Branchville, South Carolina Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,083. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,043 (-3.7% change)
 
Males: 495   (45.7%)
Females: 588   (54.3%)

Orangeburg County

Median resident age:   37.9 years
South Carolina median age:   35.4 years

Zip codes: 29432 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,900 (it was $22,429 in 2000)
Branchville   $22,900
South Carolina:   $39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $59,400 (it was $58,300 in 2000)
Branchville   $59,400
South Carolina:   $113,100

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Branchville, SC residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Branchville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (54.2%)
  • Black (43.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)


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Ancestries: United States (13.3%), German (8.6%), English (5.8%), Irish (3.9%), French (3.4%), Italian (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 125 feet

Land area: 3.27 square miles.

Population density: 320 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Branchville

For population 25 years and over in Branchville

  • High school or higher: 63.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 40.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Branchville town

  • Never married: 26.2%
  • Now married: 43.8%
  • Separated: 7.6%
  • Widowed: 12.5%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:   0.2%
South Carolina:   2.9%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Branchville, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Branchville to the number of sex offenders is 262 to 1.

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

Branchville:   0.8% ($487)
South Carolina:   0.5% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (54.5 miles , pop. 116,278).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (135.2 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (607.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Rowesville, SC (8.5 miles ), Smoaks, SC (11.2 miles) , Bowman, SC (11.3 miles ), Reevesville, SC (12.2 miles ), Cordova, SC (14.5 miles) , Bamberg, SC (15.1 miles ), Williams, SC (15.2 miles) , Cope, SC (15.7 miles) .

Latitude: 33.25 N, Longitude: 80.82 W


18 people in nursing homes

Area code: 803

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Population change in the 1990s: -189 (-14.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (22%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Food (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)



 

Crime in Branchville by Year

Type 2003 2004 2005
Murders 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0
Robberies 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assaults 1 1 5
    per 100,000 92.8 93.3 466.9
Burglaries 2 6 7
    per 100,000 185.5 559.7 653.6
Thefts 16 3 24
    per 100,000 1484.2 279.9 2240.9
Auto thefts 1 0 1
    per 100,000 92.8 0.0 93.4
Arson 0 0 1
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 93.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 118.7) 98.3 69.0 236.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   3.82
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Branchville, South Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Branchville-area historical tornado activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 16% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.5 miles away from the Branchville town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/10/2004, a category 3 tornado 22.0 miles away from the town center injured one person.


Hospitals/medical centers near Branchville:
  • BAMBERG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; BAMBERG, SC)
  • TRMC OF ORANGEBURG & CALHOUN (about 17 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC)
  • COLLETON MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; WALTERBORO, SC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Branchville:
  • MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 46 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID: MMT)
  • COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 52 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; ID: CAE)
  • BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 55 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; ID: NBC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Branchville:
  • ORANGEBURG MUNI (about 14 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; ID: OGB)
  • BAMBERG COUNTY (about 20 miles; BAMBERG, SC; ID: 99N)
  • ST GEORGE (about 23 miles; ST GEORGE, SC; ID: 6J2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Branchville:
  • SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 53 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
  • TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
  • MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
  • BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 57 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 2,880)
  • CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 65 miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
Public high school in Branchville:
  • BRANCHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 236; Location: 1349 DORANGE RD.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Branchville:
  • LOCKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 322; Location: 1349 DORANGE ROAD; Grades: PK - 06)

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Notable location: Camp Edisto (A) .

Churches in Branchville include: Branchville United Methodist Church (A) , Canaan Church (B) , Wilson Chapel (C) , Bethel Church (D) .

Post office: Branchville Post Office (A) .

Tourist attraction: Raylrode Daze Festival (150 Edward Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Branchville and their reported violations in the past:

BRANCHVILLE TOWN OF (Population served: 1382, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-17-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-17-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-20-2006)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2005 and SEP-09-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-04-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-04-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-10-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-09-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-20-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-20-2006)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2004 and SEP-09-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-02-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-07-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-09-2005)

Average household size:
This town:   2.4 people
South Carolina:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   62.1%
Whole state:   69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   3.6%
Whole state:   4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   20.7%
Whole state:   14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   13.5%
Whole state:   6.5%

Branchville compared to South Carolina state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Banks with branches in Branchville (2007 data):
  • Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina: Branchville Branch at 7633 Freedom Road, branch established on 1987-10-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $250.6 mil, Deposits: $216.5 mil, headquarters in Holly Hill, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Fmb Of S.C. Bancshares, Inc.



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School Enrollment by Level of School



2004 Presidential Election results in Orangeburg County South Carolina:




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Branchville government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $26,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $51,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $323,000
    Water Utilities: $203,000
    Police Protection: $106,000
    Solid Waste Management: $29,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $191,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,294,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $116,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,251,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $116,000
    Water Utilities: $43,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $15,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,000
    Rents: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $3,000
    Water Utilities: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $196,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $199,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $71,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $40,000
    All Other: $18,000
  • Tax - Property: $100,000
    NEC: $45,000
    Public Utilities: $27,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $163,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $78,000

5.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,561 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.01%
South Carolina average:   8.00%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($148 average AGI)
Orangeburg County:   0.09%
South Carolina average:   0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Calhoun County, SC  0.39% ($28,694 average AGI)
from Richland County, SC  0.35% ($30,566)
from Dorchester County, SC  0.31% ($35,726)


5.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,679 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.64%
South Carolina average:   6.88%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($131 average AGI)
Orangeburg 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  0.78% ($32,955 average AGI)
to Lexington County, SC  0.44% ($32,140)
to Calhoun County, SC  0.37% ($25,522)


Strongest AM radio stations in Branchville:
  • WQIZ (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: RADIO PROPERTIES, LLC)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WQTK (950 AM; 10 kW; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRIT (790 AM; 1 kW; BAMBERG-DENMARK, SC; Owner: VOORHEES COLLEGE)
  • WALD (1080 AM; daytime; 3 kW; WALTERBORO, SC; Owner: JACQUELYN COLLIER PEMBROKE)
  • 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.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WPJK (1580 AM; 1 kW; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: BOSE GOWDY)
  • WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Branchville:
  • WGFG (105.1 FM; BRANCHVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSPX (94.5 FM; BOWMAN, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WIGL (102.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWBD (95.7 FM; BAMBERG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNKT (107.5 FM; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQKI-FM (93.9 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJWJ-FM (89.9 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WBAW-FM (99.1 FM; BARNWELL, SC; Owner: BULLIE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTCB (106.7 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHXT (103.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WSSB-FM (90.3 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Branchville:
  • WJWJ-TV (Channel 16; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • W55CQ (Channel 55; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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