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Overview for Pickens County, SC Part of: Greenville SC, Metropolitan Area Part of: Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson SC, Combined Statistical Area
Pickens County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 496.9 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 228.6 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 87.9%. On the 2000 census form, 99.1% of the population reported only one race, with 6.8% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.50 persons compared to an average family size of 2.95 persons.
In 2005 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $35,738. Per capita income grew by 10.2% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005)
113,575
Covered Employment
35,022
Growth (%) since 1990
21.0%
Average wage per job
$29,323
Households (2000)
41,306
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
17.5%
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
56,885
Average wage per job
$35,738
Unemployment Rate (2005)
6.7
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
0.8%
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$24,135
Average wage per job
$37,788
Median Household Income (2003)
$37,795
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
D
Poverty Rate (2003)
11.5
Average wage per job
D
H.S. Diploma or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
73.7
Finance and Insurance – % all jobs in County
2.2%
Bachelor’s Deg. or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
19.1
Average wage per job
$36,215
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1. A R LEWIS ELEMENTARY
Address: 1755 Shady Grove Road, Pickens, SC 29671
Phone: (864) 868-9047
County: Pickens County
Enrollment: 246
Grades: KG-5
Pickens County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 496.9 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 228.6 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 87.9%. On the 2000 census form, 99.1% of the population reported only one race, with 6.8% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.50 persons compared to an average family size of 2.95 persons.
