Floyds, South Carolina
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| Males: 1,937 |  (47.9%) |
| Females: 2,108 |  (52.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 38.1 years |
| South Carolina median age: | 35.4 years |
Zip code: 29581
| Floyds: | $48,413 |
| SC: | $64,115 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $27,554 (it was $15,053 in 2000)
Floyds CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $151,569 (it was $50,700 in 2000)
| Floyds: | $151,569 |
| SC: | $254,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $314,975; detached houses: $365,175; townhouses or other attached units: $257,130; in 2-unit structures: $412,414; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $207,554; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $241,705; mobile homes: $115,111; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $35,356
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Floyds, SC
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- 2,20369.0%White alone
- 88227.6%Black alone
- 792.5%Hispanic
- 240.8%Two or more races
- 50.2%American Indian alone
- 10.03%Asian alone
- 10.03%Other race alone
Races in Floyds detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 131.9 square miles.
Population density: 31 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Floyds CCD: | 0.6% ($317) |
| South Carolina: | 0.6% ($510) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC 
(62.0 miles , pop. 121,015).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (116.0 miles , pop. 276,093).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (457.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Nichols, SC (2.3 miles ),
), Fair Bluff, NC (3.1 miles ),
), Mullins, SC (3.2 miles ),
), Tabor City, NC (3.5 miles ),
), Cerro Gordo, NC (3.6 miles ),
), Marietta, NC (3.6 miles),
Latitude: 34.18 N, Longitude: 79.08 W
Area code: 843
| Here: | 3.9% |
| South Carolina: | 3.1% |
- Construction (10.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.9%)
- Educational services (9.1%)
- Public administration (6.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.0%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.4%)
- Health care (4.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (18.2%)
- Construction (18.0%)
- Public administration (6.0%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.0%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (4.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.7%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (3.2%)
- Educational services (16.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (11.5%)
- Health care (8.1%)
- Public administration (6.4%)
- Finance & insurance (5.0%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3.7%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (11.0%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7.2%)
- Construction laborers (5.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11.0%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
Average climate in Floyds, South Carolina
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2011 was 54.2. This is better than average.
| City: | 54.2 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2011 was 29.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 29.3 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2001 was 0.00334. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 23.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00334 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Floyds-area historical tornado activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 2% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/7/1995, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.4 miles away from the Floyds place center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/8/1957, a category F4 tornado 35.2 miles away from the place center injured 21 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Floyds-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 52% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 265.8 miles away from Floyds center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 107.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 195.2 miles away from Floyds center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 196.5 miles away from Floyds center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 98.3 miles away from Floyds center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:20, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 30.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Horry County (22) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 12, Fires: 3, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Floyds:
- SHEPHERD CARE HOSPICE (Hospital, about 6 miles away; NICHOLS, SC)
- RIVERSIDE RESIDENTIAL (Hospital, about 10 miles away; FAIR BLUFF, NC)
- MULLINS HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 10 miles away; MULLINS, SC)
- MULLINS NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; MULLINS, SC)
- TLC HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; MULLINS, SC)
- SUNNY ACRES (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; FORK, SC)
- LORIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 14 miles away; LORIS, SC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Floyds:
- Horry-Georgetown Technical College (about 27 miles; Conway, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,772)
- Coastal Carolina University (about 27 miles; Conway, SC; FT enrollment: 8,881)
- Robeson Community College (about 31 miles; Lumberton, NC; FT enrollment: 2,322)
- Francis Marion University (about 33 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,624)
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke (about 36 miles; Pembroke, NC; FT enrollment: 5,548)
- Florence-Darlington Technical College (about 43 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 4,468)
- Richmond Community College (about 62 miles; Hamlet, NC; FT enrollment: 2,106)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Floyds: Horry County Fire Department Mount Olive (A), Horry County Fire Department Floyds (B), Horry County Fire Department Ketchuptown (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Floyds include: Pisgah Church (A), Oak Grove Church (B), Floyds Church (C), Mount Olive Church (D), Black Creek Church (E), Calvary Church (F), Free Welcome Church (G), Cedar Creek Church (H), High Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant View Cemetery (1), Gerald Cemetery (2), Soules Cemetery (3), Granger Cemetery (4), Griffin Cemetery (5), Hammon Cemetery (6), Hammond Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Scrogging Lake (A), Vol Rowll Lake (B), White Oak Lake (C), Bull Pond (D), Rech Lake (E), Johnny Lake (F), Gerald Gut (G), Gerald Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Reedy Branch (A), Poplar Branch (B), Pew Branch (C), Lumber River (D), Long Branch (E), Jet Branch (F), Hook Branch (G), Honey Camp Branch (H), Cedar Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.5 people |
| South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 57.2% |
| Whole state: | 70.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This place: | 23.7% |
| Whole state: | 14.1% |
| This place: | 12.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.5% |
For population 15 years and over in Floyds:
- Never married: 22.7%
- Now married: 60.0%
- Separated: 5.2%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 6.4%
For population 25 years and over in Floyds:
- High school or higher: 59.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.4 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 16.8 |
| South Carolina average: | 13.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Floyds, SC (based on Horry County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 61,718 | 270 |
| Mainline Protestant | 18,278 | 39 |
| Catholic | 18,159 | 5 |
| Black Protestant | 7,891 | 41 |
| Other | 3,148 | 14 |
| Orthodox | 730 | 3 |
| None | 159,367 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 56
| Horry County: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 7
| Horry County: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 17
| Horry County: | 0.68 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 164
| Horry County: | 6.57 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 459
| Horry County: | 18.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Horry County: | 9.9% |
| South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Horry County: | 27.1% |
| State: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 15.8% |
| South Carolina: | 13.4% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Floyds:
- WTAB (1370 AM; 5 kW; TABOR CITY, NC; Owner: WTAB, INC)
- WJAY (1280 AM; 4 kW; MULLINS, SC; Owner: THE GREATER HWY CHURCH OF CHRIST)
- WENC (1220 AM; 5 kW; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: DHA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMIR (1200 AM; 6 kW; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC BEACH RADIO, INC.)
- WPJS (1330 AM; 5 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: WPJS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WQJM (1450 AM; 10 kW; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WZFB (1480 AM; 1 kW; FAIR BLUFF, NC; Owner: SOLOMON RADIO PARTNERS, INC.)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WLSC (1240 AM; 1 kW; LORIS, SC; Owner: J.A.R.C. BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Floyds:
- WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WSTS (100.9 FM; FAIRMONT, NC; Owner: PRO-MEDIA, INC.)
- WHMC-FM (90.1 FM; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WQSD (107.1 FM; BRIARCLIFF ACRES, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WKZQ-FM (101.7 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WVCO (94.9 FM; LORIS, SC; Owner: CAROLINA BEACH MUSIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYAV (104.1 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WZFX (99.1 FM; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJXY-FM (93.9 FM; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMYB (92.1 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WCMG (94.3 FM; LATTA, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Floyds:
- WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
- WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WHMC (Channel 23; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
- WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W49AN (Channel 49; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 68.4%Electricity
- 26.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%Wood
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 32.1%Electricity
- 27.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 19.5%Wood
- 16.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.4%Other fuel
- 1.7%Utility gas
Floyds compared to South Carolina state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.