Moving to Patterson, North Carolina

Population: 620. Estimated population in July 2024: 616 (-0.6% change)
Males: 317 (51.1%), Females: 303 (48.9%)

Cleveland County

Zip code: 28152

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $32,368
Median house value: $67,600

Population by Race

Races in Patterson Springs:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
  • Black (3.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (17.1%), German (11.0%), Irish (8.7%), Dutch (3.7%), English (2.9%), Italian (1.9%).

Elevation: 880 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Patterson Springs

  • High school or higher: 67.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Patterson Springs town

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 56.5%
  • Separated: 6.4%
  • Widowed: 3.3%
  • Divorced: 16.7%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -77 (-11.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Patterson Springs:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Patterson Springs:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 36 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 41 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 54 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Patterson Springs:

  • SHELBY MUNI (about 6 miles; SHELBY, NC; Abbreviation: EHO)
  • GASTONIA MUNI (about 27 miles; GASTONIA, NC; Abbreviation: AKH)
  • LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (about 31 miles; LINCOLNTON, NC; Abbreviation: IPJ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Patterson Springs:

  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 25 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 35 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)