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:

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)