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Bostic, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 328. Estimated population in July 2024: 327 (-0.3% change)
Males: 154 (47.0%), Females: 174 (53.0%)

Rutherford County

Zip code: 28018

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $28,125
Median house value: $62,900

Population by Race

Races in Bostic:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.0%)
  • Black (4.3%)
  • Vietnamese (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)

Ancestries: United States (29.9%), English (7.9%), Irish (6.7%), German (5.8%), Scotch-Irish (4.9%), Dutch (2.4%).

Elevation: 920 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bostic

  • High school or higher: 70.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
  • Unemployed: 8.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bostic town

  • Never married: 22.2%
  • Now married: 54.9%
  • Separated: 4.4%
  • Widowed: 10.5%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -42 (-11.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bostic:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bostic:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 41 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 43 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 49 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bostic:

  • RUTHERFORD CO – MARCHMAN FIELD (about 8 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC; Abbreviation: FQD)
  • SHELBY MUNI (about 18 miles; SHELBY, NC; Abbreviation: EHO)
  • FAIRVIEW (about 25 miles; LANDRUM, SC; Abbreviation: 33A)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bostic:

  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 26 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 28 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 46 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 51 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)

Public primary/middle schools in Bostic:

  • EAST RUTHERFORD MIDDLE (Students: 776; Location: 259 EAST CHURCH STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY (Students: 277; Location: 231 TONEY ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)

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