Blacksburg, South Carolina - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,008
Male Share of the Population	45.7%
Female Share of the Population	54.3%
Senior Citizens	14.1%
Employed Population 16+	645
Age of the Population	29

Families

% of people married	33.3%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	15.9%
Median Earnings25+	$29,727
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$30,278
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,179

Wealth

Median Family Income	$30,769
% Above Poverty Level	60.9%
% Below Poverty Level	39.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	20 minutes
% Working from Home	3.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.7%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	50.6%
Median Gross Rent	$602
Median House Value	$82,000

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	56%
Irish	6.6%
English	4.4%
Italian	2.5%
German	2.5%
Scottish	2.3%
African	1.6%
Dutch	1%
Arab	1%
Lebanese	1%
Greek	0.7%
Welsh	0.3%
Swedish	0.3%
French Except Basque	0.3%
Russian	0.1%
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Blacksburg Almanac

Category	Value
County	Cherokee County
Standard Zip Codes	29702
Phone Area Codes	864
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	35.12
Approximate Longitude	-81.51

Blacksburg Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	NINETY NINE ISLANDS
Distance	3.9 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 51 F
Apr Temp	43 to 71 F
Jul Temp	66 to 88 F
Oct Temp	45 to 72 F
Annual Precip	48.3 inches

Station	GASTONIA
Distance	23.9 miles
Jan Temp	29 to 50 F
Apr Temp	47 to 72 F
Jul Temp	69 to 89 F
Oct Temp	48 to 72 F
Annual Precip	44.8 inches

Station	SPARTANBURG 3 SSE
Distance	27.4 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 54 F
Apr Temp	45 to 76 F
Jul Temp	68 to 91 F
Oct Temp	47 to 75 F
Annual Precip	49.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Clover	5,955	$56,078
Cowpens	1,782	$40,750
Gaffney	12,526	$38,688
Hickory Grove	516	$63,542
Sharon	480	$40,625
York	8,062	$49,401

Blacksburg Public Schools

Blacksburg Elementary
402 Hardin Street
ZIP: 29702
(864) 839-2363
Primary
Total Enrollment 341

Blacksburg High
201 West Ramseur Street
ZIP: 29702
(864) 206-2378
High
Total Enrollment 535

Blacksburg Middle
101 London Street
ZIP: 29702
(864) 839-6476
Middle
Total Enrollment 393

Blacksburg Primary
1010 East Cherokee Street
ZIP: 29702
(864) 839-1106
Primary
Total Enrollment 442

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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