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Population (year 2000): 4,131. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,099 (-0.8% change)
Males: 1,950 (47.2%), Females: 2,181 (52.8%)
Rutherford County
Zip code:
28139
Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $37,941 (year 2000)
Median house value: $100,900 (year 2000)
Races in Rutherfordton:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.5%)
- Black (13.6%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (13.0%), United States
(11.5%), German (10.1%), Irish (9.9%), Scotch-Irish (6.3%),
Scottish (3.5%).
Elevation: 929 feet
Land area: 4.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rutherfordton
- High school or higher: 76.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.6%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rutherfordton town
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 59.9%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 8.2%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +391 (+10.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Rutherfordton:
- RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC (288 SOUTH RIDGECREST
AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Rutherfordton:
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; COLUMBUS, NC)
- CRAWLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BOILING
SPRINGS, NC)
- MCDOWELL HOSPITAL,THE (about 24 miles; MARION, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rutherfordton:
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 38 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 40 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC;
ID: AVL)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 48 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rutherfordton:
- RUTHERFORD CO - MARCHMAN FIELD (about 4 miles;
RUTHERFORDTON, NC; ID: FQD)
- FAIRVIEW (about 19 miles; LANDRUM, SC; ID: 33A)
- SHIFLET FIELD (about 25 miles; MARION, NC; ID: 9A9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rutherfordton:
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 21 miles;
SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; BOILING
SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about
27 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; GREENVILLE,
SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 45 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
FT enrollment: 2,915)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 46
miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
Public high school in Rutherfordton:
- R S CENTRAL (Students: 1,121; Location: HWY
221; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rutherfordton:
- R S MIDDLE (Students: 881; Location: 545
CHARLOTTE RD E; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PINNACLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 482; Location:
1204 PAINTERS GAP ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- RUTHERFORDTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 445;
Location: 134 MAPLE STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- RUTHERFORD OPPORTUNITY CENTER (Students: 19;
Location: 132 RUTH SCHOOL CIRCLE; Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Rutherfordton:
- TRINITY SCHOOL (Students: 195; Location: 299
OETER STREET; Grades: PK - 7)
- PINE RIDGE MENNONITE SCHOOL (Students: 24;
Location: 1010 ELLIOTT ROAD; Grades: 1 - 9)
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