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Public schools that outperform most of South Carolina. 10,771 people call this town in South Carolina home.
Powdersville’s best grade is for schools — its schools outperform 97% of the state's. The town ranks 9th of 167 in South Carolina, with an A overall. Set against the rest, it does better than 90% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is walkability (C+). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 61% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $335K, 4.7 years of the Greenville metro’s $71K median household income. Hazard risk is weaker too: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 58% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Woodson Farmstead is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Powdersville beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Concrete Primary | PK–2 | 765 |
| Powdersville Elementary | 3–5 | 765 |
| Powdersville Middle | 6–8 | 801 |
| Widest gap | Powdersville | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9% | 13.9% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Powdersville is from typical.
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Census counts: 5,362 in 2000, 10,025 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 3 maps from 1957 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Powdersville. Close and well known come first.
21 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium, Clemson
8 mi Stadium & arenaBon Secours Wellness Arena
29 mi LakeLake Hartwell
22 mi LakeLake Keowee
27 mi LakeLake Jocassee
21 mi State parkTable Rock State ParkMemorial Stadium, Clemson: Caseyh at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bon Secours Wellness Arena: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Hartwell: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lake Keowee: Inundated_38Oc1.jpg: Matthew T. Bradley from Berkshire County, Mass., USA deriva, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Jocassee: Clemson3564, Public domain · Table Rock State Park: Clemson3564, CC BY 3.0
Powdersville is unincorporated, so Anderson County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Powdersville.
Powdersville has schools in the top 5% of South Carolina and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of South Carolina; it also has little public open land.
That grade ranks #6 of the 169 South Carolina towns we grade for schools.
The public schools here belong to the Anderson 01 school district. Below: Three of its 4 schools, each with why it was picked. The largest public high school is Powdersville High, with 1,024 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powdersville MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 801 | A− |
| Powdersville HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,024 | A+ |
| Powdersville ElementaryTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 765 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with South Carolina is tooth loss: 9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 13.9% statewide.
In Powdersville, 16% of adults say their health is fair or poor. For adults here, the share who have diabetes is 10%.
| Powdersville | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 40% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Powdersville | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 17.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The W Pelzer weather station, 10 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 219 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 79% of South Carolina places with climate records. The W Pelzer weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 51 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 80% of South Carolina places with climate records.
In July, afternoons reach 90°; in January, nights fall to 33°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 4,663 working residents takes 36.1 minutes, against 25.6 across South Carolina. Jobs based here grew from 2,887 in 2013 to 5,655.
Since 2013, Powdersville has added 2,768 jobs, to 5,655 in 2023. Just 6% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The town’s average trip to work is 36 minutes. Its typical household income is $85,000, where South Carolina’s towns sit at $57,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000.
| Powdersville | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.3% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 11% | 8.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Here, 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 32% in South Carolina as a whole. People 65 and older are 14% of residents (19% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (38% statewide). In Powdersville, 24% of residents are under 18, above both South Carolina’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (22%).
| Powdersville | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 23% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
46.2% women, 53.8% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Powdersville | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.6% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.9% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.2% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.9% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.6% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Households in Powdersville have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2024. Expected losses in Powdersville break down as 61% from inland flooding and 15% from cold waves. Also worth knowing: 7 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 2005.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just 46 of its 8,843 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Powdersville itself; its outdoors grade is D.
The biggest park or preserve is Dolly Cooper Park, at 44 acres. Trails run 0.6 miles in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dolly Cooper Park | 0.4 mi | 44 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On the market in Powdersville: a median 73 days to sell. Among households here, 75% own their home. Sellers in Powdersville got 98.9% of the asking price, typically.
| Powdersville | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 75% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,232 a month | $1,058 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Powdersville
About 5 of every 100 Powdersville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Carolina.
CDP in South Carolina, United States
Powdersville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anderson County, South Carolina. The population was 10,025 at the 2020 census,.
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2 towns share a border with Powdersville.
| Town | SC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powdersville | #9 | A | B− | — | A+ | A− |
| Welcome | #41 | B | B | — | A | C− |
| Easley | #59 | B− | B | C | A− | C+ |
Powdersville and Welcome report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Powdersville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Powdersville grades A overall, better than 90% of U.S. towns and #9 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades A− for health and A+ for schools.
The typical home is worth about $335,000, 10% above the South Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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