Fountain Inn, South Carolina

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Population in July 2007: 7,386. Population change since 2000: +18.8%

Males: 2,741	(45.6%)
Females: 3,276	(54.4%)

Greenville County

Median resident age:	33.1 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 29644.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,800 (it was $39,545 in 2000)

Fountain Inn	$40,800
South Carolina:	$39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $109,500 (it was $94,200 in 2000)

Fountain Inn	$109,500
South Carolina:	$113,100

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Races in Fountain Inn:

White Non-Hispanic (66.2%)
Black (30.3%)
Hispanic (2.4%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Other race (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Fountain Inn: 83.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (14.9%), Irish (11.7%), German (8.9%), English (7.1%), French (3.2%), Italian (2.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 872 feet

Land area: 5.51 square miles.

Population density: 1231 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Fountain Inn

High school or higher: 79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
Unemployed: 4.7%
Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fountain Inn city

Never married: 23.3%
Now married: 53.7%
Separated: 3.4%
Widowed: 7.6%
Divorced: 11.9%

78 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.3%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there were 34 registered sex offenders living in Fountain Inn, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fountain Inn to the number of sex offenders is 200 to 1.

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

Fountain Inn:	0.5% ($514)
South Carolina:	0.5% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (16.5 miles , pop. 56,002).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (100.6 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (607.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Simpsonville, SC (5.0 miles ), Five Forks, SC (8.1 miles ), Gray Court, SC (8.2 miles ), Mauldin, SC (9.3 miles ), Woodruff, SC (11.9 miles ), Woodville, SC (11.9 miles ), Reidville, SC (13.5 miles ), Princeton, SC (14.8 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 110 buildings, average cost: $52,900
1997: 93 buildings, average cost: $60,000
1998: 95 buildings, average cost: $62,300
1999: 70 buildings, average cost: $62,100
2000: 63 buildings, average cost: $55,900
2001: 100 buildings, average cost: $60,800
2002: 63 buildings, average cost: $61,300
2003: 67 buildings, average cost: $66,400
2004: 72 buildings, average cost: $67,800
2005: 107 buildings, average cost: $76,700
2006: 90 buildings, average cost: $80,000
2007: 79 buildings, average cost: $150,500

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Latitude: 34.69 N, Longitude: 82.20 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +576 (+9.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 478 (17.1%)

People in group quarters in Fountain Inn

45 people in other group homes
44 people in nursing homes
16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 864

Fountain Inn household income distribution

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Fountain Inn, South Carolina business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +1,383 (+29.8%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (9%)
Machinery (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (11%)
Health care (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Computer specialists (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Customer service representatives (5%)

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Crime in Fountain Inn by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	2	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	31.2	0.0	0.0	14.6
Rapes	2	4	1	2	1
per 100,000	32.5	62.4	15.3	30.0	14.6
Robberies	4	3	4	3	1
per 100,000	64.9	46.8	61.4	45.0	14.6
Assaults	38	43	32	25	31
per 100,000	616.9	671.0	490.9	374.6	453.6
Burglaries	37	28	26	51	36
per 100,000	600.6	437.0	398.8	764.3	526.8
Thefts	114	125	142	117	162
per 100,000	1850.6	1950.7	2178.2	1753.3	2370.5
Auto thefts	6	9	15	24	9
per 100,000	97.4	140.4	230.1	359.7	131.7
Arson	N/A	1	1	0	1
per 100,000	N/A	15.6	15.3	0.0	14.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 176.4)	292.7	380.5	262.3	264.8	278.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 28 (21 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.09
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Fountain Inn, South Carolina

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Fountain Inn, South Carolina average temperatures

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Fountain Inn-area historical tornado activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 27% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/31/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.5 miles away from the Fountain Inn city center killed 7 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.2 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 4 people.

Hospitals/medical centers near Fountain Inn:

HILLCREST HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; SIMPSONVILLE, SC)
B J WORKMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; WOODRUFF, SC)
GREENVILLE HOSPITAL CENTER (about 16 miles; GREENVILLE, SC)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fountain Inn:

DONALDSON CENTER (about 13 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 14 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
ANDERSON RGNL (about 38 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID: AND)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fountain Inn:

GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (about 15 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GMU)
SPARTANBURG DOWNTOWN MEMORIAL (about 23 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; ID: SPA)
LAURENS COUNTY (about 23 miles; LAURENS, SC; ID: 34A)

Amtrak station near Fountain Inn:

19 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.

Local government website: www.fountain-inn.com/city.htm

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fountain Inn:

GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 14 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)
BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 26 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 29 miles; PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 30 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT enrollment: 2,429)

Public elementary/middle school in Fountain Inn:

FOUNTAIN INN ELEMENTARY (Students: 710; Location: 608 FAIRVIEW STREET; Grades: KG - 05)

Private elementary/middle schools in Fountain Inn:

PLEASANT GROVE CHRISTIAN ACADE (Students: 180; Location: 305 S FRONTAGE ROAD; Grades: PK - 9)
TENDER LOVING CARE (Students: 6; Location: 1218 N MAIN ST; Grades: KG - KG)

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Church in Fountain Inn: Pine Grove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Cannon Memorial Park (1), Fountain Inn Municipal Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Court: Fountain Inn City - Fire- Municipal Court (200 North Main Street).

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	73.2%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	9.4%
Whole state:	14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.1%
Whole state:	6.5%

Fountain Inn compared to South Carolina state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Fountain Inn (2007 data):

SunTrust Bank: Fountain Inn Branch 761 at 201 Trade St, branch established on 1955-03-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
The Palmetto Bank: Fountain Inn Branch at 300 North Weston Street, branch established on 1974-10-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,153.9 mil, Deposits: $1,016.4 mil, headquarters in Laurens, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 36 total offices, Holding Company: Palmetto Bancshares, Inc.
GrandSouth Bank: Fountain Inn Branch at 325 South Main Street, branch established on 2001-05-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $300.0 mil, Deposits: $271.5 mil, headquarters in Greenville, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Grandsouth Bancorporation

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2004 Presidential Election results in Greenville County South Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers	22	$60,730	$33,125	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$873
Judicial and Legal	1	$2,161	$25,932	0	$0
Financial Administration	4	$14,447	$43,341	0	$0
Gas Supply	16	$33,559	$25,169	2	$1,236
Other and Unallocable	3	$9,443	$37,772	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	6	$13,159	$26,318	2	$2,130
Police - Other	7	$14,421	$24,722	0	$0
Firefighters	8	$29,887	$44,831	0	$0
Streets and Highways	8	$17,880	$26,820	0	$0
Totals for Government	75	$195,687	$31,310	11	$4,239

Fountain Inn government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $70,000
Parks & Recreation: $30,000

Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Construction - Libraries: $138,000
Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $5,032,000
Police Protection: $976,000

Fire Protection: $387,000

Parks & Recreation: $299,000

Solid Waste Management: $291,000

Central Staff Services: $232,000

Regular Highways: $220,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $133,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $85,000

Libraries: $40,000

Water Utilities: $33,000

Health Services - Other: $5,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $785,000
General Support: $54,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $400,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $400,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $176,000
General Revenue, NEC: $55,000

Property Sale Other: $14,000

Rents: $8,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $117,000
Gas Utilities: $115,000

Solid Waste Management: $20,000

Central Staff: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,264,000
Revenue - Gas Utilities: $4,769,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $400,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $204,000
Highways: $70,000

All Other: $8,000
Tax - Property: $1,086,000
Public Utilities: $227,000

NEC: $163,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,225,000

7.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,357 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.48%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($490 average AGI)
Greenville County: 0.09%
South Carolina average: 0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Spartanburg County, SC	0.74% ($35,933 average AGI)
from Anderson County, SC	0.50% ($34,473)
from Pickens County, SC	0.49% ($35,834)

5.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,283 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.95%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($617 average AGI)
Greenville County: 0.07%
South Carolina average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Spartanburg County, SC	0.78% ($39,731 average AGI)
to Anderson County, SC	0.54% ($39,806)
to Pickens County, SC	0.51% ($33,694)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fountain Inn:

WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFIS (1600 AM; 1 kW; FOUNTAIN INN, SC; Owner: GOLDEN STRIP BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
WMUU (1260 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WYRD (1330 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
WORD (950 AM; 5 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
WRIX (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HOMELAND PARK, SC; Owner: AM 1020 INCORPORATED)
WGVL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fountain Inn:

WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
WBZT-FM (96.7 FM; MAULDIN, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WOLT (103.3 FM; GREER, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WTBI-FM (91.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: TABERNACLE BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE)
W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
W247AB (97.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Fountain Inn:

WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WNEH (Channel 38; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
W65DS (Channel 65; HONEA PATH, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNTV (Channel 29; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)

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