Wellford, SC

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Wellford, South Carolina

Wellford, South Carolina, in Spartanburg county, is 17 miles E of Greenville, South Carolina (center to center) and 74 miles W of Charlotte, North Carolina. The city is part of the Greenville - Spartanburg - Anderson metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 2,030 people people live in Wellford.

The People and Families of Wellford

In Wellford, about 42% of adults are married. Singles, rather than married couples, seem the order of the day in Wellford.

Approximately 53% of Wellford is non-white. In Wellford you'll find a lively diversity of people.

Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in the city.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Wellford had a median family income of $36,020.

Wellford Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Wellford, about 69% are lived in by their owners, not renters.

Commuting

In Wellford, 97% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Wellford strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in South Carolina):

Category	Trophy
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Low Violent Crime (vs. State)	Top 12%
Low Property Crime (vs. State)	Top 16%
Short Commute Times (vs. State)	Top 17%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers)	Top 17%

Comparative Profile of Wellford, SC

Comparing Wellford to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in South Carolina (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Senior Citizens
Children Under 5 Years Old
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Male Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Short Commute Times
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	17 miles E of Greenville, South Carolina (center to center)
Nearest Large City	74 miles W of Charlotte, North Carolina
County	Spartanburg
Metro Area	Greenville - Spartanburg - Anderson
Standard Zip Codes	29385
Phone Area Codes	864
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	34.951
Longitude	-82.105

Station	GRNVL SPART AP GREER
Distance	7.2 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 50 F
Apr Temp	47 to 71 F
Jul Temp	69 to 89 F
Oct Temp	50 to 71 F
Annual Precip	50.2 inches

Station	SPARTANBURG 3 SSE
Distance	11.3 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 54 F
Apr Temp	45 to 76 F
Jul Temp	68 to 91 F
Oct Temp	47 to 75 F
Annual Precip	49.9 inches

Station	WEST PELZER 2 W
Distance	29.9 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 51 F
Apr Temp	47 to 72 F
Jul Temp	69 to 90 F
Oct Temp	49 to 73 F
Annual Precip	50.9 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,030	100%
Male	920	45.3%
Female	1,110	54.7%
Under 18	483	23.8%
18+	1,547	76.2%
65+	303	14.9%
Median Age	35.9
Average Family Size	2.94
White	948	46.7%
African-American	993	48.9%
Asian	7	0.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	8	0.4%
Other	47	2.3%
Mixed Race	27	1.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	73	3.6%
Median Family Income (1999)	$36,020
Population In Poverty	242	12.3%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	56.4%
US/American	21.2%
English	5.9%
Irish	5.6%
German	3%
Scotch-Irish	1.8%
African	1.6%
Austrian	1.4%
Dutch	0.7%
Polish	0.7%
Finnish	0.5%
Italian	0.5%
Lebanese	0.4%
Romanian	0.3%
French (except Basque)	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Wellford	2,030	$36,020
Cowpens	2,279	$39,387
Duncan	2,870	$28,547
Greer	16,843	$41,864
Inman	1,884	$40,298
Lyman	2,659	$47,900
Reidville	478	$51,111

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