Moving to Ninety Six, South Carolina

Population: 1,936. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,922 (-0.7% change)
Males: 867 (44.8%), Females: 1,069 (55.2%)

Greenwood County

Zip code: 29666

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $33,423
Median house value: $59,700

Population by Race

Races in Ninety Six:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.1%)
  • Black (22.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (23.9%), German (10.2%), Irish (7.7%), English (6.6%), Scotch-Irish (5.0%), Scottish (1.4%).

Elevation: 550 feet

Land area: 1.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ninety Six

  • High school or higher: 76.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ninety Six town

  • Never married: 21.0%
  • Now married: 52.3%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 13.5%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -274 (-12.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ninety Six:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ninety Six:

  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 47 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GYH)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 51 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
  • ANDERSON RGNL (about 52 miles; ANDERSON, SC; Abbreviation: AND)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ninety Six:

  • GREENWOOD COUNTY (about 10 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; Abbreviation: GRD)
  • LAURENS COUNTY (about 24 miles; LAURENS, SC; Abbreviation: 34A)
  • SALUDA COUNTY (about 25 miles; SALUDA, SC; Abbreviation: 6J4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ninety Six:

  • PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 10 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,406)
  • LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; Greenwood, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,429)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 47 miles; AIKEN, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,636)
  • AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,778)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)
  • AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,300)

Schools

Public high school in Ninety Six:

  • NINETY SIX HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 515; Location: JOHNSTON RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Ninety Six:

  • EDGEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 394; Location: KINARD AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • NINETY SIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 387; Location: 121 SOUTH CAMBRIDGE; Grades: 03 – 05)