Five Forks, SC

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2022 Population

18,592

2.95% 1-year decline

US Senator

Lindsey Graham

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Scott

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

36.6

1.1% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

2.23%

39.4% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$133,750

6.71% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$396,800

13% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Five Forks, SC had a population of 18.6k people with a median age of 36.6 and a median household income of $133,750. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Five Forks, SC declined from 19,158 to 18,592, a −2.95% decrease and its median household income grew from $125,343 to $133,750, a 6.71% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Five Forks, SC are White (Non-Hispanic) (75.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.56%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.44%), White (Hispanic) (3.11%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.39%).

None of the households in Five Forks, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.6% of the residents in Five Forks, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Five Forks, SC was $396,800, and the homeownership rate was 89.7%.

Most people in Five Forks, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Five Forks, SC was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Five Forks, SC employs 8.64k people. The largest industries in Five Forks, SC are Manufacturing (1,799 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,067 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (909 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($131,250), Manufacturing ($106,108), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,956).

Employment

Occupations

8.64k

2022 Value

± 920

−4.7%

1 Year decline

± 15.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Five Forks, SC declined at a rate of −4.7%, from 9.07k employees to 8.64k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Five Forks, SC, are Management Occupations (1,576 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,525 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (832 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Five Forks, SC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

8.64k

2022 Value

± 920

−4.7%

1 Year decline

± 15.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Five Forks, SC declined at a rate of −4.7%, from 9.07k employees to 8.64k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Five Forks, SC, are Manufacturing (1,799 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,067 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (909 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Five Forks, SC, though some of these residents may live in Five Forks, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$93,199

Median earning men ± $14,063

$49,145

Median earning women ± $6,493

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($171,518), Information ($140,972), and Manufacturing ($107,217).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($97,193), Manufacturing ($86,250), and Information ($70,298).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.54%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Carolina.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in South Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (43.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.11%).

Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott are the senators currently representing the state of South Carolina. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

South Carolina is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Five Forks, SC. Showing the available data for South Carolina.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (43.4%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.11%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in South Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (43.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.11%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in South Carolina for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from South Carolina

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Lindsey Graham

Senator from South Carolina

Assumed office on January 3, 2003

Tim Scott

Senator from South Carolina

Assumed office on January 2, 2013
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jim DeMint.

Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott are the senators currently representing South Carolina.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in South Carolina over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from South Carolina

South Carolina is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for South Carolina have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.83% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.688% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.18M), Some college (892k), and Bachelors Degree (705k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Five Forks, SC was $396,800 in 2022, which is 1.41 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $351,000 to $396,800, a 13% increase. The homeownership rate in Five Forks, SC is 89.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Five Forks, SC have an average commute time of 26.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Five Forks, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Five Forks, SC is $133,750. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Five Forks, SC was Census Tract 28.13 with a value of $170,417, followed by Census Tract 28.14 and Census Tract 28.15, with respective values of $153,125 and $141,140.

Property

$396,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$29,287

$5,552

Median Property Taxes

±$637

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Five Forks, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Five Forks, SC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

89.7%

Homeownership

2022

66.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 89.7% of the housing units in Five Forks, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 88.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Five Forks, SC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 28.13
Census Tract 28.14
Census Tract 28.15

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Five Forks, SC was Census Tract 28.13 with a value of $170,417, followed by Census Tract 28.14 and Census Tract 28.15, with respective values of $153,125 and $141,140.

The following map shows all of the places in Five Forks, SC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$133,750

Median Household Income

± $14,917

6.19k

Number of Households

± 705

In 2022, the median household income of the 6.19k households in Five Forks, SC grew to $133,750 from the previous year's value of $125,343.

The following chart displays the households in Five Forks, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Five Forks, SC is from South Carolina.

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

0.463

2021 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2022, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.334% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (80.5%)
Worked At Home (12.8%)
Carpooled (4.63%)

In 2022, 80.5% of workers in Five Forks, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.8%) and those who carpooled to work (4.63%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Five Forks, SC have a shorter commute time (26.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.96% of the workforce in Five Forks, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Five Forks, SC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Five Forks, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Five Forks, SC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.23% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Five Forks, SC (412 out of 18.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Five Forks, SC is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.4% of the population of Five Forks, SC has health coverage, with 62.3% on employee plans, 2.69% on Medicaid, 9.97% on Medicare, 20.7% on non-group plans, and 0.781% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Greenville County, SC see 904 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.74% decrease from the previous year (920 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1459 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 364 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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904 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Greenville County, SC

Primary care physicians in Greenville County, SC see an average of 904 patients per year. This represents a 1.74% decrease from the previous year (920 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Greenville County, SC in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31% under 18 years, 17.1% between 18 and 34 years, 40.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.8% were men and 47.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.6%

Uninsured

62.3%

Employer Coverage

2.69%

Medicaid

9.97%

Medicare

20.7%

Non-Group

0.781%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Five Forks, SC grew by 15.3% from 3.12% to 3.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Five Forks, SC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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