Grays-Tillman, South Carolina
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| Males: 2,734 |  (48.6%) |
| Females: 2,894 |  (51.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 35.7 years |
| South Carolina median age: | 35.4 years |
Zip code: 29934
| Grays-Tillman: | $61,909 |
| SC: | $64,115 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,187 (it was $15,248 in 2000)
Grays-Tillman CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $232,594 (it was $52,600 in 2000)
| Grays-Tillman: | $232,594 |
| SC: | $254,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $366,784; detached houses: $439,334; townhouses or other attached units: $430,997; mobile homes: $107,150; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: over $1,000,000
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Grays-Tillman, SC
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- 2,83554.0%Black alone
- 2,28743.6%White alone
- 911.7%Hispanic
- 110.2%American Indian alone
- 100.2%Asian alone
- 90.2%Two or more races
- 20.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 20.04%Other race alone
Races in Grays-Tillman detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 253.1 square miles.
Population density: 22 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Grays-Tillman CCD: | 0.7% ($362) |
| South Carolina: | 0.6% ($510) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Savannah, GA 
(35.7 miles , pop. 131,510).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (158.7 miles , pop. 735,617).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (612.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Furman, SC (3.0 miles ),
), Scotia, SC (3.3 miles ),
), Estill, SC (3.8 miles ),
), Shawnee, GA (4.2 miles ),
), Yemassee, SC (4.2 miles ),
), Luray, SC (4.3 miles)
Latitude: 32.57 N, Longitude: 81.12 W
| Here: | 2.8% |
| South Carolina: | 3.1% |
- Construction (16.0%)
- Educational services (8.1%)
- Public administration (8.0%)
- Health care (6.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.1%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.3%)
- Construction (24.3%)
- Public administration (8.6%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (8.3%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.8%)
- Truck transportation (4.0%)
- Utilities (3.1%)
- Educational services (16.9%)
- Health care (13.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.3%)
- Public administration (7.4%)
- Construction (5.7%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.0%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.6%)
- Construction laborers (5.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9.0%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (7.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.2%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.7%)
Average climate in Grays-Tillman, South Carolina
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Grays-Tillman-area historical tornado activity is slightly below South Carolina state average. It is 24% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/9/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.6 miles away from the Grays-Tillman place center killed 2 people and injured 17 people and caused $3 million in damages.
On 5/3/1975, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.3 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Grays-Tillman-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 42% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 61.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 120.0 miles away from Grays-Tillman 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 67.3 miles away from Grays-Tillman center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 270.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/11/2002 at 23:39:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, Depth: 1.5 mi) earthquake occurred 70.0 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 410.9 miles away from Grays-Tillman center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Jasper County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grays-Tillman:
- Savannah College of Art and Design (about 35 miles; Savannah, GA; Full-time enrollment: 9,964)
- Savannah Technical College (about 38 miles; Savannah, GA; FT enrollment: 3,677)
- Savannah State University (about 38 miles; Savannah, GA; FT enrollment: 4,193)
- South University–Savannah Online (about 40 miles; Savannah, GA; FT enrollment: 13,512)
- Georgia Southern University (about 40 miles; Statesboro, GA; FT enrollment: 18,824)
- Armstrong Atlantic State University (about 41 miles; Savannah, GA; FT enrollment: 6,399)
- Denmark Technical College (about 52 miles; Denmark, SC; FT enrollment: 2,050)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Grays-Tillman: Cypress Ridge Business Park (A), Whitener Hunting Lodge (B), Rath Camp (C), Bowdens Hunting Lodge (D), Cypress Plantation (E), Green Swamp Hunting Lodge (F), Pilot Hunting Club (G), Pine Land Hunting Club (H), Jasper County Fire Department Pineland (I), Jasper County Fire Department Grays (J), Jasper County Fire Department Tillman (K), Jasper County Fire Department Robertville Pineland (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Grays-Tillman include: Solomon Temple (A), Rock Spring Church (B), Robertsville Baptist Church (C), Pine Level Baptist Church (D), Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F), Zion Ritter Church (G), House of Prayer (H), Gillisonville Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Winkler Cemetery (1), Floyd Cemetery (2), Black Swamp Cemetery (3), Rhoden Ward Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Snooks Lake (A), Hodgins Lake (B), Little Snooks Lake (C), Tee Lake (D), Tew Lake (E), Ivory Lake (F), Thomas Pond (G), Baxter Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cypress Creek (A), Yorkley Creek (B), Savannah Branch (C), Elbo Creek (D), Alligator Creek (E), Strong Creek (F), Sand Branch (G), Wagon Branch (H), Umbar Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.6 people |
| South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 70.3% |
| Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This place: | 19.6% |
| Whole state: | 14.1% |
| This place: | 9.2% |
| Whole state: | 6.5% |
For population 15 years and over in Grays-Tillman:
- Never married: 23.7%
- Now married: 60.1%
- Separated: 5.3%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 9.0%
For population 25 years and over in Grays-Tillman:
- High school or higher: 65.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 40.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 13.5 |
| South Carolina average: | 13.2 |
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Religion statistics for Grays-Tillman, SC (based on Jasper County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,877 | 22 |
| Catholic | 956 | 2 |
| Black Protestant | 763 | 4 |
| Mainline Protestant | 687 | 6 |
| Other | 681 | 2 |
| None | 17,813 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
| This county: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Jasper County: | 0.46 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
| Here: | 2.28 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24
| This county: | 10.96 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 17
| Jasper County: | 7.76 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Jasper County: | 13.4% |
| South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 33.7% |
| South Carolina: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 16.7% |
| South Carolina: | 13.4% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Grays-Tillman:
- WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBMQ (630 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WJLG (900 AM; 4 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTKS (1290 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQIZ (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: RADIO PROPERTIES, LLC)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WALD (1080 AM; daytime; 2 kW; WALTERBORO, SC; Owner: JACQUELYN COLLIER PEMBROKE)
- WNFO (1430 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RIDGELAND, SC)
- WQTK (950 AM; 10 kW; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Grays-Tillman:
- WYKZ (98.7 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJWJ-FM (89.9 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WZAT (102.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WWVV (104.9 FM; RIDGELAND, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WAEV (97.3 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQBT (94.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJCL-FM (96.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WGZR (106.9 FM; BLUFFTON, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WFXH-FM (106.1 FM; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WJZX (99.7 FM; HOLLYWOOD, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSVH (91.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WIXV (95.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WLOW (107.9 FM; PORT ROYAL, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WEAS-FM (93.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMCD (100.1 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: RADIO STATESBORO, INC.)
- WSIS (103.9 FM; SPRINGFIELD, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBHC-FM (92.1 FM; HAMPTON, SC; Owner: HAMPTON COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WLFS (91.9 FM; PORT WENTWORTH, GA; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC)
- WAGP (88.7 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF BEAUFORT, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Grays-Tillman:
- WJWJ-TV (Channel 16; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WTOC-TV (Channel 11; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WSAV-TV (Channel 3; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGSA-CA (Channel 50; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
- WTGS (Channel 28; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: BLUENOSE BROADCASTING OF SAVANNAH LLC)
- WJCL (Channel 22; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF SAVANNAH LICENSE LLC)
- WVAN-TV (Channel 9; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W19CH (Channel 19; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W32BJ (Channel 32; BEAUFORT, ETC., SC; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 63.6%Electricity
- 31.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.4%Wood
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 0.7%Utility gas
- 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.5%Solar energy
- 47.5%Electricity
- 45.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.3%Utility gas
- 2.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.0%Wood
Grays-Tillman compared to South Carolina state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population 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.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Grays-Tillman on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: electricians (population 5,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: cooks and food preparation workers (population 5,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (population 5,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: retail sales workers except cashiers (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: supervisors of construction and extraction workers (population 5,000+)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest house values disparities (population 5,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (population 5,000+)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: repair and maintenance (population 5,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: retail florists (population 5,000+)"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: gasoline stations (population 5,000+)"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: personal and laundry services (population 5,000+)"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: paper (population 5,000+)"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: construction (population 5,000+)"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: department and other general merchandise stores (population 5,000+)"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: textile mills and textile products (population 5,000+)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: health and personal care, except drug, stores (population 5,000+)"
- #26 (29934) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the lowest 2012 average taxable interest for individuals (pop 1,000+)"
- #30 (29934) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Dutch first ancestries"