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Moving to Bessemer City, North Carolina

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Population: 5,119. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,319 (+3.9% change)
Males: 2,450 (47.9%), Females: 2,669 (52.1%)

Gaston County

Zip code: 28016

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.6 years
Median household income: $33,826
Median house value: $71,900

Population by Race

Races in Bessemer City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.5%)
  • Black (13.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (21.4%), German (8.7%), Irish (7.8%), English (5.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%), Dutch (1.7%).

Elevation: 904 feet

Land area: 4.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bessemer City

  • High school or higher: 68.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bessemer City city

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 54.5%
  • Separated: 4.0%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

2.7% Foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 0.4% Asia, 0.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +184 (+3.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bessemer City:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bessemer City:

  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 25 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 32 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 71 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bessemer City:

  • GASTONIA MUNI (about 12 miles; GASTONIA, NC; Abbreviation: AKH)
  • LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (about 16 miles; LINCOLNTON, NC; Abbreviation: IPJ)
  • SHELBY MUNI (about 23 miles; SHELBY, NC; Abbreviation: EHO)

Amtrak station near Bessemer City:

  • 9 miles: GASTONIA (350 HANCOCK ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bessemer City:

  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 8 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 32 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 39 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)

Schools

Public high school in Bessemer City:

  • BESSEMER CITY HIGH (Students: 697; Location: 119 YELLOW JACKET LANE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Bessemer City:

  • BESSEMER CITY MIDDLE (Students: 640; Location: 525 ED WILSON ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • TRYON ELEMENTARY (Students: 627; Location: 2620 TRYON COURTHOUSE ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • BESSEMER CITY PRIMARY (Students: 388; Location: 1302 NORTH 12TH STREET; Grades: PK – 02)
  • BESSEMER CITY CENTRAL ELEM (Students: 362; Location: 1400 PUETT’S CHAPEL ROAD; Grades: 03 – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Bessemer City:

  • MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 55; Location: 119 A WEST PENNSYLVANIA; Grades: PK – 6)

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