Casar, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 308. Estimated population in July 2024: 311 (+1.0% change)
Males: 150 (48.7%), Females: 158 (51.3%)
Cleveland County
Zip code: 28020
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $26,875
Median house value: $63,900
Population by Race
Races in Casar:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (43.2%), German (13.0%), English (7.8%), Irish (6.2%), Dutch (2.6%), Hungarian (2.6%).
Elevation: 1125 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Casar
- High school or higher: 54.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 0.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 37.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Casar town
- Never married: 17.0%
- Now married: 59.6%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 10.7%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-6.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Casar:
- CLEVELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; SHELBY, NC)
- VALDESE GENERAL HOSPITAL INC (about 16 miles; VALDESE, NC)
- BROUGHTON HOSP (about 18 miles; MORGANTON, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Casar:
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 23 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 52 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 61 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Casar:
- GRACE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL (about 15 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: NC1)
- SHELBY MUNI (about 19 miles; SHELBY, NC; Abbreviation: EHO)
- WILSON’S (about 21 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: E40)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Casar:
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 33 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 44 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
Public primary/middle school in Casar:
- CASAR ELEM SCH OF THE ARTS (Students: 334; Location: 436 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)