Mount Pisgah, South Carolina
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| Males: 1,361 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 1,316 |  (49.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 37.2 years |
| South Carolina median age: | 35.4 years |
Zip code: 29067
| Mount Pisgah: | $53,920 |
| SC: | $64,115 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $36,092 (it was $20,613 in 2000)
Mount Pisgah CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $145,210 (it was $55,600 in 2000)
| Mount Pisgah: | $145,210 |
| SC: | $254,600 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Pisgah, SC
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- 2,08786.2%White alone
- 28011.6%Black alone
- 421.7%Hispanic
- 70.3%Two or more races
- 40.2%American Indian alone
Races in Mount Pisgah detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 101.1 square miles.
Population density: 26 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Mount Pisgah CCD: | 0.4% ($199) |
| South Carolina: | 0.6% ($510) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC 
(46.2 miles , pop. 116,278).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (52.1 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (479.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Kershaw, SC (2.6 miles ),
), Westville, SC (3.9 miles ),
), Tradesville, SC (4.1 miles ),
), Pageland, SC (4.3 miles )
)Latitude: 34.51 N, Longitude: 80.47 W
| Here: | 3.1% |
| South Carolina: | 3.1% |
- Textile mills & textile products (23.1%)
- Construction (7.6%)
- Metal & metal products (7.1%)
- Educational services (5.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.4%)
- Health care (4.3%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (3.5%)
- Textile mills & textile products (25.6%)
- Construction (13.6%)
- Metal & metal products (11.3%)
- Transportation equipment (5.0%)
- Food (4.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.3%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (3.3%)
- Textile mills & textile products (19.9%)
- Educational services (11.3%)
- Health care (9.6%)
- Public administration (6.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.9%)
- Finance & insurance (5.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (13.9%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (12.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (19.6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (12.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (10.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.8%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.2%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (12.8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (4.1%)
Average climate in Mount Pisgah, South Carolina
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 91.8. This is worse than average.
| City: | 91.8 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 31.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 31.4 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 9.63. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 9.63 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2008 was 0.00017. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00017 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Mount Pisgah-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 30% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.6 miles away from the Mount Pisgah place center injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 4/8/1957, a category F4 tornado 10.1 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 70 people.
Earthquake activity:
Mount Pisgah-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 32% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 274.2 miles away from Mount Pisgah center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 140.1 miles away from Mount Pisgah center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 123.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 113.2 miles away from Mount Pisgah 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 103.3 miles away from Mount Pisgah center
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 6.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Kershaw County (17) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Pisgah:
- Wingate University (about 33 miles; Wingate, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,125)
- Central Carolina Technical College (about 41 miles; Sumter, SC; FT enrollment: 3,108)
- York Technical College (about 42 miles; Rock Hill, SC; FT enrollment: 3,572)
- Florence-Darlington Technical College (about 42 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 4,468)
- Winthrop University (about 44 miles; Rock Hill, SC; FT enrollment: 5,575)
- Benedict College (about 47 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 3,039)
- University of South Carolina-Columbia (about 48 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 27,789)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Mount Pisgah: Kershaw County Fire Department North Central (A), Kershaw County Fire Department Gates Ford (B), Kershaw County Fire Station Buffalo Mount Pisgah (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Mount Pisgah include: Shamrock Church (A), Pine Grove Church (B), Mount Pisgah Church (C), Mount Oliver Church (D), Buffalo Church (E), Oak Ridge Church (F), Abney Church (G), Sandy Grove Church (H), Providence Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: McLeans Branch Cemetery (1), Stroud Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Horton Pond (A), Raley Millpond (B), Ubanks Pond (C), William Holly Pond (D), Sidney Horton Pond (E), Dew Fresh Pond Number One (F), Bowers Pond (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gates Ford Branch (A), Shirley Creek (B), Neds Creek (C), Buffalo Creek (D), Gully Branch (E), Cow Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.5 people |
| South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 71.4% |
| Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
| This place: | 10.4% |
| Whole state: | 14.1% |
| This place: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 6.5% |
For population 15 years and over in Mount Pisgah:
- Never married: 13.7%
- Now married: 71.4%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 8.2%
For population 25 years and over in Mount Pisgah:
- High school or higher: 65.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.0 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.0 |
| South Carolina average: | 13.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Mount Pisgah, SC (based on Kershaw County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 22,139 | 83 |
| Mainline Protestant | 5,627 | 30 |
| Black Protestant | 2,126 | 13 |
| Catholic | 1,724 | 1 |
| Other | 1,166 | 4 |
| None | 28,915 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
| Kershaw County: | 1.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
| Kershaw County: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 34
| Here: | 5.85 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 34
| Here: | 5.85 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Kershaw County: | 11.5% |
| South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 30.0% |
| South Carolina: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 15.3% |
| South Carolina: | 13.4% |
8.75% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($59,796 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.75% |
| South Carolina average: | 8.89% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($639 average AGI)
Kershaw County: 0.09% South Carolina average: 0.04%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Richland County, SC |  2.67% ($54,505 average AGI) |
| from Lexington County, SC | 0.48% ($44,289) |
| from Lancaster County, SC | 0.37% ($45,065) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Pisgah:
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WKSC (1300 AM; 0 kW; KERSHAW, SC; Owner: KERSHAW BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WNOW (1030 AM; daytime; 9 kW; MINT HILL, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE METRO RADIO, INC.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Pisgah:
- WNMX-FM (106.1 FM; WAXHAW, NC; Owner: GHB OF WAXHAW, INC)
- WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WNOK (104.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
- WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBZF (98.5 FM; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCOS-FM (97.5 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W207BQ (89.3 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WYFQ-FM (93.5 FM; WADESBORO, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WLTR (91.3 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WRHM (107.1 FM; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: OUR THREE SONS BROADCASTING, LLP)
- WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WRML (102.3 FM; PAGELAND, SC; Owner: ROBERT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPUB-FM (102.7 FM; CAMDEN, SC; Owner: KERSHAW RADIO CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Mount Pisgah:
- WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
- WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WBHQ (Channel 63; SUMTER, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRLK-TV (Channel 35; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 48.7%Electricity
- 28.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.0%Wood
- 1.8%Utility gas
- 1.6%No fuel used
- 34.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 30.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 30.2%Electricity
- 4.3%Wood
Mount Pisgah compared to South Carolina state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage 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 significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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