Earl, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 234. Estimated population in July 2024: 235 (+0.4% change)
Males: 107 (45.7%), Females: 127 (54.3%)
Cleveland County
Zip code: 28038
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $30,625
Median house value: $70,000
Population by Race
Races in Earl:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.2%)
- Black (12.0%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (17.1%), German (11.1%), English (8.5%), Scotch-Irish (6.8%), Dutch (6.4%), Irish (6.4%).
Elevation: 800 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Earl
- High school or higher: 75.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 12.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Earl town
- Never married: 13.0%
- Now married: 50.5%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 13.6%
- Divorced: 21.7%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+3.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Earl:
- CLEVELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; SHELBY, NC)
- CRAWLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC)
- KINGS MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL INC (about 13 miles; KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Earl:
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 39 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 42 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 52 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Earl:
- SHELBY MUNI (about 6 miles; SHELBY, NC; Abbreviation: EHO)
- GASTONIA MUNI (about 28 miles; GASTONIA, NC; Abbreviation: AKH)
- RUTHERFORD CO – MARCHMAN FIELD (about 32 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC; Abbreviation: FQD)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Earl:
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 27 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 33 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)