Moving to Hartsville, South Carolina

Population: 7,556. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,414 (-1.9% change)
Males: 3,315 (43.9%), Females: 4,241 (56.1%)

Darlington County

Zip codes: 29550.

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $26,063
Median house value: $78,400

Population by Race

Races in Hartsville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (55.8%)
  • Black (42.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (10.3%), English (7.7%), German (6.5%), Irish (4.6%), Scotch-Irish (4.4%), Scottish (1.6%).

Elevation: 220 feet

Land area: 5.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hartsville

  • High school or higher: 72.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
  • Unemployed: 16.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hartsville city

  • Never married: 27.2%
  • Now married: 44.5%
  • Separated: 5.3%
  • Widowed: 13.8%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -1,178 (-13.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Hartsville:

  • CAROLINA PINES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1304 W BOBO NEWSOM HWY)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Hartsville:

  • WILSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; DARLINGTON, SC)
  • CHESTERFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; CHERAW, SC)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF FLORENCE (about 28 miles; FLORENCE, SC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hartsville:

  • FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 29 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Abbreviation: FLO)
  • SHAW AFB (about 39 miles; SUMTER, SC; Abbreviation: SSC)
  • MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 58 miles; EASTOVER, SC; Abbreviation: MMT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hartsville:

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Hartsville:

  • COKER COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 895; Location: 300 E COLLEGE AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.coker.edu)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hartsville:

  • FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 23 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
  • FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,922)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 66 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
  • BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 68 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,880)
  • MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 70 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,958)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 70 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 19,682)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 75 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)

Schools

Public high school in Hartsville:

  • HARTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,398; Location: 701 LEWELLYN AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Hartsville:

  • EMMANUEL BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 281; Location: 1001 NORTH MARQUIS HIGHWAY; Grades: PK – 12)
  • BIBLE BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 63; Location: 2137 LAKEVIEW BLVD; Grades: PK – 12)
  • JOHN WESLEY ACADEMY (Students: 61; Location: 317 FOREST HILLS DR; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Hartsville:

  • NORTH HARTSVILLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 962; Location: 110 SCHOOL DRIVE; Grades: 01 – 06)
  • HARTSVILLE JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 837; Location: 437 WEST CAROLINA AV; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • SOUTHSIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Students: 460; Location: 1615 BLANDING DRIVE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • WASHINGTON STREET ELEMENTARY (Students: 450; Location: 325 WASHINGTON AVE; Grades: 01 – 03)
  • WEST HARTSVILLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 397; Location: 214 CLYDE ROAD; Grades: 04 – 06)
  • THORNWELL ELEMENTARY (Students: 375; Location: 604 E HOME AVE; Grades: 01 – 06)
  • CAROLINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 357; Location: 719 W CAROLINA AVE; Grades: 01 – 06)