Moving to Great Falls, South Carolina
Population: 2,194. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,095 (-4.5% change)
Males: 1,034 (47.1%), Females: 1,160 (52.9%)
Chester County
Zip code: 29055
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $24,758
Median house value: $32,300
Population by Race
Races in Great Falls:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.9%)
- Black (27.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (28.5%), English (5.8%), Irish (4.0%), German (4.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%), Dutch (2.2%).
Elevation: 467 feet
Land area: 4.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Great Falls
- High school or higher: 62.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 8.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Great Falls town
- Never married: 27.8%
- Now married: 45.2%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 12.7%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -197 (-8.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Great Falls:
- SPRINGS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; LANCASTER, SC)
- FAIRFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WINNSBORO, SC)
- CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; CHESTER, SC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Great Falls:
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 44 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 46 miles; EASTOVER, SC; Abbreviation: MMT)
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 47 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Abbreviation: CAE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Great Falls:
- LANCASTER COUNTY-MC WHIRTER FIELD (about 11 miles; LANCASTER, SC; Abbreviation: LKR)
- KIRK AIR BASE (about 18 miles; LANCASTER, SC; Abbreviation: T73)
- JAARS-TOWNSEND (about 23 miles; WAXHAW, NC; Abbreviation: N52)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Great Falls:
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 25 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
- BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 38 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,880)
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 39 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,958)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 41 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 19,682)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 52 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
Schools
Public high school in Great Falls:
- GREAT FALLS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 329; Location: 411 SUNSET AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Great Falls:
- GREAT FALLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 465; Location: 301 DEARBORNE STREET; Grades: PK – 04)
- GREAT FALLS MIDDLE (Students: 346; Location: 409 SUNSET AVENUE; Grades: 05 – 08)