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Moving to Kingstree, South Carolina

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Population: 3,496. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,363 (-3.8% change)
Males: 1,532 (43.8%), Females: 1,964 (56.2%)

Williamsburg County

Zip code: 29556

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $21,022
Median house value: $71,800

Population by Race

Races in Kingstree:

  • Black (64.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (33.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (8.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%), German (3.9%), Irish (3.4%), English (2.8%), Subsaharan African (1.4%).

Elevation: 70 feet

Land area: 3.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kingstree

  • High school or higher: 70.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 10.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kingstree town

  • Never married: 28.3%
  • Now married: 43.7%
  • Separated: 7.1%
  • Widowed: 13.4%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -501 (-12.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Kingstree:

  • WILLIAMSBURG REGIONAL HOSPITAL (500 NELSON BLVD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Kingstree:

  • CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM LAKE CITY (about 14 miles; LAKE CITY, SC)
  • CLARENDON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; MANNING, SC)
  • CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM (about 33 miles; FLORENCE, SC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kingstree:

  • FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 37 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Abbreviation: FLO)
  • SHAW AFB (about 49 miles; SUMTER, SC; Abbreviation: SSC)
  • CHARLESTON AFB/INTL (about 56 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Abbreviation: CHS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kingstree:

  • WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY (about 4 miles; KINGSTREE, SC; Abbreviation: CKI)
  • LAKE CITY MUNI CJ EVANS FIELD (about 14 miles; LAKE CITY, SC; Abbreviation: 51J)
  • HEMINGWAY-STUCKEY (about 23 miles; HEMINGWAY, SC; Abbreviation: 38J)

Amtrak station:
KINGSTREE (101 E. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Kingstree:

  • WILLIAMSBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 405; Location: 601 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVE; Public; Website: WILLIAMSBURGTECH.COM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kingstree:

  • FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
  • FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,922)
  • TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 51 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,925)
  • CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,191)
  • CITADEL MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 57 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,701)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,067)
  • MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 62 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,162)

Schools

Public high school in Kingstree:

  • KINGSTREE SENIOR HIGH (Students: 875; Location: 615 MARTIN LUT KING AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Kingstree:

  • WILLIAMSBURG ACADEMY (Students: 373; Location: PO BOX 770; Grades: KG – 12)
  • THE KINGS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 37; Location: RT 2 BX 34 B; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Kingstree:

  • W. M. ANDERSON PRIMARY (Students: 761; Location: 500 LEXINGTON AVE; Grades: PK – 03)
  • KINGSTREE ELEMENTARY (Students: 590; Location: 500 ACADEMY ST; Grades: 04 – 06)
  • KINGSTREE JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 538; Location: 710 THIRD AVENUE; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • ST MARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 272; Location: 6628 THURGOOD MARSHALL HIGHWAY; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Kingstree:

  • WILLIAMSBURG KGARTEN DAYCARE (Students: 7; Location: 411 N ACADEMY; Grades: KG – KG)

Libraries

Library in Kingstree:

  • WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $333,789; Location: 215 NORTH JACKSON STREET; 49,961 books; 728 audio materials; 104 video materials; 91 serial subscriptions)

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