Moving to Grover, North Carolina
Population: 698. Estimated population in July 2024: 693 (-0.7% change)
Males: 329 (47.1%), Females: 369 (52.9%)
Cleveland County
Zip code: 28073
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $32,083
Median house value: $78,300
Population by Race
Races in Grover:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.8%)
- Black (7.2%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Other Asian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (13.6%), German (10.0%), Irish (7.9%), English (4.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%), Dutch (3.2%).
Elevation: 840 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Grover
- High school or higher: 63.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Grover town
- Never married: 16.9%
- Now married: 59.1%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 11.8%
- Divorced: 9.9%
2.1% Foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.9% Asia, 0.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +193 (+38.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Grover:
- KINGS MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL INC (about 8 miles; KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC)
- CLEVELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; SHELBY, NC)
- CRAWLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grover:
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 36 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 39 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 57 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grover:
- SHELBY MUNI (about 12 miles; SHELBY, NC; Abbreviation: EHO)
- GASTONIA MUNI (about 22 miles; GASTONIA, NC; Abbreviation: AKH)
- LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (about 29 miles; LINCOLNTON, NC; Abbreviation: IPJ)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grover:
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 22 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 38 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
Public primary/middle school in Grover:
- GROVER ELEMENTARY (Students: 448; Location: 206 CAROLINA AVENUE; Grades: PK – 04)