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $3,844,000
General - Other: $3,456,000
Police Protection: $2,608,000
Police Protection: $2,345,000
Regular Highways: $1,737,000
Regular Highways: $1,561,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,488,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,338,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,312,000
Financial Administration: $1,310,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,180,000
Financial Administration: $1,178,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,063,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,009,000
Central Staff Services: $997,000
Correctional Institutions: $956,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $907,000
Central Staff Services: $897,000
Parks and Recreation: $597,000
Libraries: $540,000
Parks and Recreation: $536,000
Libraries: $486,000
General Public Buildings: $385,000
Air Transportation: $382,000
General Public Buildings: $347,000
Air Transportation: $344,000
Health - Other: $236,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $225,000
Health - Other: $212,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $202,000
Public Welfare - Other: $160,000
Public Welfare - Other: $144,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $58,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $53,000
Natural Resources - Other: $26,000
Natural Resources - Other: $23,000
Transit Utilities: $16,000
Transit Utilities: $16,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $187,000
Sewerage: $187,000
Public Welfare: $70,000
Public Welfare: $70,000
Highways: $47,000
Highways: $47,000
Other: $10,000
Other: $10,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,000
Education: $2,000
Education: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $117,000
Interest on Debt: $32,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $278,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $278,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,381,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,591,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $801,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $790,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $790,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $945,000
Interest Earnings: $793,000
Fines and Forfeits: $259,000
Fines and Forfeits: $217,000
Sale of Property: $61,000
Sale of Property: $51,000
General Revenue - Other: $48,000
General Revenue - Other: $40,000
Donations From Private Sources: $22,000
Donations From Private Sources: $19,000
Rents: $1,000
Rents: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $169,000
Regular Highways: $167,000
General - Other: $164,000
General - Other: $162,000
Local Fire Protection: $121,000
Local Fire Protection: $119,000
Police Protection: $97,000
Police Protection: $95,000
Solid Waste Management: $28,000
Solid Waste Management: $28,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
Parks and Recreation: $10,000
Parks and Recreation: $10,000
General Public Building: $6,000
General Public Building: $6,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
Health - Other: $4,000
Health - Other: $3,000
Air Transportation: $2,000
Air Transportation: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,376,000
Cash and Securities: $11,381,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,189,000
Cash and Securities: $941,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $952,000
General Local Government Support: $910,000
Highways: $312,000
Highways: $298,000
Other: $171,000
Other: $163,000
Public Welfare: $84,000
Public Welfare: $80,000
Education: $33,000
Education: $31,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,000
- Tax - Property: $13,496,000
Property: $12,488,000
Public Utilities Sales: $272,000
Public Utilities Sales: $252,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $175,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $162,000
Other Selective Sales: $124,000
Other Selective Sales: $115,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $38,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $36,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,370,000
: $5,068,000
Saluda County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,567,000
Cash and Securities: $2,032,000
- Charges - Other: $1,511,000
Other: $1,469,000
Solid Waste Management: $352,000
Solid Waste Management: $343,000
Air Transportation: $247,000
Air Transportation: $241,000
Parks and Recreation: $100,000
Parks and Recreation: $97,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $2,320,000
Sewerage: $2,034,000
Correctional Institutions: $499,000
Correctional Institutions: $438,000
Local Fire Protection: $49,000
Local Fire Protection: $43,000
Parks and Recreation: $20,000
Parks and Recreation: $18,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Central Staff Services: $11,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
Air Transportation: $8,000
Police Protection: $3,000
General Public Buildings: $3,000
Police Protection: $3,000
General Public Buildings: $3,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $3,844,000
General - Other: $3,456,000
Police Protection: $2,608,000
Police Protection: $2,345,000
Regular Highways: $1,737,000
Regular Highways: $1,561,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,488,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,338,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,312,000
Financial Administration: $1,310,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,180,000
Financial Administration: $1,178,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,063,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,009,000
Central Staff Services: $997,000
Correctional Institutions: $956,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $907,000
Central Staff Services: $897,000
Parks and Recreation: $597,000
Libraries: $540,000
Parks and Recreation: $536,000
Libraries: $486,000
General Public Buildings: $385,000
Air Transportation: $382,000
General Public Buildings: $347,000
Air Transportation: $344,000
Health - Other: $236,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $225,000
Health - Other: $212,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $202,000
Public Welfare - Other: $160,000
Public Welfare - Other: $144,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $58,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $53,000
Natural Resources - Other: $26,000
Natural Resources - Other: $23,000
Transit Utilities: $16,000
Transit Utilities: $16,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $187,000
Sewerage: $187,000
Public Welfare: $70,000
Public Welfare: $70,000
Highways: $47,000
Highways: $47,000
Other: $10,000
Other: $10,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,000
Education: $2,000
Education: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $117,000
Interest on Debt: $32,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $278,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $278,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,381,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,591,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $801,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $790,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $790,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $945,000
Interest Earnings: $793,000
Fines and Forfeits: $259,000
Fines and Forfeits: $217,000
Sale of Property: $61,000
Sale of Property: $51,000
General Revenue - Other: $48,000
General Revenue - Other: $40,000
Donations From Private Sources: $22,000
Donations From Private Sources: $19,000
Rents: $1,000
Rents: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $169,000
Regular Highways: $167,000
General - Other: $164,000
General - Other: $162,000
Local Fire Protection: $121,000
Local Fire Protection: $119,000
Police Protection: $97,000
Police Protection: $95,000
Solid Waste Management: $28,000
Solid Waste Management: $28,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
Parks and Recreation: $10,000
Parks and Recreation: $10,000
General Public Building: $6,000
General Public Building: $6,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
Health - Other: $4,000
Health - Other: $3,000
Air Transportation: $2,000
Air Transportation: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,376,000
Cash and Securities: $11,381,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,189,000
Cash and Securities: $941,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $952,000
General Local Government Support: $910,000
Highways: $312,000
Highways: $298,000
Other: $171,000
Other: $163,000
Public Welfare: $84,000
Public Welfare: $80,000
Education: $33,000
Education: $31,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,000
- Tax - Property: $13,496,000
Property: $12,488,000
Public Utilities Sales: $272,000
Public Utilities Sales: $252,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $175,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $162,000
Other Selective Sales: $124,000
Other Selective Sales: $115,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $38,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $36,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,370,000
: $5,068,000
Saluda County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,567,000
Cash and Securities: $2,032,000
- Charges - Other: $1,511,000
Other: $1,469,000
Solid Waste Management: $352,000
Solid Waste Management: $343,000
Air Transportation: $247,000
Air Transportation: $241,000
Parks and Recreation: $100,000
Parks and Recreation: $97,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $2,320,000
Sewerage: $2,034,000
Correctional Institutions: $499,000
Correctional Institutions: $438,000
Local Fire Protection: $49,000
Local Fire Protection: $43,000
Parks and Recreation: $20,000
Parks and Recreation: $18,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Central Staff Services: $11,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
Air Transportation: $8,000
Police Protection: $3,000
General Public Buildings: $3,000
Police Protection: $3,000
General Public Buildings: $3,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $3,844,000
General - Other: $3,456,000
Police Protection: $2,608,000
Police Protection: $2,345,000
Regular Highways: $1,737,000
Regular Highways: $1,561,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,488,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,338,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,312,000
Financial Administration: $1,310,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,180,000
Financial Administration: $1,178,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,063,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,009,000
Central Staff Services: $997,000
Correctional Institutions: $956,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $907,000
Central Staff Services: $897,000
Parks and Recreation: $597,000
Libraries: $540,000
Parks and Recreation: $536,000
Libraries: $486,000
General Public Buildings: $385,000
Air Transportation: $382,000
General Public Buildings: $347,000
Air Transportation: $344,000
Health - Other: $236,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $225,000
Health - Other: $212,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $202,000
Public Welfare - Other: $160,000
Public Welfare - Other: $144,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $58,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $53,000
Natural Resources - Other: $26,000
Natural Resources - Other: $23,000
Transit Utilities: $16,000
Transit Utilities: $16,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $187,000
Sewerage: $187,000
Public Welfare: $70,000
Public Welfare: $70,000
Highways: $47,000
Highways: $47,000
Other: $10,000
Other: $10,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,000
Education: $2,000
Education: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $117,000
Interest on Debt: $32,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $278,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $278,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,381,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,591,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $801,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $790,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $790,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $945,000
Interest Earnings: $793,000
Fines and Forfeits: $259,000
Fines and Forfeits: $217,000
Sale of Property: $61,000
Sale of Property: $51,000
General Revenue - Other: $48,000
General Revenue - Other: $40,000
Donations From Private Sources: $22,000
Donations From Private Sources: $19,000
Rents: $1,000
Rents: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $169,000
Regular Highways: $167,000
General - Other: $164,000
General - Other: $162,000
Local Fire Protection: $121,000
Local Fire Protection: $119,000
Police Protection: $97,000
Police Protection: $95,000
Solid Waste Management: $28,000
Solid Waste Management: $28,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
Parks and Recreation: $10,000
Parks and Recreation: $10,000
General Public Building: $6,000
General Public Building: $6,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
Health - Other: $4,000
Health - Other: $3,000
Air Transportation: $2,000
Air Transportation: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,376,000
Cash and Securities: $11,381,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,189,000
Cash and Securities: $941,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $952,000
General Local Government Support: $910,000
Highways: $312,000
Highways: $298,000
Other: $171,000
Other: $163,000
Public Welfare: $84,000
Public Welfare: $80,000
Education: $33,000
Education: $31,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,000
- Tax - Property: $13,496,000
Property: $12,488,000
Public Utilities Sales: $272,000
Public Utilities Sales: $252,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $175,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $162,000
Other Selective Sales: $124,000
Other Selective Sales: $115,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $38,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $36,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,370,000
: $5,068,000
Saluda County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,567,000
Cash and Securities: $2,032,000
- Charges - Other: $1,511,000
Other: $1,469,000
Solid Waste Management: $352,000
Solid Waste Management: $343,000
Air Transportation: $247,000
Air Transportation: $241,000
Parks and Recreation: $100,000
Parks and Recreation: $97,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $2,320,000
Sewerage: $2,034,000
Correctional Institutions: $499,000
Correctional Institutions: $438,000
Local Fire Protection: $49,000
Local Fire Protection: $43,000
Parks and Recreation: $20,000
Parks and Recreation: $18,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Central Staff Services: $11,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
Air Transportation: $8,000
Police Protection: $3,000
General Public Buildings: $3,000
Police Protection: $3,000
General Public Buildings: $3,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $3,844,000
General - Other: $3,456,000
Police Protection: $2,608,000
Police Protection: $2,345,000
Regular Highways: $1,737,000
Regular Highways: $1,561,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,488,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,338,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,312,000
Financial Administration: $1,310,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,180,000
Financial Administration: $1,178,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,063,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,009,000
Central Staff Services: $997,000
Correctional Institutions: $956,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $907,000
Central Staff Services: $897,000
Parks and Recreation: $597,000
Libraries: $540,000
Parks and Recreation: $536,000
Libraries: $486,000
General Public Buildings: $385,000
Air Transportation: $382,000
General Public Buildings: $347,000
Air Transportation: $344,000
Health - Other: $236,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $225,000
Health - Other: $212,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $202,000
Public Welfare - Other: $160,000
Public Welfare - Other: $144,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $58,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $53,000
Natural Resources - Other: $26,000
Natural Resources - Other: $23,000
Transit Utilities: $16,000
Transit Utilities: $16,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $187,000
Sewerage: $187,000
Public Welfare: $70,000
Public Welfare: $70,000
Highways: $47,000
Highways: $47,000
Other: $10,000
Other: $10,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,000
Education: $2,000
Education: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $117,000
Interest on Debt: $32,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $278,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $278,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,381,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,591,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $801,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $790,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $790,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $945,000
Interest Earnings: $793,000
Fines and Forfeits: $259,000
Fines and Forfeits: $217,000
Sale of Property: $61,000
Sale of Property: $51,000
General Revenue - Other: $48,000
General Revenue - Other: $40,000
Donations From Private Sources: $22,000
Donations From Private Sources: $19,000
Rents: $1,000
Rents: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $169,000
Regular Highways: $167,000
General - Other: $164,000
General - Other: $162,000
Local Fire Protection: $121,000
Local Fire Protection: $119,000
Police Protection: $97,000
Police Protection: $95,000
Solid Waste Management: $28,000
Solid Waste Management: $28,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
Parks and Recreation: $10,000
Parks and Recreation: $10,000
General Public Building: $6,000
General Public Building: $6,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
Health - Other: $4,000
Health - Other: $3,000
Air Transportation: $2,000
Air Transportation: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,376,000
Cash and Securities: $11,381,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,189,000
Cash and Securities: $941,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $952,000
General Local Government Support: $910,000
Highways: $312,000
Highways: $298,000
Other: $171,000
Other: $163,000
Public Welfare: $84,000
Public Welfare: $80,000
Education: $33,000
Education: $31,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,000
- Tax - Property: $13,496,000
Property: $12,488,000
Public Utilities Sales: $272,000
Public Utilities Sales: $252,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $175,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $162,000
Other Selective Sales: $124,000
Other Selective Sales: $115,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $38,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $36,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,370,000
: $5,068,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 502
- Number of aged recipients: 56
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 446
- Number of recipients under 18: 92
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 287
- Number of recipients older than 64: 123
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 207
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 204
| Most common first names in Saluda County, SC among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 141 | 72.7 years |
| John | 101 | 71.6 years |
| Mary | 90 | 77.6 years |
| Willie | 79 | 72.7 years |
| William | 70 | 72.0 years |
| George | 64 | 73.4 years |
| Annie | 59 | 79.5 years |
| Robert | 57 | 70.5 years |
| Henry | 37 | 75.2 years |
| Mattie | 31 | 80.9 years |
| Most common last names in Saluda County, SC among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman | 83 | 77.7 years |
| Smith | 64 | 72.3 years |
| Jones | 53 | 71.4 years |
| Berry | 46 | 72.7 years |
| Long | 45 | 73.4 years |
| Davis | 44 | 71.7 years |
| Edwards | 42 | 74.8 years |
| Crouch | 42 | 76.4 years |
| Williams | 40 | 73.9 years |
| Johnson | 39 | 73.4 years |
| Businesses in Saluda County, SC | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Burger King | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
| CVS | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | |||
Saluda County on our top lists:
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
