Moving to Gray Court, South Carolina
Population: 1,021. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,005 (-1.6% change)
Males: 507 (49.7%), Females: 514 (50.3%)
Laurens County
Zip code: 29645
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $31,146
Median house value: $72,700
Population by Race
Races in Gray Court:
- Black (54.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (35.7%)
- Hispanic (9.5%)
- Other race (6.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (10.4%), Irish (4.0%), English (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%), German (1.9%), Subsaharan African (1.8%).
Elevation: 797 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Gray Court
- High school or higher: 48.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 10.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Gray Court town
- Never married: 30.5%
- Now married: 47.0%
- Separated: 3.7%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 9.7%
7.0% Foreign born (7.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +113 (+12.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Gray Court:
- B J WORKMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; WOODRUFF, SC)
- HILLCREST HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SIMPSONVILLE, SC)
- LAURENS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; CLINTON, SC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gray Court:
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 20 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GYH)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 21 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
- ANDERSON RGNL (about 42 miles; ANDERSON, SC; Abbreviation: AND)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gray Court:
- LAURENS COUNTY (about 15 miles; LAURENS, SC; Abbreviation: 34A)
- GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (about 23 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GMU)
- SPARTANBURG DOWNTOWN MEMORIAL (about 24 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Abbreviation: SPA)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gray Court:
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 22 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)
- LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; Greenwood, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,429)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 28 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
- PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,406)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
Public primary/middle schools in Gray Court:
- HICKORY TAVERN ELEMENTARY (Students: 532; Location: 163 NEELY FERRY RD; Grades: PK – 05)
- GRAY COURT-OWINGS ELEMENTARY (Students: 441; Location: 9210 HIGHWAY 14; Grades: 02 – 08)
- PLEASANT VIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 338; Location: 340 WEST MILL STREET; Grades: PK – 03)
- HICKORY TAVERN MIDDLE (Students: 316; Location: 163 NEELY FERRY ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)