Chesnee, South Carolina Demographics

Chesnee is a city in Cherokee and Spartanburg Counties in South Carolina. The Chesnee Land Company bought a sizeable acreage at what is now Chesnee. A leading member of the company was John B. Cleveland of Spartanburg. Cleveland named the company - and later the town - after his great grandmother, Margaret Chesnee, who was born in Scotland and married Alexander Vernon, also born in Scotland. The Clinchfield Railroad ran an excursion train over the newly laid rails to Spartanburg on October 23, 1909. Chesnee post office was established in 1910.

Chesnee, South Carolina Statistics

Demographics Chesnee South Carolina
Population
16,978 4,289,661
Population Change Since 1990
 44.00% 23.00%
Population Density
 225 138
Male
 8,476 2,092,443
Female
 8,502 2,197,218
Never Married
2,617 886,240
Married
 8,179 1,768,223
Separated
641 222,738
Widowed
842 247,223
Divorced
1,211 314,655
Number of households
 6,515 1,647,894
Average Household Size
2.60 2.52
Median Age
 35.39 35.80

Income and Jobs Chesnee
 		South Carolina
Median Household Income
 $41,991 $42,018
Average household Income
$47,898 $53,862
Per capita income
$18,402 $21,355
Median Disposable Income
 $36,543 $36,551
Average Total Household Expenditure
 $42,502 $45,692
Sales Tax Rate
 5.00% 5.00%
White Collar Jobs
 74.07% 75.65%
Blue Collar Jobs
 25.93% 24.35%

Ethnicity Chesnee
 		South Carolina
White
 15,081 2,930,373
African American
 1,534 1,229,058
Hispanic
445 149,576
Native American, Eskimo, Aleut
19 6,554
Asian / Pacific Islander
128 49,978
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
 3 949
Other
100 36,254

Education Chesnee
 		South Carolina
Less than 9th Grade
 687 162,464
Some High School
 1,323 305,830
High School Graduate
 4,364 862,214
Some College
1,985 527,223
Associate Degree
1,158 229,135
Bachelors Degree
1,271 511,295
Graduate Degree
487 235,292

Climate Chesnee
 		South Carolina
Average January High Temperature
 52.40ºF 54.75ºF
Average January Low Temperature
 27.40ºF 32.43ºF
Average July High Temperature
 90.80ºF 90.90ºF
Average July Low Temperature
 65.40ºF 69.21ºF
Annual Precipitation
 51.63 48.91
Earthquake Risk
 86 167
Weather Risk
 128 168
Air Pollution Index
 88 86

Crime Chesnee
 		South Carolina
Total Crime Risk
 134 131
Personal Crime Risk
 172 169
Property Crime Risk
 129 124

Residential Chesnee
 		South Carolina
Average Home Sale Price
 $87,000 N/A
Homes Owned
 5,023 1,131,363
Homes Rented
 1,493 516,531
Vacant Homes
 895 307,267
Median Dwelling Age (Years)
 19 22
Median Years in Residence
 3.57 2.90
Annual Residential Turnover
 11.88% 14.37%
Median Travel Time to Work
 23.00 19.90
Transportation to Work: Public
 0.00% 1.00%
Transportation to Work: Drive / Carpool
 96.00% 94.00%
Transportation to Work: Walk / Bike / Other
 2.00% 4.00%
Transportation to Work: Work at Home
 2.00% 2.00%


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