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People QuickFacts |
Pickens County |
South Carolina |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
116,915 | 4,479,800 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
5.6% | 11.7% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
110,757 | 4,011,809 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
5.8% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
20.9% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
13.3% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
49.8% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
90.3% | 68.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
7.0% | 28.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.2% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.5% | 1.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
0.9% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
2.9% | 4.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
87.6% | 65.2% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
52.6% | 55.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.9% | 2.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
4.8% | 5.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
73.7% | 76.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
19.1% | 20.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
20,605 | 810,857 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.0 | 24.3 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
51,479 | 2,056,127 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
73.5% | 72.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
13.6% | 15.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$96,100 | $94,900 |
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Households, 2000 |
41,306 | 1,533,854 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.50 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$42,453 | $43,508 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,434 | $18,795 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
16.4% | 15.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Pickens County |
South Carolina |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
2,194 | 107,8931 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
27,258 | 1,648,1461 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
-14.2% | 2.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
7,415 | 287,197 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
7,901 | 292,984 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 9.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
28.2% | 26.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,538,529 | 81,132,781 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 32,988,974 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
907,064 | 40,629,089 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$8,139 | $9,895 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
104,757 | 6,104,316 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
446 | 25,918 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
630,854 | 38,831,6381 |
