Bostic, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 328. Estimated population in July 2024: 327 (-0.3% change)
Males: 154 (47.0%), Females: 174 (53.0%)
Rutherford County
Zip code: 28018
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $28,125
Median house value: $62,900
Population by Race
Races in Bostic:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.0%)
- Black (4.3%)
- Vietnamese (1.2%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (29.9%), English (7.9%), Irish (6.7%), German (5.8%), Scotch-Irish (4.9%), Dutch (2.4%).
Elevation: 920 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bostic
- High school or higher: 70.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
- Unemployed: 8.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bostic town
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 54.9%
- Separated: 4.4%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 8.0%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -42 (-11.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bostic:
- RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC (about 11 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC)
- CRAWLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC)
- CLEVELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; SHELBY, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bostic:
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 41 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 43 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 49 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bostic:
- RUTHERFORD CO – MARCHMAN FIELD (about 8 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC; Abbreviation: FQD)
- SHELBY MUNI (about 18 miles; SHELBY, NC; Abbreviation: EHO)
- FAIRVIEW (about 25 miles; LANDRUM, SC; Abbreviation: 33A)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bostic:
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 26 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 28 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 46 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 51 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)
Public primary/middle schools in Bostic:
- EAST RUTHERFORD MIDDLE (Students: 776; Location: 259 EAST CHURCH STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
- SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY (Students: 277; Location: 231 TONEY ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)