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Population (year 2000): 4,022. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,921 (-2.5% change)
Males: 1,988 (49.4%), Females: 2,034 (50.6%)
Rutherford County
Zip code:
28160
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $23,365 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,000 (year 2000)
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
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/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 certified for carrier operations nearest to
Spindale:
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 39 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 43 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC;
ID: AVL)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 46 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Spindale:
- RUTHERFORD CO - MARCHMAN FIELD (about 5 miles;
RUTHERFORDTON, NC; ID: FQD)
- FAIRVIEW (about 20 miles; LANDRUM, SC; ID: 33A)
- SHELBY MUNI (about 24 miles; SHELBY, NC; ID: EHO)
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/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; FT enrollment: 2,086)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about
27 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; GREENVILLE,
SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
FT enrollment: 2,915)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles;
HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles;
GREENVILLE, SC; FT 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)
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)
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