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Population (year 2000): 3,522. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,085 (+16.0% change)
 
Males: 1,894   (53.8%)
Females: 1,628   (46.2%)

Pickens County

Median resident age:   24.3 years
South Carolina median age:   35.4 years

Zip codes: 29630 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,100 (it was $23,869 in 2000)
Central   $27,100
South Carolina:   $39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $87,200 (it was $76,200 in 2000)
Central   $87,200
South Carolina:   $113,100

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Central, SC residents, houses, and apartments details

 

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Races in Central:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.8%)
  • Black (15.2%)
  • Hispanic (4.3%)
  • Other race (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)


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Ancestries: United States (12.0%), Irish (10.1%), German (9.4%), English (6.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%), Italian (3.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 910 feet

Land area: 2.41 square miles.

Population density: 1694 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Central

For population 25 years and over in Central

  • High school or higher: 79.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.5%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Central town

  • Never married: 55.0%
  • Now married: 31.3%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

243 residents are foreign born (3.5% Latin America, 1.8% Asia, 1.2% Europe).

This town:   6.9%
South Carolina:   2.9%



According to our research there were 17 registered sex offenders living in Central, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Central to the number of sex offenders is 240 to 1.

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

Central:   0.4% ($267)
South Carolina:   0.5% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (28.3 miles , pop. 56,002).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (130.0 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (596.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Norris, SC (3.4 miles ), Clemson, SC (3.6 miles ), Pendleton, SC (5.1 miles ), Six Mile, SC (6.0 miles ), Liberty, SC (7.3 miles ), Utica, SC (10.7 miles ), Pickens, SC (12.0 miles ), Seneca, SC (12.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,700
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $103,800
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,500
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $102,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 34.72 N, Longitude: 82.78 W


73 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
38 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 864

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


Population change in the 1990s: +875 (+33.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (28%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (33%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (9%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)
  • Social assistance (2%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Postsecondary teachers (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Postsecondary teachers (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3%)



 

Crime in Central by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 1
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.4
Rapes 0 1 0 1 7
    per 100,000 0.0 28.0 0.0 27.2 170.6
Robberies 1 2 0 0 2
    per 100,000 27.7 56.0 0.0 0.0 48.8
Assaults 9 9 14 11 7
    per 100,000 249.6 251.9 393.4 299.6 170.6
Burglaries 18 29 4 19 11
    per 100,000 499.2 811.6 112.4 517.6 268.2
Thefts 71 74 37 53 88
    per 100,000 1968.9 2071.1 1039.6 1443.7 2145.3
Auto thefts 3 3 3 13 8
    per 100,000 83.2 84.0 84.3 354.1 195.0
Arson N/A 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 N/A 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) 178.6 235.9 134.9 204.0 354.2
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (10 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   2.45
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Central, South Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Central-area historical tornado activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 23% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.7 miles away from the Central town center injured 37 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1974, a category 3 tornado 21.1 miles away from the town center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Central:
  • CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; PICKENS, SC)
  • OCONEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; SENECA, SC)
  • PALMETTO BAPTIST MED CTR EASLEY (about 13 miles; EASLEY, SC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Central:
  • ANDERSON RGNL (about 18 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID: AND)
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 29 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 41 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Central:
  • PICKENS COUNTY (about 8 miles; PICKENS, SC; ID: LQK)
  • OCONEE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 9 miles; CLEMSON, SC; ID: CEU)
  • GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GMU)

Amtrak station near Central:
  • 5 miles: CLEMSON (U.S. 123 & STATE HWY. 133). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Operable nuclear power plants near Central:
  • 13 miles: Oconee 1 and 2 in Seneca, SC.
  • 13 miles: Oconee 3 in Seneca, SC.

Local government website: www.cityofcentral.org
College/University in Central:
  • SOUTHERN WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 1,751; Location: 907 WESLEYAN DR; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.swu.edu.; Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Central:
  • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 15,962)
  • TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 15 miles; PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 32 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
  • WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 54 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
Public high school in Central:
  • D W DANIEL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 951; Location: 1819 SIX MILE HWY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Central:
  • R C EDWARDS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 792; Location: 1157 MADDEN BRIDGE ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 416; Location: 608 JOHNSON RD; Grades: PK - 05)

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Churches in Central include: Central Church of God (A) , White Oak Springs Baptist Church (B) , First Baptist Church (C) .

Cemetery: Mount Zion Cemetery (1) .

Post office: Central Post Office (A) .

Tourist attractions: Central Heritage Society (Historical Places & Services; 416 Church Street), Ashtabula Plantation Home (Historical Places & Services; 2725 Old Greenville Highway).

 

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

CENTRAL TOWN OF (Population served: 4960, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-21-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-27-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-27-2004)

Average household size:
This town:   2.2 people
South Carolina:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   39.6%
Whole state:   69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   3.4%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   29.2%
Whole state:   14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   17.5%
Whole state:   6.5%

Central compared to South Carolina state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly above state average.
Banks with branches in Central (2007 data):
  • First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Central Branch at 100 Church Street, branch established on 1958-03-15. 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.



2004 Presidential Election results in Pickens County South Carolina:




Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 1 $2,622 $31,464 1 $811
Water Supply 6 $13,557 $27,114 0 $0
Parks and Recreation 2 $6,156 $36,936 0 $0
Sewerage 1 $3,455 $41,460 0 $0
Solid Waste Management 6 $9,886 $19,772 0 $0
Fire - Other 0 $0   1 $1,103
Firefighters 0 $0   37 $1,102
Judicial and Legal 1 $2,449 $29,388 1 $677
Police Protection - Officers 11 $26,649 $29,072 0 $0
Financial Administration 1 $3,078 $36,936 0 $0
Other Government Administration 2 $7,419 $44,514 7 $1,350
Totals for Government 31 $75,271 $29,137 47 $5,043


Central government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $9,000
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $522,000
    All Other: $303,000
    Solid Waste Management: $66,000
  • Construction - Central Staff Services: $704,000
    Parks & Recreation: $317,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,063,000
    Parks & Recreation: $603,000
    Police Protection: $382,000
    Regular Highways: $266,000
    Central Staff Services: $255,000
    Fire Protection: $144,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $56,000
    Solid Waste Management: $30,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $108,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $69,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $276,000
    General Support: $196,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $350,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,294,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $150,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,329,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $335,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $114,000
    Water Utilities: $15,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $111,000
    Interest Earnings: $14,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $43,000
    Police Protection: $40,000
    Central Staff: $24,000
    Judicial: $14,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $337,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,264,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $109,000
    All Other: $57,000
  • Tax - Property: $320,000
    NEC: $215,000
    Public Utilities: $184,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,200,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $19,000

7.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,707 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.82%
South Carolina average:   8.00%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($212 average AGI)
Pickens County:   0.27%
South Carolina average:   0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Greenville County, SC  1.94% ($33,694 average AGI)
from Anderson County, SC  0.99% ($34,196)
from Oconee County, SC  0.58% ($34,645)


7.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,445 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.44%
South Carolina average:   6.88%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($205 average AGI)
Pickens County:   0.05%
South Carolina average:   0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Greenville County, SC  1.89% ($35,834 average AGI)
to Anderson County, SC  1.24% ($34,009)
to Oconee County, SC  0.54% ($41,223)


Strongest AM radio stations in Central:
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WTBI (1540 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PICKENS, SC; Owner: TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS)
  • WAHT (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CLEMSON, SC)
  • WRIX (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HOMELAND PARK, SC; Owner: AM 1020 INCORPORATED)
  • WELP (1360 AM; 5 kW; EASLEY, SC)
  • WANS (1280 AM; 5 kW; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: FM 103 INC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • WGVL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WYRD (1330 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Central:
  • WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WSBF-FM (88.1 FM; CLEMSON, SC; Owner: CLEMSON UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
  • WHZT (98.1 FM; SENECA, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCCP-FM (104.9 FM; CLEMSON, SC; Owner: GOLDEN CORNERS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WBZT-FM (96.7 FM; MAULDIN, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)
  • W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Central:
  • WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)

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