Spindale, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 4,022. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,921 (-2.5% change)
Males: 1,988 (49.4%), Females: 2,034 (50.6%)
Rutherford County
Zip code: 28160
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $23,365
Median house value: $64,000
Population by Race
Races in Spindale:
- White Non-Hispanic (72.1%)
- Black (24.9%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (22.7%), Irish (9.2%), German (6.0%), English (5.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%), Scottish (1.1%).
Elevation: 1094 feet
Land area: 5.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Spindale
- High school or higher: 64.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Spindale town
- Never married: 20.9%
- Now married: 54.7%
- Separated: 4.4%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 10.6%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -67 (-1.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Spindale:
- RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC (about 5 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC)
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; COLUMBUS, NC)
- CRAWLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Spindale:
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 39 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 43 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 46 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Spindale:
- RUTHERFORD CO – MARCHMAN FIELD (about 5 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC; Abbreviation: FQD)
- FAIRVIEW (about 20 miles; LANDRUM, SC; Abbreviation: 33A)
- SHELBY MUNI (about 24 miles; SHELBY, NC; Abbreviation: EHO)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Spindale:
- ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,170; Location: 286 ICC Loop Road; Public; Website: www.isothermal.cc.nc.us/)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spindale:
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 22 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 27 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)
Private high school in Spindale:
- WORD OF FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 95; Location: 207 OLD FLYNN ROAD; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Spindale:
- SPINDALE ELEMENTARY (Students: 421; Location: 201 N OAK ST; Grades: KG – 05)
Libraries
Library in Spindale:
- RUTHERFORD COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $422,042; Location: 255 CALLAHAN KOON RD.; 114,042 books; 2,001 audio materials; 1,727 video materials; 47 serial subscriptions)