Hickory Grove, South Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 337. Estimated population in July 2024: 374 (+11.0% change)
Males: 172 (51.0%), Females: 165 (49.0%)
Zip code: 29717
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $44,000
Median house value: $67,200
Population by Race
Races in Hickory Grove:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.7%)
- Black (28.8%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (17.5%), German (8.6%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%), English (4.2%), Dutch (1.2%), Russian (1.2%).
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hickory Grove
- High school or higher: 68.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hickory Grove town
- Never married: 24.0%
- Now married: 59.9%
- Separated: 6.1%
- Widowed: 3.6%
- Divorced: 6.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +59 (+21.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hickory Grove:
- UPSTATE CAROLINA MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; GAFFNEY, SC)
- KINGS MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL INC (about 19 miles; KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC)
- WALLACE THOMSON HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; UNION, SC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hickory Grove:
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 37 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 52 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 56 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hickory Grove:
- CHESTER MUNI (about 22 miles; CHESTER, SC; Abbreviation: 9A6)
- SHELBY MUNI (about 23 miles; SHELBY, NC; Abbreviation: EHO)
- GASTONIA MUNI (about 25 miles; GASTONIA, NC; Abbreviation: AKH)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hickory Grove:
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 29 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 38 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
Public primary/middle school in Hickory Grove:
- HICKORY GROVE-SHARON ELEMENTARY (Students: 492; Location: 4901 HICKORY GROVE ROAD; Grades: PK – 06)