Moving to Saluda, South Carolina
Population: 3,066. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,969 (-3.2% change)
Males: 1,517 (49.5%), Females: 1,549 (50.5%)
Saluda County
Zip code: 29138
Demographics
Median resident age: 31.2 years
Median household income: $26,964
Median house value: $66,500
Population by Race
Races in Saluda:
- Black (40.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (39.8%)
- Hispanic (19.4%)
- Other race (9.9%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (6.6%), English (5.6%), German (5.5%), Irish (3.9%), Dutch (1.2%), Welsh (1.0%).
Elevation: 450 feet
Land area: 3.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Saluda
- High school or higher: 64.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Saluda town
- Never married: 34.8%
- Now married: 44.2%
- Separated: 4.9%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 7.6%
16.4% Foreign born (16.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +110 (+3.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Saluda:
- EDGEFIELD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; EDGEFIELD, SC)
- NEWBERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; NEWBERRY, SC)
- SELF REGIONAL HEALTHCARE (about 29 miles; GREENWOOD, SC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Saluda:
- AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 46 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Abbreviation: AGS)
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 46 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Abbreviation: CAE)
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 66 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Saluda:
- SALUDA COUNTY (about 6 miles; SALUDA, SC; Abbreviation: 6J4)
- EDGEFIELD COUNTY (about 19 miles; TRENTON, SC; Abbreviation: 6J6)
- NEWBERRY COUNTY (about 23 miles; NEWBERRY, SC; Abbreviation: 27J)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Saluda:
- PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 29 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,406)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 31 miles; AIKEN, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,636)
- LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; Greenwood, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,429)
- AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,778)
- AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 46 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,300)
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,958)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 52 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 19,682)
Schools
Public high school in Saluda:
- SALUDA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 537; Location: 400 WEST BUTLER AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Saluda:
- SALUDA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 540; Location: 404 BOUKNIGHT FERRY RD NO; Grades: 06 – 08)
- SALUDA PRIMARY (Students: 407; Location: 200 MATTHEWS DRIVE; Grades: PK – 02)
- SALUDA ELEMENTARY (Students: 361; Location: 200 MATTHEWS DRIVE; Grades: 03 – 05)
- HOLLYWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 356; Location: 1261 HOLLYWOOD ELEMENTARY; Grades: PK – 05)
Libraries
Library in Saluda:
- SALUDA COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $132,660; Location: 101 S MAIN STREET; 18,451 books; 1,415 audio materials; 148 video materials; 56 serial subscriptions)