Saluda, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 575. Estimated population in July 2024: 579 (+0.7% change)
Males: 273 (47.5%), Females: 302 (52.5%)

Polk County

Zip code: 28773

Demographics

Median resident age: 47.8 years
Median household income: $39,063
Median house value: $119,500

Population by Race

Races in Saluda:

• White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
• Hispanic (3.8%)
• Black (1.9%)
• Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: English (21.4%), United States (12.9%), Irish (9.6%), German (8.2%), Scotch-Irish (8.0%), Scottish (5.4%).

Elevation: 209 feet

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Saluda

• High school or higher: 84.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 13.1%
• Unemployed: 2.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Saluda city

• Never married: 16.2%
• Now married: 60.8%
• Separated: 1.7%
• Widowed: 9.3%
• Divorced: 11.9%

2.3% Foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.3% Asia, 0.3% Africa, 0.3% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+5.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Saluda:

• ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; COLUMBUS, NC)
• MARGARET R PARDEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC)
• NORTH GREENVILLE HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; TRAVELERS REST, SC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Saluda:

• ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 19 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
• GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 26 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
• DONALDSON CENTER (about 34 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GYH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Saluda:

• HENDERSONVILLE (about 7 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 0A7)
• FAIRVIEW (about 18 miles; LANDRUM, SC; Abbreviation: 33A)
• TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY (about 20 miles; BREVARD, NC; Abbreviation: 22W)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Saluda:

• SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 19 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
• FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)
• BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)
• GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 29 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)
• ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 32 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 33 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)

Public primary/middle school in Saluda:

• SALUDA ELEMENTARY (Students: 222; Location: 214 E MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 08)