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:

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)