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Population (year 2000): 2,966. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,050 (+2.8% change)
Males: 1,346 (45.4%), Females: 1,620 (54.6%)
Anderson County
Zip code:
29670
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $28,052 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,800 (year 2000)
Races in Pendleton:
- White Non-Hispanic (63.8%)
- Black (33.1%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (11.5%), Irish (9.3%),
German (9.2%), English (9.0%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%), Scottish
(2.5%).
Elevation: 859 feet
Land area: 3.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pendleton
- High school or higher: 75.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.9%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pendleton town
- Never married: 33.3%
- Now married: 42.9%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 10.7%
2.7% Foreign born (0.8% Latin America, 0.6%
Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.5% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: -406 (-12.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Pendleton:
- PATRICK B HARRIS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (about 11
miles; ANDERSON, SC)
- OCONEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SENECA,
SC)
- ANDERSON AREA MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles;
ANDERSON, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pendleton:
- ANDERSON RGNL (about 13 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID:
AND)
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 30 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
ID: GYH)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 43 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pendleton:
- OCONEE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 8 miles; CLEMSON, SC;
ID: CEU)
- PICKENS COUNTY (about 12 miles; PICKENS, SC; ID:
LQK)
- GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (about 33 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
ID: GMU)
Amtrak station near Pendleton:
- 5 miles: CLEMSON (U.S. 123 & STATE HWY. 133).
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking.
College/University in Pendleton:
- TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 2,343; Location: U.S. Hwy 76; Public;
Website: www.tricounty.tec.sc.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Pendleton:
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; CLEMSON, SC;
Full-time enrollment: 15,962)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
FT enrollment: 2,915)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; GREENVILLE,
SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles;
CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)
- LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,429)
- PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55 miles;
GREENWOOD, SC; FT enrollment: 2,406)
Public high school in Pendleton:
- PENDLETON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 806;
Location: 7324 HWY. 187; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Pendleton:
- PENDLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 648;
Location: 902 E. QUEEN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- RIVERSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 644;
Location: 458 RIVERSIDE STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
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