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Laurens County

Population in July 2007: 987. Population change since 2000: -3.3%
 

Males: 490  (49.7%)
Females: 497  (50.3%)
Median resident age:  33.5 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 29645.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,300 (it was $31,146 in 2000)
Gray Court  $31,300
South Carolina:  $43,329

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $83,600 (it was $72,700 in 2000)
Gray Court  $83,600
South Carolina:  $133,900

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Races in Gray Court:

  • Black (54.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (35.7%)
  • Hispanic (9.5%)
  • Other race (6.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Gray Court: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Recent posts about Gray Court, South Carolina on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users. Gray Court is mentioned 19 times on our forum:
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Ancestries: United States (10.4%), Irish (4.0%), English (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%), German (1.9%), Subsaharan African (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 797 feet

Land area: 1.85 square miles.

Population density: 533 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Gray Court

  • High school or higher: 48.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 10.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gray Court town

  • Never married: 30.5%
  • Now married: 47.0%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

71 residents are foreign born (7.0% Latin America).

This town:  7.0%
South Carolina:  2.9%



According to our research there were 31 registered sex offenders living in Gray Court, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gray Court to the number of sex offenders is 32 to 1.

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

Gray Court:  0.4% ($327)
South Carolina:  0.5% ($510)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (24.8 miles , pop. 56,002).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (97.5 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (606.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Fountain Inn, SC (8.2 miles ), Laurens, SC (10.0 miles ), Watts Mills, SC (10.5 miles ), Woodruff, SC (10.7 miles ), Simpsonville, SC (13.2 miles ), Princeton, SC (14.1 miles) , Enoree, SC (14.1 miles ), Woodville, SC (15.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $63,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $48,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 34.61 N, Longitude: 82.11 W


Area code: 864

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Population change in the 1990s: +113 (+12.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Textile mills and textile products (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Plastics and rubber products (13%)
  • Computer and electronic products (12%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (21%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (18%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


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Gray Court-area historical tornado activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 30% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/31/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.2 miles away from the Gray Court town center killed 7 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/13/1973, a category 4 tornado 30.3 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Gray Court:
  • B J WORKMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; WOODRUFF, SC)
  • HILLCREST HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SIMPSONVILLE, SC)
  • LAURENS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; CLINTON, SC)

Political contributions by individuals in Gray Court, SC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gray Court:
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 20 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 21 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
  • ANDERSON RGNL (about 42 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID: AND)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gray Court:
  • LAURENS COUNTY (about 15 miles; LAURENS, SC; ID: 34A)
  • GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (about 23 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GMU)
  • SPARTANBURG DOWNTOWN MEMORIAL (about 24 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; ID: SPA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gray Court:
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 22 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
  • LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT enrollment: 2,429)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 28 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
  • TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
  • PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; FT enrollment: 2,406)
Public elementary/middle schools in Gray Court:

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Church in Gray Court: Gray Court Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Gray Court Cemetery (1), Knight Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Courts: Gray Court Town - Magistrate (329 West Main Street), Gray Court Town - Mayor (329 West Main Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Gray Court and their reported violations in the past:

GRAY COURT TOWN OF (Population served: 1021, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1998 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-11-2001)

Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
South Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.8%
Whole state:  69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.7%
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 town:  20.5%
Whole state:  14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.8%
Whole state:  6.5%

Gray Court compared to South Carolina state average:

Gray Court, South Carolina environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly 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 Laurens County South Carolina:




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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
Water Supply 0$0 1$523
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$828
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$199
Other Government Administration 1$2,068$24,8166$2,959
Totals for Government 1$2,068$24,8169$4,509



5.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,584 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.68%
South Carolina average:  8.00%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Greenville County, SC  1.89% ($30,141 average AGI)
from Greenwood County, SC  0.48% ($26,963)
from Spartanburg County, SC  0.48% ($39,123)


5.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,430 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.84%
South Carolina average:  6.88%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Greenville County, SC  2.07% ($28,688 average AGI)
to Greenwood County, SC  0.57% ($28,192)
to Spartanburg County, SC  0.47% ($29,981)


Strongest AM radio stations in Gray Court:
  • 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.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WLBG (860 AM; 1 kW; LAURENS, SC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN B/CAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • 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)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WFIS (1600 AM; 1 kW; FOUNTAIN INN, SC; Owner: GOLDEN STRIP BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMUU (1260 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WDRF (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WOODRUFF, SC; Owner: B&B MEDIA, INC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gray Court:
  • WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBZT-FM (96.7 FM; MAULDIN, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOLT (103.3 FM; GREER, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTBI-FM (91.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: TABERNACLE BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE)
  • W290AE (105.9 FM; LAURENS, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Gray Court:
  • WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WNEH (Channel 38; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, 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)
  • W65DS (Channel 65; HONEA PATH, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)




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