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Population (year 2000): 6,017. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,729 (+11.8% change)
Males: 2,741 (45.6%), Females: 3,276 (54.4%)
Greenville County
Zip code:
29644
Median resident age: 33.1 years
Median household income: $39,545 (year 2000)
Median house value: $94,200 (year 2000)
Races in Fountain Inn:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.2%)
- Black (30.3%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (14.9%), Irish
(11.7%), German (8.9%), English (7.1%), French (3.2%), Italian
(2.7%).
Elevation: 872 feet
Land area: 5.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fountain Inn
- High school or higher: 79.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fountain Inn city
- Never married: 23.3%
- Now married: 53.7%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 11.9%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,383 (+29.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fountain Inn:
- HILLCREST HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SIMPSONVILLE, SC)
- B J WORKMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
WOODRUFF, SC)
- GREENVILLE HOSPITAL CENTER (about 16 miles;
GREENVILLE, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fountain Inn:
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 13 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
ID: GYH)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 14 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
- ANDERSON RGNL (about 38 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID:
AND)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fountain Inn:
- GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (about 15 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
ID: GMU)
- SPARTANBURG DOWNTOWN MEMORIAL (about 23 miles;
SPARTANBURG, SC; ID: SPA)
- LAURENS COUNTY (about 23 miles; LAURENS, SC; ID:
34A)
Amtrak station near Fountain Inn:
- 19 miles: GREENVILLE (1120 W. WASHINGTON ST.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fountain Inn:
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 14 miles;
GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; GREENVILLE,
SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
FT enrollment: 2,915)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about
26 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
- LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,429)
- PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles;
GREENWOOD, SC; FT enrollment: 2,406)
Public primary/middle school in Fountain Inn:
- FOUNTAIN INN ELEMENTARY (Students: 710;
Location: 608 FAIRVIEW STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Fountain Inn:
- PLEASANT GROVE CHRISTIAN ACADE (Students:
180; Location: 305 S FRONTAGE ROAD; Grades: PK - 9)
- TENDER LOVING CARE (Students: 6; Location:
1218 N MAIN ST; Grades: KG - KG)
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