Belton, South Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 4,461. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,568 (+2.4% change)
Males: 2,013 (45.1%), Females: 2,448 (54.9%)
Anderson County
Zip code: 29627
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $28,191
Median house value: $66,100
Population by Race
Races in Belton:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.1%)
- Black (17.5%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (20.6%), Irish (11.5%), English (8.9%), German (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%), Scottish (3.1%).
Elevation: 885 feet
Land area: 3.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Belton
- High school or higher: 67.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Belton city
- Never married: 17.0%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 4.3%
- Widowed: 12.1%
- Divorced: 12.4%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1 (+0.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Belton:
- ANDERSON AREA MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; ANDERSON, SC)
- PATRICK B HARRIS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ANDERSON, SC)
- GREENVILLE HOSPITAL CENTER (about 21 miles; GREENVILLE, SC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Belton:
- ANDERSON RGNL (about 15 miles; ANDERSON, SC; Abbreviation: AND)
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 18 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GYH)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 32 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Belton:
- GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (about 24 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GMU)
- PICKENS COUNTY (about 24 miles; PICKENS, SC; Abbreviation: LQK)
- OCONEE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 29 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Abbreviation: CEU)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Belton:
- TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 21 miles; PENDLETON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 24 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 15,962)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)
- LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; Greenwood, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,429)
- PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,406)
Private high schools in Belton:
- CALVARY BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 103; Location: P O BOX 863; Grades: PK – 12)
- KLATT WOODS CENTER FOR LEARNIN (Students: 12; Location: PO BOX 824; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)
Public primary/middle schools in Belton:
- MARSHALL PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 543; Location: 218 BANNISTER ST; Grades: PK – 02)
- BELTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 534; Location: 102 CHEROKEE ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- BELTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 489; Location: 202 WATKINS ST; Grades: 02 – 05)
- WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 162; Location: 1136 WRIGHT SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
- CHARLES AIKEN ACADEMY CHARTER (Students: 11; Location: 10612 AUGUSTA ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)