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:
- SELF REGIONAL HEALTHCARE (about 10 miles; GREENWOOD, SC)
- LAURENS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; CLINTON, SC)
- EDGEFIELD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; EDGEFIELD, SC)
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)