Moving to Pageland, South Carolina

Population: 2,521. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,544 (+0.9% change)
Males: 1,214 (48.2%), Females: 1,307 (51.8%)

Chesterfield County

Zip code: 29728

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $29,046
Median house value: $71,800

Population by Race

Races in Pageland:

• White Non-Hispanic (53.0%)
• Black (35.8%)
• Hispanic (8.8%)
• Other race (7.2%)
• Two or more races (1.3%)
• Asian Indian (0.7%)
• American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (17.0%), German (4.4%), English (3.3%), Irish (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), Scottish (1.2%).

Elevation: 654 feet

Land area: 4.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pageland

• High school or higher: 64.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
• Unemployed: 9.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pageland town

• Never married: 31.6%
• Now married: 48.0%
• Separated: 4.4%
• Widowed: 10.0%
• Divorced: 6.0%

8.0% Foreign born (8.0% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -282 (-10.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pageland:

• UNION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; MONROE, NC)
• SPRINGS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; LANCASTER, SC)
• ANSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; WADESBORO, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pageland:

• CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 48 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
• SHAW AFB (about 56 miles; SUMTER, SC; Abbreviation: SSC)
• FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 62 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Abbreviation: FLO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pageland:

• PAGELAND (about 5 miles; PAGELAND, SC; Abbreviation: PYG)
• U S (about 15 miles; WINGATE, NC; Abbreviation: N46)
• KIRK AIR BASE (about 21 miles; LANCASTER, SC; Abbreviation: T73)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pageland:

• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 44 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
• YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
• CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
• FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 57 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
• WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
• FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,922)
• ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)

Schools

Public high school in Pageland:

• CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 689; Location: 200 ZION CHURCH RD.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Pageland:

• NEW COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 271; Location: PO BOX 188; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Pageland:

• NEW HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 572; Location: 715 MCGREGOR STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
• PETERSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 527; Location: 326 ARNOLD ST.; Grades: PK – 02)
• PAGELAND INTERMEDIATE (Students: 480; Location: 715 WEST MCGREGORY STREET; Grades: 03 – 05)