General Statistics

Community Profile
Established - 1868
County Seat - City of Pickens
Form of Government - Council - Administrator
Area - 497 Square Miles

Climate

Average Minimum Temperature - 49.3 F
Average Maximum Temperature - 71.9 F
Average Annual Temperature - 60.6 F
Average Annual Precipitation - 54.3"

Gender Composition (2010)
Males - 59,553 (50%)
Females - 59,671 (50%)

Elevation
Range: 600-3,548 feet above sea level
Average: 1,200 feet above sea level

Elections
Registered Voters - 79,896
Number of Voters in Last General Election (2020) - 57,923
Percentage Voting - 72.5%
Voter Precincts - 61
Number of Representatives-State - 4
Number of Senators-State - 2

Population Trends & Projections

1990	93,896
2000	110,757
2010	120,600
2015	121,691
2020	135,920

Land Use	Square Miles
Rural	425	86%
Urban	72	14%

Population by Municipality (2010)

Central	5,159
Clemson	13,905
Easley	19,193
Liberty	3,269
Norris	813
Pickens	3,126
Six Mile	675
Unincorporated	72,284

Rank: 14 out of 46 counties in South Carolina
Population Density: 240.2 per square mile

Households (2010)

Family	29,540	65.3%
Non-Family	15,688	34.7%
With Children under 18 years	13,555	30.0%
With Person over 65 years	11,488	25.4%

Average Household Size Owner Occupied: 2.52
Average Household Size Renter Occupied: 2.40
Average Family Size: 3.0

Age Composition (2010)

Under 5 years	6,429	5.4%
5-19 years	25,096	21.0%
20-24 years	14,757	12.4%
25-44 years	27,408	23.0%
45-64 years	29,541	24.8%
65 and over	15,993	13.4%

Housing Units (2010)

Owner Occupied	31,161	68.9%
Renter Occupied	14,067	31.1%
Vacant-Seasonal Use	1,355	2.6%
Vacant-For Rent	1,609	3.1%
Vacant-For Sale	783	1.5%
Vacant-Other	2,269	4.4%

Homeowner Vacancy Rate: 2.4%
Rental Vacancy Rate: 10.2%

Age Composition (2010)

0-17 years	24,287	20.4%
18 and over	94,937	79.6%

Index Crime Rate

Year	Pickens County	South Carolina	United States
2012	2,350.0	4,381.0	3,255.8
2013	2,224.0	4,139.3	3,102.7
2014	1,976.0	3,958.0	2,961.6
2015	1,535.4	3,797.8	2,859.6

(Per 100,000 of Population)

Median Age (2010)

United States	37.2 years
South Carolina	37.9 years
Pickens County	34.9 years