Cayce, South Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 12,150. Estimated population in July 2024: 12,432 (+2.3% change)
Males: 5,626 (46.3%), Females: 6,524 (53.7%)

Lexington County

Zip code: 29033

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $35,850
Median house value: $81,000

Population by Race

Races in Cayce:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.0%)
  • Black (22.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (13.9%), German (12.4%), Irish (10.4%), English (9.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%), Italian (3.0%).

Land area: 10.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cayce

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cayce city

  • Never married: 31.4%
  • Now married: 46.7%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

2.2% Foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.7% Latin America, 0.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +461 (+3.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cayce:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cayce:

  • COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 5 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Abbreviation: CAE)
  • MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 20 miles; EASTOVER, SC; Abbreviation: MMT)
  • SHAW AFB (about 42 miles; SUMTER, SC; Abbreviation: SSC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cayce:

  • COLUMBIA OWENS DOWNTOWN (about 6 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Abbreviation: CUB)
  • LEXINGTON COUNTY (about 13 miles; GASTON, SC; Abbreviation: 7J1)
  • CORPORATE (about 17 miles; PELION, SC; Abbreviation: 6J0)

Amtrak station near Cayce:

  • 3 miles: COLUMBIA (850 PULASKI ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Cayce:

  • COLUMBIA BEAUTY SCHOOL INC (Full-time enrollment: 25; Location: 1824 AIRPORT BLVD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.columbiabeautyschool.com)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cayce:

  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 4 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 19,682)
  • MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 5 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,958)
  • BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 7 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,880)
  • SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 53 miles; AIKEN, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,636)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)

Schools

Public high school in Cayce:

  • BROOKLAND CAYCE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,232; Location: 1300 STATE STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Cayce:

  • GLENFOREST SCHOOL (Students: 106; Location: 1831 AIRPORT BLVD; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Cayce:

  • CLAUDE A TAYLOR ELEMENTARY (Students: 468; Location: 103 ANN LANE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • R EARLE DAVIS EL (Students: 416; Location: 2305 FRINK ST; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CYRIL B BUSBEE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 383; Location: 1407 DUNBAR ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)