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:

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)