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Population (year 2000): 553. Estimated
population in July 2005: 587 (+6.1% change)
Males: 254 (45.9%), Females: 299 (54.1%)
Lexington County
Zip code:
29123
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $42,222 (year 2000)
Median house value: $84,800 (year 2000)
Races in Pelion:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- Filipino (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Black (0.7%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (27.3%), German
(14.8%), Irish (9.2%), English (5.8%), Scotch-Irish (5.2%),
Italian (2.2%).
Elevation: 390 feet
Land area: 3.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pelion
- High school or higher: 86.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 25.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pelion town
- Never married: 17.8%
- Now married: 66.2%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 9.6%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +280 (+102.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Pelion:
- LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; WEST
COLUMBIA, SC)
- THREE RIVERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE LLC (about 19
miles; WEST COLUMBIA, SC)
- PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; COLUMBIA, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pelion:
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 15 miles; COLUMBIA, SC;
ID: CAE)
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 34 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID:
MMT)
- SHAW AFB (about 56 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pelion:
- CORPORATE (about 2 miles; PELION, SC; ID: 6J0)
- LEXINGTON COUNTY (about 12 miles; GASTON, SC; ID:
7J1)
- COLUMBIA OWENS DOWNTOWN (about 23 miles; COLUMBIA,
SC; ID: CUB)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Pelion:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 23
miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 19,682)
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
- BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 25 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,880)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 35
miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles;
ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
- AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 3,778)
- AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 60 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
Public high school in Pelion:
- PELION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 712; Location:
758 MAGNOLIA ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Pelion:
- PELION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 992;
Location: 1202 PINE STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
- PELION MIDDLE (Students: 890; Location: 758
MAGNOLIA STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
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