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

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Population: 4,022. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,921 (-2.5% change)
Males: 1,988 (49.4%), Females: 2,034 (50.6%)

Rutherford County

Zip code: 28160

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $23,365
Median house value: $64,000

Population by Race

Races in Spindale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.1%)
  • Black (24.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (22.7%), Irish (9.2%), German (6.0%), English (5.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%), Scottish (1.1%).

Elevation: 1094 feet

Land area: 5.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Spindale

  • High school or higher: 64.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Spindale town

  • Never married: 20.9%
  • Now married: 54.7%
  • Separated: 4.4%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -67 (-1.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Spindale:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Spindale:

  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 39 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 43 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 46 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Spindale:

  • RUTHERFORD CO – MARCHMAN FIELD (about 5 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC; Abbreviation: FQD)
  • FAIRVIEW (about 20 miles; LANDRUM, SC; Abbreviation: 33A)
  • SHELBY MUNI (about 24 miles; SHELBY, NC; Abbreviation: EHO)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Spindale:

  • ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,170; Location: 286 ICC Loop Road; Public; Website: www.isothermal.cc.nc.us/)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spindale:

  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 22 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 27 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)

Private high school in Spindale:

  • WORD OF FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 95; Location: 207 OLD FLYNN ROAD; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Spindale:

  • SPINDALE ELEMENTARY (Students: 421; Location: 201 N OAK ST; Grades: KG – 05)

Libraries

Library in Spindale:

  • RUTHERFORD COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $422,042; Location: 255 CALLAHAN KOON RD.; 114,042 books; 2,001 audio materials; 1,727 video materials; 47 serial subscriptions)

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