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Population (year 2000): 1,209. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,287 (+6.5% change)
Males: 519 (42.9%), Females: 690 (57.1%)
Abbeville County
Zip code:
29639
Median resident age: 23.6 years
Median household income: $39,375 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,500 (year 2000)
Races in Due West:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.1%)
- Black (18.6%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (12.3%), German (10.7%),
Scotch-Irish (9.2%), Irish (7.1%), Scottish (5.8%), United
States (5.5%).
Elevation: 703 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Due West
- High school or higher: 82.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 25.8%
- Unemployed: 12.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Due West town
- Never married: 47.2%
- Now married: 37.9%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 4.7%
3.6% Foreign born (1.7% Europe, 0.7% Asia, 0.7%
Africa, 0.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-0.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Due West:
- ABBEVILLE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
ABBEVILLE, SC)
- SELF REGIONAL HEALTHCARE (about 20 miles; GREENWOOD,
SC)
- ANDERSON AREA MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles;
ANDERSON, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Due
West:
- ANDERSON RGNL (about 25 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID:
AND)
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 29 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
ID: GYH)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 40 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Due West:
- GREENWOOD COUNTY (about 18 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; ID:
GRD)
- HESTER MEMORIAL (about 22 miles; CALHOUN FALLS, SC;
ID: 0A2)
- MC CORMICK COUNTY (about 31 miles; MC CORMICK, SC;
ID: S19)
College/University in Due West:
- ERSKINE COLLEGE AND SEMINARY (Full-time
enrollment: 712; Location: 2 WASHINGTON ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.erskine.edu; Offers
Doctor's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Due West:
- LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; Greenwood, SC;
Full-time enrollment: 2,429)
- PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
GREENWOOD, SC; FT enrollment: 2,406)
- TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles;
PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; GREENVILLE,
SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
FT enrollment: 2,915)
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT
enrollment: 15,962)
Public high school in Due West:
- DIXIE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 420; Location:
ONE HAYNES STREET; Grades: 08 - 12)
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