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:

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)