|
Annual Average Non-Agriculture Labor (2016)
|
Manufacturing |
5,796 |
16% |
|
Mining & Construction |
1,080 |
3% |
|
Transportation & Public Utilities |
302 |
1% |
|
Wholesale & Retail Trade |
5,856 |
17% |
|
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate |
804 |
2% |
|
Services |
12,540 |
36% |
|
Government |
8,928 |
25% |
|
Building Permit Issued
|
Year |
Number |
Value |
|
2013 |
667 |
87,691,089 |
|
2014 |
739 |
91,374,110 |
|
2015 |
799 |
118,568,750 |
|
2016 |
732 |
104,568,874 |
|
|
Median Family Income
|
2012 |
$41,947 |
|
2013 |
$41,788 |
|
2014 |
$42,641 |
|
2015 |
$41,459 |
Per Capita Income
|
Year |
Pickens
County
|
South
Carolina |
United
States |
|
2011 |
29,681 |
34,220 |
42,453 |
|
2012 |
30,670 |
35,461 |
44,266 |
|
2013 |
31,248 |
35,472 |
44,438 |
|
2014 |
32,419 |
36,677 |
46,049 |
|
2015 |
33,911 |
38,302 |
48,112 |
|
Taxes
|
State Personal Income Tax Range |
3%-7% |
|
State Corporate Income Tax |
5% |
|
Retail Sales & Use Tax |
6% |
|
Local Option Sales Tax |
1% |
|
Accommodations Tax |
3% |
|
Local Tourism Development Fee |
1% |
|
Admissions Tax |
5% |
|
No Tax on Inventories or Intangibles |
|
|
No State Property Tax |
|
|
|
Unemployment Rates
|
Year |
Pickens
County |
South
Carolina |
United
States |
|
2011 |
9.8 |
10.5 |
8.9 |
|
2012 |
8.9 |
9.2 |
8.1 |
|
2013 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
|
2014 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
|
2015 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
5.3 |
Gross Retail Sales
|
2011 |
1,968,115,000 |
|
2012 |
1,918,390,000 |
|
2013 |
2,001,476,000 |
|
2014 |
2,100,048,000 |
|
2015 |
2,197,224,000 |
New and Expanded Industry
|
Year |
Total
Jobs |
Total
Investment |
|
2012 |
15 |
5,000,000 |
|
2013 |
125 |
15,000,000 |
|
2014 |
- |
- |
|
2015 |
15 |
5,000,000 |
|
2016 |
273 |
31,400,000 |
|
Base County Property Tax Millage Rate (FY2018)
|
County Operations |
55.3 |
|
County Bonds |
4.0 |
|
County Sewer |
2.0 |
|
Tri-County Tech |
2.6 |
|
Pickens County Library |
6.3 |
|
Keowee Vineyards |
48.2 |
|
Keowee Springs |
58.5 |
|
Shady Grove |
16.8 |
Assessed Property Values
|
Year |
Real
Property |
Personal
Property |
Total Value |
|
2011 |
344,028,258 |
100,149,585 |
444,177,843 |
|
2012 |
346,468,573 |
105,416,061 |
451,884,634 |
|
2013 |
349,020,293 |
112,959,999 |
461,980,292 |
|
2014 |
342,164,203 |
116,892,926 |
459,057,129 |
|
2015 |
346,996,026 |
121,233,803 |
468,229,829 |
Ten Largest Taxpayers 2015-2016 Fiscal Year
|
1. |
Duke Energy |
|
2. |
Blue Ridge Electric |
|
3. |
BellSouth Telecommunications |
|
4. |
Keowee River Club LLC |
|
5. |
Reliable Automatic Sprinkler |
|
6. |
Breckenridge Group Clemson SC |
|
7. |
Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon |
|
8. |
Shaw Industries Group |
|
9. |
Ibrahim Family Trust LLC |
|
10. |
Pacesetter Inc. |
|