Moving to Polkton, North Carolina

Population: 1,195
Males: 776 (64.9%), Females: 419 (35.1%)

Anson County

Zip code: 28135

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $30,329
Median house value: $50,300

Population by Race

Races in Polkton:

  • Black (56.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (39.4%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Other Asian (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (9.3%), German (3.0%), English (2.8%), Irish (2.2%), Subsaharan African (2.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%).

Elevation: 305 feet

Land area: 2.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Polkton

  • High school or higher: 60.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Polkton town

  • Never married: 23.6%
  • Now married: 58.4%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

1.2% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Polkton:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Polkton:

  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 53 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • MOORE COUNTY (about 59 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Abbreviation: SOP)
  • FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 66 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Abbreviation: FLO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Polkton:

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Polkton:

  • SOUTH PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 212; Location: PO BOX 126; Public)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Polkton:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 43 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 57 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
  • FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 62 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
  • FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,922)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)