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Population (year 2000): 2,607
Males: 1,279  (49.1%)
Females: 1,328  (50.9%)

Pickens County

Median resident age:  36.9 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 29640.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,200 (it was $29,240 in 2000)
Arial  $33,200
South Carolina:  $39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $87,300 (it was $76,300 in 2000)
Arial  $87,300
South Carolina:  $113,100

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Races in Arial:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.0%)
  • Black (4.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

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Ancestries: United States (28.2%), Irish (11.2%), German (9.7%), English (6.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.2%), Welsh (2.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1040 feet

Land area: 4.94 square miles.

Population density: 528 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Arial

  • High school or higher: 60.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 0.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Arial CDP

  • Never married: 20.1%
  • Now married: 56.7%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 7.9%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

8 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.3%
South Carolina:  2.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Arial:  0.4% ($317)
South Carolina:  0.5% ($510)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (17.3 miles , pop. 56,002).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (126.7 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (595.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Easley, SC (3.5 miles ), Pickens, SC (5.5 miles ), Liberty, SC (5.5 miles ), Norris, SC (9.6 miles ), Brushy Creek, SC (10.8 miles ), Powderville, SC (10.8 miles ), Berea, SC (12.4 miles ), Six Mile, SC (12.8 miles ).

Latitude: 34.84 N, Longitude: 82.64 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 864

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Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (13%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Health care (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Construction laborers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


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Arial-area historical tornado activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 17% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.1 miles away from the Arial place center injured 40 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1994, a category 3 tornado 26.3 miles away from the place center injured 37 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Arial:
  • PALMETTO BAPTIST MED CTR EASLEY (about 1 miles; EASLEY, SC)
  • CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PICKENS, SC)
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; GREENVILLE, SC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Arial:
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 20 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)
  • ANDERSON RGNL (about 26 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID: AND)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 30 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Arial:
  • PICKENS COUNTY (about 6 miles; PICKENS, SC; ID: LQK)
  • GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (about 20 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GMU)
  • OCONEE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 21 miles; CLEMSON, SC; ID: CEU)

Amtrak stations near Arial:
  • 16 miles: GREENVILLE (1120 W. WASHINGTON ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 18 miles: CLEMSON (U.S. 123 & STATE HWY. 133). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Arial:
  • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 15,962)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
  • TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 17 miles; PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 21 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)

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Churches in Arial include: Day Star Baptist Fellowship (A), Apostolic Church of the Lord Jesus (B), Arial Baptist Church (C), Arial Church of God (D), Arial United Methodist Church (E), United Wesleyan Church (F), Tri-City Baptist Church (G), Free Wesleyan Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Arial Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  71.1%
Whole state:  69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.3%
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: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  10.8%
Whole state:  14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.8%
Whole state:  6.5%

Arial compared to South Carolina state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Pickens County South Carolina:




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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 Arial:
  • WELP (1360 AM; 5 kW; EASLEY, SC)
  • 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)
  • WGVL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYRD (1330 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WRIX (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HOMELAND PARK, SC; Owner: AM 1020 INCORPORATED)
  • WDAB (1580 AM; 5 kW; TRAVELERS REST, SC; Owner: DABNEY-ADAMSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMUU (1260 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WANS (1280 AM; 5 kW; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: FM 103 INC.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Arial:
  • WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOLI (103.9 FM; EASLEY, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBZT-FM (96.7 FM; MAULDIN, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WTBI-FM (91.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: TABERNACLE BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE)
  • WHZT (98.1 FM; SENECA, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Arial:
  • WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W05AO (Channel 5; PICKENS, SC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNTV (Channel 29; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WGGS-TV (Channel 16; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC)

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