Moving to Elloree, South Carolina

Population: 742. Estimated population in July 2024: 709 (-4.4% change)
Males: 324 (43.7%), Females: 418 (56.3%)

Orangeburg County

Zip code: 29047

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.6 years
Median household income: $22,574
Median house value: $63,500

Population by Race

Races in Elloree:

  • White Non-Hispanic (55.5%)
  • Black (43.9%)

Ancestries: German (14.3%), English (8.6%), United States (6.6%), Irish (4.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%), French (1.3%).

Elevation: 174 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Elloree

  • High school or higher: 75.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elloree town

  • Never married: 25.5%
  • Now married: 45.6%
  • Separated: 6.7%
  • Widowed: 14.7%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -220 (-22.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Elloree:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elloree:

  • MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 31 miles; EASTOVER, SC; Abbreviation: MMT)
  • SHAW AFB (about 31 miles; SUMTER, SC; Abbreviation: SSC)
  • COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 47 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Abbreviation: CAE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Elloree:

  • ORANGEBURG MUNI (about 21 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; Abbreviation: OGB)
  • HOLLY HILL (about 21 miles; HOLLY HILL, SC; Abbreviation: 5J5)
  • ST GEORGE (about 25 miles; ST GEORGE, SC; Abbreviation: 6J2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elloree:

  • SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 45 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 19,682)
  • BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 46 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,880)
  • MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,958)
  • TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,925)
  • CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,191)
  • MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 68 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,162)

Schools

Public high school in Elloree:

  • ELLOREE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 384; Location: 200 WARRIOR DRIVE; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Elloree:

  • ELLOREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 393; Location: 980 WOLFE STREET; Grades: PK – 06)