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

Demographics

People

Total Population	5,701
Male Share of the Population	44.6%
Female Share of the Population	55.4%
Senior Citizens	23%
Employed Population 16+	1,684
Age of the Population	40

Families

% of people married	34.7%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	10.9%
Median Earnings25+	$32,759
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$21,029
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$29,375

Wealth

Median Family Income	$38,544
% Above Poverty Level	65.1%
% Below Poverty Level	34.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	15 minutes
% Working from Home	%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.5%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	25.8%
Median Gross Rent	$539
Median House Value	$114,400

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	52.4%
German	4.1%
Scottish	3%
English	2.8%
African	2.1%
Irish	2.1%
Italian	0.6%
Dutch	0.4%
Canadian	0.2%
Portuguese	0.2%
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Cheraw Almanac

Category	Value
County	Chesterfield County
Standard Zip Codes	29520
Phone Area Codes	843
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	34.69
Approximate Longitude	-79.89

Cheraw 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	CHERAW
Distance	0.2 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 53 F
Apr Temp	47 to 74 F
Jul Temp	70 to 90 F
Oct Temp	48 to 74 F
Annual Precip	47.8 inches

Station	LAURINBURG
Distance	24 miles
Jan Temp	32 to 53 F
Apr Temp	49 to 74 F
Jul Temp	70 to 91 F
Oct Temp	50 to 74 F
Annual Precip	48.1 inches

Station	DILLON
Distance	34.5 miles
Jan Temp	32 to 53 F
Apr Temp	47 to 73 F
Jul Temp	70 to 89 F
Oct Temp	49 to 74 F
Annual Precip	47 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bennettsville	8,308	$35,175
Blenheim	231	$51,875
Chesterfield	1,512	$54,318
Patrick	355	$55,750
Ruby	442	$57,404
Society Hill	669	$45,000

Cheraw Hospitals

Chesterfield General Hospital
(Proprietary)
711 Chesterfield Hwy
(843) 537-7881

Cheraw Public Schools

Cheraw High
649 Chesterfield Highway
ZIP: 29520
(843) 921-1000
High
Total Enrollment 731

Cheraw Intermediate
421 Chesterfield Highway
ZIP: 29520
(843) 921-1030
Primary
Total Enrollment 477

Long Middle
1010 West Green Street
ZIP: 29520
(843) 921-1010
Middle
Total Enrollment 481

Cheraw Primary
321 High Street
ZIP: 29709
(843) 921-1020
Primary
Total Enrollment 527

Cheraw Private Schools

Faith Christian Academy
220 Greene St
ZIP: 29520
Elementary
Total Enrollment 94

Jesus Is Lord Christian School
66 Praise Ln
ZIP: 29520
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 65

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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