Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 5,517. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,610 (+1.7% change)
 
Males: 2,508   (45.5%)
Females: 3,009   (54.5%)

Lexington County

Median resident age:   37.8 years
South Carolina median age:   35.4 years

Zip codes: 29006 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,900 (it was $32,865 in 2000)
Batesburg-Leesville   $33,900
South Carolina:   $39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $83,000 (it was $73,600 in 2000)
Batesburg-Leesville   $83,000
South Carolina:   $113,100

Batesburg-Leesville, SC residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Batesburg-Leesville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (51.9%)
  • Black (45.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)


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Ancestries: United States (13.7%), German (9.3%), English (6.1%), Irish (4.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%), Scottish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 7.34 square miles.

Population density: 758 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Batesburg-Leesville

For population 25 years and over in Batesburg-Leesville

  • High school or higher: 71.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Batesburg-Leesville town

  • Never married: 31.2%
  • Now married: 46.3%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

56 residents are foreign born

This town:   1.0%
South Carolina:   2.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Batesburg-Leesville:   0.7% ($494)
South Carolina:   0.5% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dutch Fork, SC (28.6 miles , pop. 59,332).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (102.0 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (608.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Monetta, SC (6.6 miles ), Summit, SC (7.7 miles ), Gilbert, SC (9.7 miles ), Ridge Spring, SC (9.8 miles ), Ward, SC (14.1 miles) , Saluda, SC (17.5 miles ), Saluda River, SC (18.3 miles ), Johnston, SC (19.2 miles ).

Latitude: 33.91 N, Longitude: 81.53 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +639 (+11.6%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 971 (38.2%)


78 people in homes for the physically handicapped
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded

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Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -445 (-7.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (11%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)



 

Crime in Batesburg-Leesville by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 1 0 2 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 17.7 0.0 35.7 0.0 0.0
Rapes 2 2 3 2 5 1
    per 100,000 35.8 35.4 53.8 35.7 88.9 17.7
Robberies 11 8 7 6 4 1
    per 100,000 196.9 141.6 125.6 107.1 71.1 17.7
Assaults 49 64 36 22 21 26
    per 100,000 877.0 1133.1 645.9 392.6 373.5 459.2
Burglaries 52 51 66 60 62 64
    per 100,000 930.7 903.0 1184.1 1070.7 1102.8 1130.3
Thefts 207 219 212 188 188 163
    per 100,000 3705.0 3877.5 3803.4 3354.7 3344.0 2878.8
Auto thefts 18 14 23 15 10 16
    per 100,000 322.2 247.9 412.6 267.7 177.9 282.6
Arson 0 2 2 0 0 1
    per 100,000 0.0 35.4 35.9 0.0 0.0 17.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 502.2 571.0 477.9 441.1 392.4 328.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 25 (20 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   3.59
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Batesburg-Leesville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 43% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.1 miles away from the Batesburg-Leesville town center killed 5 people and injured 49 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 12/13/1973, a category 4 tornado 38.2 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Batesburg-Leesville:
  • LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; WEST COLUMBIA, SC)
  • THREE RIVERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE LLC (about 25 miles; WEST COLUMBIA, SC)
  • NEWBERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; NEWBERRY, SC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Batesburg-Leesville:
  • COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 29 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; ID: CAE)
  • AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 48 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; ID: AGS)
  • MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 52 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID: MMT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Batesburg-Leesville:
  • SALUDA COUNTY (about 18 miles; SALUDA, SC; ID: 6J4)
  • AIKEN MUNI (about 22 miles; AIKEN, SC; ID: AIK)
  • CORPORATE (about 23 miles; PELION, SC; ID: 6J0)

Local government website: www.batesburg-leesville.org
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Batesburg-Leesville:
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 27 miles; AIKEN, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,636)
  • MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 37 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
  • BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 40 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 2,880)
  • PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; FT enrollment: 2,406)
  • AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,778)
  • LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT enrollment: 2,429)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Batesburg-Leesville is served by two local weekly newspapers: The Twin City News (803-532-6203), published by Sara Bruner, and the Lexington County Chronicle (803-359-7633, www.LexingtonChronicle.com), published by MacLeod and Jerry Bellune. Both newspapers are published each Thursday.
  • Batesburg-Leesville is served by two local weekly newspapers: The Twin City News (803-532-6203), published by Sara Bruner, and the Lexington County Chronicle (803-359-7633, www.LexingtonChronicle.com), published by MacLeod and Jerry Bellune. Both newspapers are published each Thursday.

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Shopping Center: Mitchell Plaza Shopping Center (1) .

Churches in Batesburg-Leesville include: Calvary Church (A) , Mount Zion Baptist Church (B) , Church of God (C) , Mount Calvary Church (D) , Middleburg Methodist Church (E) , Saint Matthews Church (F) , Leesville United Methodist Church (G) , Wittenberg Church (H) , Saint Johns United Methodist Church (I) .

Cemeteries: Hite Cemetery (1) , Bates Cemetery (2) , Ridge Crest Cemetery (3) , Olive Branch Cemetery (4) .

Reservoir: Batesburg Reservoir (A) .

Parks in Batesburg-Leesville include: Batesburg Commercial Historic District (1) , Church Street Historic District (2) , Leesville College Historic District (3) .

 

Average household size:
This town:   2.5 people
South Carolina:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   68.4%
Whole state:   69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   5.3%
Whole state:   4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   18.0%
Whole state:   14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   8.8%
Whole state:   6.5%

Batesburg-Leesville compared to South Carolina state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Banks with branches in Batesburg-Leesville (2007 data):
  • First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Batesburg Branch at 129 N. Pine Street, branch established on 2000-06-17. Info updated 2006-12-08: Bank assets: $5,676.9 mil, Deposits: $4,748.7 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, 169 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
  • Bank of America, National Association: Batesburg-Leesville Branch at 138 East Columbia Avenue, branch established on 1968-08-19. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation



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School Enrollment by Level of School



2004 Presidential Election results in Lexington County South Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 2 $10,235 $61,410 6 $633
Judicial and Legal 0 $0   2 $2,170
Police Protection - Officers 18 $44,755 $29,837 0 $0
Police - Other 6 $11,905 $23,810 0 $0
Sewerage 5 $10,997 $26,393 0 $0
Water Supply 8 $27,012 $40,518 0 $0
Other and Unallocable 8 $17,162 $25,743 0 $0
Firefighters 1 $1,944 $23,328 0 $0
Streets and Highways 5 $10,151 $24,362 0 $0
Totals for Government 53 $134,163 $30,377 8 $2,804


Batesburg-Leesville government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $193,000
    All Other: $38,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $161,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,648,000
    Police Protection: $1,154,000
    Regular Highways: $561,000
    Central Staff Services: $450,000
    Fire Protection: $117,000
    Solid Waste Management: $79,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $12,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $40,000
    General Support: $26,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $4,633,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $166,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $181,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $160,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $4,464,000
    Other, NEC: $81,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $169,000
    Other, NEC: $106,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $204,000
    Property Sale Other: $42,000
    Interest Earnings: $23,000
    Rents: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $175,000
    Police Protection: $90,000
    General - Other: $69,000
    Regular Highways: $43,000
    Fire Protection: $33,000
    Central Staff: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $105,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,032,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $761,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $280,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,072,000
    NEC: $512,000
    Public Utilities: $227,000
    Other Selective Sales: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,332,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $267,000

8.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,503 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.36%
South Carolina average:   8.00%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($236 average AGI)
Lexington County:   0.06%
South Carolina average:   0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Richland County, SC  3.08% ($41,622 average AGI)
from Aiken County, SC  0.21% ($37,033)
from Orangeburg County, SC  0.16% ($32,140)


6.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,232 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.96%
South Carolina average:   6.88%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($222 average AGI)
Lexington County:   0.05%
South Carolina average:   0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Richland County, SC  2.74% ($35,506 average AGI)
to Charleston County, SC  0.19% ($41,805)
to Aiken County, SC  0.17% ($31,317)


Strongest AM radio stations in Batesburg-Leesville:
  • WBLR (1430 AM; 5 kW; BATESBURG, SC; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WVOC (560 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WRDW (1480 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
  • WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
  • WISW (1320 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Batesburg-Leesville:
  • WZMJ (93.1 FM; BATESBURG, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
  • WAFJ (88.3 FM; BELVEDERE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WZNY (105.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKSP (96.3 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBBQ-FM (104.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKSX-FM (92.7 FM; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: EDGEFIELD-SALUDA RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCOS-FM (97.5 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKXC-FM (99.5 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
  • WJES-FM (92.1 FM; SALUDA, SC; Owner: BRECKENRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WAAW (94.7 FM; WILLISTON, SC; Owner: FRANK NEELY)
  • WFMV (95.3 FM; SOUTH CONGAREE, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLXC (98.5 FM; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Batesburg-Leesville:
  • WJBF (Channel 6; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WAGT (Channel 26; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WAGT TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WRDW-TV (Channel 12; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WRDW LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WFXG (Channel 54; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
  • WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
  • WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WRLK-TV (Channel 35; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • W56EE (Channel 56; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W67DP (Channel 67; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)

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