Whitmire, South Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,512. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,526 (+0.9% change)
Males: 682 (45.1%), Females: 830 (54.9%)
Newberry County
Zip code: 29178
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $22,007
Median house value: $33,900
Population by Race
Races in Whitmire:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.0%)
- Black (20.5%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (20.0%), German (5.8%), Irish (5.2%), English (4.5%), Dutch (2.1%), Italian (1.5%).
Elevation: 430 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Whitmire
- High school or higher: 56.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Whitmire town
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 42.9%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 18.3%
- Divorced: 10.7%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -176 (-10.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Whitmire:
- WALLACE THOMSON HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; UNION, SC)
- NEWBERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; NEWBERRY, SC)
- LAURENS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; CLINTON, SC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Whitmire:
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 50 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 53 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Abbreviation: CAE)
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 55 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whitmire:
- UNION COUNTY, TROY SHELTON FIELD (about 13 miles; UNION, SC; Abbreviation: 35A)
- NEWBERRY COUNTY (about 14 miles; NEWBERRY, SC; Abbreviation: 27J)
- LAURENS COUNTY (about 23 miles; LAURENS, SC; Abbreviation: 34A)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Whitmire:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 41 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
- LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; Greenwood, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,429)
- PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,406)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 51 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 53 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,958)
Public primary/middle schools in Whitmire:
- WHITMIRE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 268; Location: 1400 COLEMAN AVE; Grades: 06 – 12)
- WHITMIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 251; Location: 2597 HWY. 66; Grades: PK – 05)