Moving to Cottageville, South Carolina
Population: 707. Estimated population in July 2024: 708 (+0.1% change)
Males: 341 (48.2%), Females: 366 (51.8%)
Colleton County
Zip code: 29435
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $38,281
Median house value: $98,300
Population by Race
Races in Cottageville:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.6%)
- Black (11.9%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (22.5%), German (13.2%), Irish (11.0%), French (8.3%), English (5.9%), Italian (5.4%).
Elevation: 47 feet
Land area: 3.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Cottageville
- High school or higher: 78.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 41.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cottageville town
- Never married: 13.8%
- Now married: 68.5%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 7.7%
3.0% Foreign born (2.0% Europe, 0.7% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +133 (+23.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Cottageville:
- COLLETON MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; WALTERBORO, SC)
- BON SECOURS-ST FRANCIS XAVIER HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; CHARLESTON, SC)
- TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles; CHARLESTON, SC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cottageville:
- CHARLESTON AFB/INTL (about 32 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Abbreviation: CHS)
- BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 37 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; Abbreviation: NBC)
- HILTON HEAD (about 52 miles; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Abbreviation: HXD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cottageville:
- LOWCOUNTRY RGNL (about 11 miles; WALTERBORO, SC; Abbreviation: RBW)
- SUMMERVILLE (about 17 miles; SUMMERVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: DYB)
- ST GEORGE (about 18 miles; ST GEORGE, SC; Abbreviation: 6J2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cottageville:
- TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 29 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,925)
- CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,191)
- MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 39 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,162)
- COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (about 40 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 9,756)
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
- CITADEL MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 44 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,701)
- SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 78 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,565)
Public primary/middle school in Cottageville:
- COTTAGEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 375; Location: 72 SALLY ACKERMAN DRIVE; Grades: PK – 05)