U.S. Beacon December 4, 2008

Blacksburg, SC

Cherokee County, South Carolina

Latitude: 35.120676     Longitude: -81.516291
Population 1,898 (2005)
Elevation of Blacksburg, South Carolina: 768 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4506400, place: Blacksburg town, South Carolina)

Total Population: 1,880
Male: 837 (44.52%)
Female: 1,043 (55.48%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 164 (8.72%)
5 to 9 years: 153 (8.14%)
10 to 14 years: 139 (7.39%)
15 to 19 years: 119 (6.33%)
20 to 24 years: 102 (5.43%)
25 to 34 years: 272 (14.47%)
35 to 44 years: 253 (13.46%)
45 to 54 years: 218 (11.6%)
55 to 59 years: 105 (5.59%)
60 to 64 years: 86 (4.57%)
65 to 74 years: 142 (7.55%)
75 to 84 years: 98 (5.21%)
85 years and over: 29 (1.54%)

Median age: 34.5 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,349 (71.76%)
21 years and over: 1,285 (68.35%)
62 years and over: 317 (16.86%)
65 years and over: 269 (14.31%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,349 (71.76%)
--Male: 585 (31.12%)
--Female: 764 (40.64%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 269 (14.31%)
--Male: 83 (4.41%)
--Female: 186 (9.89%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 1,851 (98.46%)
--White: 1,392 (74.04%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 10 (0.53%)
--Black or African American: 443 (23.56%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 4 (0.21%)
--Asian: 2 (0.11%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 2 (0.11%)
----Filipino: 0 (0%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.05%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 1 (0.05%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 0 (0%)
Two or more Races: 29 (1.54%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 10 (0.53%)
--Mexican: 4 (0.21%)
--Puerto Rican: 0 (0%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 6 (0.32%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 1,870 (99.47%)
--White Alone: 1,392 (74.04%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 1,874 (99.68%)
--Householder: 785 (41.76%)
--Spouse: 316 (16.81%)
--Child: 575 (30.59%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 444 (23.62%)
--Other relatives: 137 (7.29%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 81 (4.31%)
--Nonrelatives: 61 (3.24%)
----Unmarried partner: 36 (1.91%)
Living in group quarters: 6 (0.32%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 6 (0.32%)
Total households: 785
Family households (families): 504 (64.2%)
----With own children under 18 years: 243 (30.96%)
--Married-couple families: 316 (40.25%)
----With own children under 18 years: 138 (17.58%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 153 (19.49%)
----With own children under 18 years: 89 (11.34%)
Nonfamily households: 281 (35.8%)
--Householder living alone: 256 (32.61%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 128 (16.31%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 294 (37.45%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 229 (29.17%)
Average household size: 2.39 people
Average family size: 3.04 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 911
Occupied housing units: 785 (86.17%)
Vacant housing units: 126 (13.83%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 1 (0.11%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 3.5%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 9%
Occupied housing units: 785 (86.17%)
Owner occupied housing units: 471 (51.7%)
Renter occupied housing units: 314 (34.47%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.36 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.43 people

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