Community Profile
Established - 1868
County Seat - City of Pickens
Form of Government - Council - Administrator
Area - 497 Square Miles
Climate
Average Minimum Temperature - 49.3 F
Average Maximum Temperature - 71.9 F
Average Annual Temperature - 60.6 F
Average Annual Precipitation - 54.3" |
Gender Composition (2010)
Males - 59,553 (50%)
Females - 59,671 (50%)
|
Elevation
Range: 600-3,548 feet above sea level
Average: 1,200 feet above sea level |
Elections
Registered Voters - 68,808
Number of Voters - 49,491
Last General Election
Percentage Voting - 71.9%
Voter Precincts - 61
Number of Representatives-State - 4
Number of Senators-State - 2 |
Population Trends and Projections
|
1990 |
93,896 |
|
2000 |
110,757 |
|
2010 |
120,600 |
|
2015 |
121,691 |
|
2020 |
135,920 |
|
|
|
|
|
Land Use |
Square Miles |
|
|
|
Rural |
425 |
86% |
|
|
Urban |
72 |
14% |
|
|
Population by Municipality (2010)
|
Central |
5,159 |
|
Clemson |
13,905 |
|
Easley |
19,193 |
|
Liberty |
3,269 |
|
Norris |
813 |
|
Pickens |
3,126 |
|
Six Mile |
675 |
|
Unincorporated |
72,284 |
Rank: 14 out of 46 counties in South Carolina
Population Density: 240.2 per square mile |
Households(2010)
|
Family |
29,540 |
65.3% |
|
Non-Family |
15,688 |
34.7% |
|
With Children under 18 years |
13,555 |
30.0% |
|
With Person over 65 years |
11,488 |
25.4% |
Average Household Size Owner Occupied: 2.52
Average Household Size Renter Occupied: 2.40
Average Family Size: 3.0 |
Age Composition (2010)
|
Under 5 years |
6,429 |
5.4% |
|
5-19 years |
25,096 |
21.0% |
|
20-24 years |
14,757 |
12.4% |
|
25-44 years |
27,408 |
23.0% |
|
45-64 years |
29,541 |
24.8% |
|
65 and over |
15,993 |
13.4% |
|
Housing Units (2010)
|
Owner Occupied |
31,161 |
68.9% |
|
Renter Occupied |
14,067 |
31.1% |
|
Vacant-Seasonal Use |
1,355 |
2.6% |
|
Vacant-For Rent |
1,609 |
3.1% |
|
Vacant-For Sale |
783 |
1.5% |
|
Vacant-Other |
2,269 |
4.4% |
Homeowner Vacancy Rate: 2.4%
Rental Vacancy Rate: 10.2% |
Age Composition (2010)
|
0-17 years |
24,287 |
20.4% |
|
18 and over |
94,937 |
79.6% |
|
Index Crime Rate
|
Year |
Pickens
County |
South
Carolina |
United
States |
|
2012 |
2,350.0 |
4,381.0 |
3,255.8 |
|
2013 |
2,224.0 |
4,139.3 |
3,102.7 |
|
2014 |
1,976.0 |
3,958.0 |
2,961.6 |
|
2015 |
1,535.4 |
3,797.8 |
2,859.6 |
(Per 100,000 of Population) |
Median Age (2010)
|
United States |
37.2 years |
|
South Carolina |
37.9 years |
|
Pickens County |
34.9 years |
|
|