Moving to Seneca, South Carolina
Population: 7,652. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,962 (+4.1% change)
Males: 3,572 (46.7%), Females: 4,080 (53.3%)
Oconee County
Zip codes: 29672, 29678.
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $32,643
Median house value: $90,700
Population by Race
Races in Seneca:
- White Non-Hispanic (62.5%)
- Black (33.8%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: Irish (12.3%), United States (12.1%), German (8.4%), English (7.8%), Scotch-Irish (4.8%), Scottish (3.4%).
Elevation: 950 feet
Land area: 7.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Seneca
- High school or higher: 72.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Seneca city
- Never married: 25.4%
- Now married: 51.3%
- Separated: 5.1%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 8.7%
2.0% Foreign born (1.0% Latin America, 0.5% Europe, 0.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.0%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Seneca:
- OCONEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (298 MEMORIAL DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Seneca:
- PATRICK B HARRIS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; ANDERSON, SC)
- HART COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; HARTWELL, GA)
- CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; PICKENS, SC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Seneca:
- ANDERSON RGNL (about 23 miles; ANDERSON, SC; Abbreviation: AND)
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 41 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GYH)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 53 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Seneca:
- OCONEE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 6 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Abbreviation: CEU)
- PICKENS COUNTY (about 20 miles; PICKENS, SC; Abbreviation: LQK)
- TOCCOA RG LETOURNEAU FIELD (about 24 miles; TOCCOA, GA; Abbreviation: TOC)
Amtrak station near Seneca:
- 9 miles: CLEMSON (U.S. 123 & STATE HWY. 133). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Seneca:
- TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 14 miles; PENDLETON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 15,962)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)
- UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 59 miles; ATHENS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 28,464)
Schools
Public high schools in Seneca:
- SENECA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,015; Location: 100 BOBCAT ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- FRED P. HAMILTON CAREER CTR (Location: 100 VOCATIONAL DRIVE; Grades: 10 – 12)
Private high school in Seneca:
- OCONEE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 226; Location: 1926-B BLUE RIDGE BLVD; Grades: PK – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Seneca:
- SENECA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 911; Location: 810 W S 4TH STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
- RAVENEL ELEMENTARY (Students: 531; Location: 1700 DAVIS CREEK RD.; Grades: KG – 05)
- CODE ELEMENTARY (Students: 454; Location: 315 HOLLAND STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
- KELLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 399; Location: 500 ADAMS STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
- NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 368; Location: 710 NORTH TOWNVILLE STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
- KEOWEE ELEMENTARY (Students: 300; Location: 7051 KEOWEE SCHOOL RD; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle school in Seneca:
- TRINITY BAPTIST PRESCHOOL (Students: 67; Location: 210 W SOUTH 6TH ST; Grades: PK – KG)