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High Shoals, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 729. Estimated population in July 2024: 749 (+2.7% change)
Males: 358 (49.1%), Females: 371 (50.9%)

Gaston County

Zip code: 28077

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.9 years
Median household income: $33,906
Median house value: $55,100

Population by Race

Races in High Shoals:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.3%)
  • Black (9.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)

Ancestries: United States (20.6%), German (6.6%), Irish (6.2%), Subsaharan African (3.8%), English (3.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%).

Elevation: 724 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in High Shoals

  • High school or higher: 63.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in High Shoals town

  • Never married: 19.2%
  • Now married: 55.0%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 15.3%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +134 (+22.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near High Shoals:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to High Shoals:

  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 24 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 27 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 79 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to High Shoals:

  • LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (about 7 miles; LINCOLNTON, NC; Abbreviation: IPJ)
  • LANEYS (about 14 miles; MAIDEN, NC; Abbreviation: N92)
  • GASTONIA MUNI (about 15 miles; GASTONIA, NC; Abbreviation: AKH)

Amtrak station near High Shoals:

  • 10 miles: GASTONIA (350 HANCOCK ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to High Shoals:

  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 5 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 34 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)

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