Long Creek's Livability
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About Long Creek, SC
Long Creek, SC is located in Oconee County in the state of South Carolina.
The total City Population for Long Creek is about 333 with about 13 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $88,400, which is roughly 44% lower than the Average Home Value of $157,464 for the state of South Carolina, and roughly 59% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $48,250, which is roughly 8% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $52,553 for the state of South Carolina, and roughly 26% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.23Male Population Estimate: 51.1%
Female Population Estimate: 48.9%
Median Age: 42.8
Male Median Age: 41.0
Female Median Age: 45.2
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:4.8%
Other:2.1%
Black:0.9%
Indian:0.6%
Asian:0.3%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 25.61%
Libertarian: 1.09%
Green: 0.22%
Other: 0.06%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Long Creek specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Oconee County: About 6.88378 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Oconee County: About 370.495 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Oconee County is about 43% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 22% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
South Carolina is ranked #48 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 12.12 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 1.13The average living wage for the state of South Carolina is $33.18/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives South Carolina a minimum wage score of 0 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives South Carolina a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for South Carolina is $145.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 0.04 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ South Carolina does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ South Carolina does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X South Carolina does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X South Carolina does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X South Carolina does provide some form of paid family leave.
X South Carolina does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X South Carolina does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X South Carolina does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X South Carolina does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X South Carolina does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ South Carolina does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X South Carolina does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X South Carolina does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X South Carolina does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X South Carolina does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
X South Carolina does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
X South Carolina does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X South Carolina does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 29658Latitude: 34.728984
Longitude: -83.282220
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 1116.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 864