Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove, South Carolina
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| Males: 2,093 |  (48.7%) |
| Females: 2,208 |  (51.3%) |
| Median resident age: | 32.8 years |
| South Carolina median age: | 35.4 years |
Zip code: 29554
| Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove: | $53,831 |
| SC: | $64,115 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $25,447 (it was $12,580 in 2000)
Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $160,744 (it was $48,700 in 2000)
| Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove: | $160,744 |
| SC: | $254,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $355,982; detached houses: $451,381; townhouses or other attached units: $237,430; in 2-unit structures: $869,059; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $234,512; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $183,731; mobile homes: $71,440
Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove, SC residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove, SC
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- 2,06551.7%White alone
- 1,86546.7%Black alone
- 491.2%Hispanic
- 80.2%Two or more races
- 40.1%American Indian alone
- 20.05%Asian alone
- 10.03%Other race alone
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 89.6 square miles.
Population density: 48 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove CCD: | 0.6% ($288) |
| South Carolina: | 0.6% ($510) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: North Charleston, SC 
(66.8 miles , pop. 79,641).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (136.5 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (495.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Hemingway, SC (3.0 miles ),
), Plantersville, SC (3.2 miles ),
), Stuckey, SC (3.3 miles ),
), Bucksport, SC (3.6 miles ),
), Nesmith, SC (3.7 miles ),
), Brittons Neck, SC (3.8 miles ),
), Indian, SC (4.0 miles )
)Latitude: 33.67 N, Longitude: 79.34 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 843
| Here: | 3.6% |
| South Carolina: | 3.1% |
- Educational services (9.1%)
- Construction (8.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.1%)
- Health care (7.9%)
- Plastics & rubber products (7.4%)
- Paper (5.6%)
- Textile mills & textile products (4.9%)
- Construction (16.6%)
- Paper (9.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.2%)
- Metal & metal products (8.2%)
- Plastics & rubber products (7.0%)
- Textile mills & textile products (6.4%)
- Public administration (5.1%)
- Health care (14.1%)
- Educational services (13.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (12.5%)
- Plastics & rubber products (7.8%)
- Apparel (3.9%)
- Private households (3.7%)
- Electrical & electronic goods merchant wholesalers (3.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.0%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (13.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.1%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.8%)
- Construction laborers (5.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.1%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.4%)
Average climate in Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove, South Carolina
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 75.2. This is about average.
| City: | 75.2 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 35.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 35.1 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 17.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 17.8 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00321. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00321 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove-area historical tornado activity is slightly below South Carolina state average. It is 21% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/7/1995, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.9 miles away from the Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove place center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 11/24/1967, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.5 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 53% 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 70.6 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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 303.9 miles away from the city 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 62.0 miles away from Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 218.4 miles away from Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 181.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/17/1995 at 13:45:57, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 65.2 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 Georgetown County (19) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 11, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove:
- Coastal Carolina University (about 21 miles; Conway, SC; Full-time enrollment: 8,881)
- Horry-Georgetown Technical College (about 22 miles; Conway, SC; FT enrollment: 5,772)
- Francis Marion University (about 41 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,624)
- Florence-Darlington Technical College (about 49 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 4,468)
- Central Carolina Technical College (about 63 miles; Sumter, SC; FT enrollment: 3,108)
- Charleston Southern University (about 64 miles; Charleston, SC; FT enrollment: 3,012)
- Trident Technical College (about 65 miles; Charleston, SC; FT enrollment: 13,125)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove: Tara Hall (A), Georgetown County Rural Fire Department Station 4 (B), Georgetown County Rural Fire Department Station 14 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove include: Rose Hill Church (A), Nurse Chapel (B), Outland Church of God (C), Jerusalem Church (D), New Zion Church (E), Carters Church (F), Center Church (G), Good Hope Church (H), Hopewell Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Jerusalem Cemetery (1), Pine Bluff Cemetery (2), Union Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Silver Lake (A), New Ham Lake (B), Pee Dee Swamp (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Black Mingo Creek (A), Boser Swamp (B), Pennyroyal Swamp (C), Pittman Branch (D), Peters Creek (E), Port Creek (F), Tyler Creek (G), Squirrel Run (H), Church Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove include: Pee Dee Park (1), Saint Lukes Park (2). 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: | 73.2% |
| Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
| This place: | 16.1% |
| Whole state: | 14.1% |
| This place: | 7.9% |
| Whole state: | 6.5% |
5 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers in 2010
23 people in unknown juvenile institutions in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove:
- Never married: 27.0%
- Now married: 58.5%
- Separated: 4.6%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 6.4%
For population 25 years and over in Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove:
- High school or higher: 60.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 37.4 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 14.7 |
| South Carolina average: | 13.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove, SC (based on Georgetown County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 13,340 | 77 |
| Mainline Protestant | 9,784 | 22 |
| Black Protestant | 8,614 | 38 |
| Catholic | 3,990 | 3 |
| Other | 1,031 | 5 |
| None | 23,399 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 14
| Georgetown County: | 2.32 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Georgetown County: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
| This county: | 0.66 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 33
| This county: | 5.46 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 81
| Georgetown County: | 13.41 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 12.1% |
| South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Georgetown County: | 30.3% |
| South Carolina: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Georgetown County: | 11.3% |
| South Carolina: | 13.4% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove:
- WPJS (1330 AM; 5 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: WPJS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WQJM (1450 AM; 10 kW; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WHYM (1260 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: GHB OF LAKE CITY, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WDKD (1310 AM; 5 kW; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMIR (1200 AM; 6 kW; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC BEACH RADIO, INC.)
- WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WQTK (950 AM; 10 kW; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WJAY (1280 AM; 4 kW; MULLINS, SC; Owner: THE GREATER HWY CHURCH OF CHRIST)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
Strongest FM radio stations in Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove:
- WLGI (90.9 FM; HEMINGWAY, SC; Owner: LOUIS G. GREGORY BAHA'I INSTITUTE)
- WYAV (104.1 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WMYB (92.1 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WPDT (105.1 FM; JOHNSONVILLE, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGTR (107.9 FM; BUCKSPORT, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WYEZ (94.5 FM; MURRELLS INLET, SC; Owner: FIDELITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWXM (97.7 FM; GARDEN CITY, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WDAI (98.5 FM; PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WYAK-FM (103.1 FM; SURFSIDE BEACH, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHMC-FM (90.1 FM; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WGTN-FM (100.7 FM; ANDREWS, SC; Owner: COASTLINE COMMUNICATIONS OF CAROLINA INC.)
- WSYN (106.5 FM; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRNN (99.5 FM; SOCASTEE, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WSEA (100.3 FM; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSUY (96.9 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMBJ (88.3 FM; MURRELLS INLET, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WJXY-FM (93.9 FM; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WKZQ-FM (101.7 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove:
- WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
- W51AT (Channel 51; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCSC-TV (Channel 5; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WCSC, INC.)
- WHMC (Channel 23; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WITV (Channel 7; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
- WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WCIV (Channel 4; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WCIV, LLC)
- WMMP (Channel 36; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WMMP LICENSEE L.P.)
- WTAT-TV (Channel 24; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WTAT LICENSEE, LLC)
- WWSC-LP (Channel 28; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: WWSC TELEVISION, INC.)
- W49AN (Channel 49; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W34CQ (Channel 34; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W22CJ (Channel 22; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 72.0%Electricity
- 14.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.6%Wood
- 0.6%Solar energy
- 0.4%Utility gas
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 63.3%Electricity
- 24.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove compared to South Carolina state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove on our top lists:
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in unknown juvenile institutions (population 1,000+)"
- #44 (29554) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Scotch-Irish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"