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Population (year 2000): 5,153. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,548 (+7.7% change)
Males: 2,285 (44.3%), Females: 2,868 (55.7%)
Colleton County
Zip code:
29488
Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $32,200 (year 2000)
Median house value: $74,500 (year 2000)
Races in Walterboro:
- White Non-Hispanic (49.6%)
- Black (48.3%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (12.1%), English
(6.2%), Irish (4.5%), German (4.0%), Italian (1.2%),
Scotch-Irish (1.2%).
Elevation: 69 feet
Land area: 5.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Walterboro
- High school or higher: 68.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 8.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Walterboro city
- Never married: 23.3%
- Now married: 47.2%
- Separated: 5.7%
- Widowed: 15.0%
- Divorced: 8.8%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -519 (-9.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Walterboro:
- COLLETON MEDICAL CENTER (501 ROBERTSON
BOULEVARD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Walterboro:
- HAMPTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles;
VARNVILLE, SC)
- BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles;
BEAUFORT, SC)
- BAMBERG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 36 miles;
BAMBERG, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Walterboro:
- BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 31 miles;
BEAUFORT, SC; ID: NBC)
- CHARLESTON AFB/INTL (about 44 miles; CHARLESTON, SC;
ID: CHS)
- HILTON HEAD (about 48 miles; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC;
ID: HXD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Walterboro:
- LOWCOUNTRY RGNL (about 3 miles; WALTERBORO, SC; ID:
RBW)
- ST GEORGE (about 23 miles; ST GEORGE, SC; ID: 6J2)
- HAMPTON-VARNVILLE (about 28 miles; HAMPTON, SC; ID:
3J0)
Amtrak station near Walterboro:
- 20 miles: YEMASSEE (MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Walterboro:
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles;
ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
- TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
- CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
- MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 51
miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,162)
- COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (about 52 miles; CHARLESTON,
SC; FT enrollment: 9,756)
- CITADEL MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 57
miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,701)
- SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 70 miles;
SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
Public high schools in Walterboro:
- COLLETON COUNTY HIGH (Students: 1,857;
Location: 1379 BULLDOG AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- THUNDERBOLT CAREER AND TECHNOLGY (Location:
1069 THUNDERBOLT RD.; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high schools in Walterboro:
- COLLETON PREP ACADEMY (Students: 396;
Location: PO BOX 1426 165 ACADEMY ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
- WELCH CREEK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 8;
Location: 536 WELCH CREEK ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Walterboro:
- COLLETON MIDDLE (Students: 865; Location: 603
COLLETON LOOP; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 780;
Location: 1929 INDUSTRIAL ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 630;
Location: 633 HIERS CORNER ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- BLACK STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
539; Location: 120 SMITH STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- HENDERSONVILLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 509;
Location: 6089 HENDERSONVILLE HWY; Grades: PK - 05)
- FOREST CIRCLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 418;
Location: 500 FOREST CIRCLE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Walterboro:
- FAMILY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 138;
Location: 2107 HAMPTON ST; Grades: KG - 8)
- FIRST BAPTIST KINDERGARTEN (Students: 74;
Location: PO BOX 650; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Walterboro:
- COLLETON COUNTY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $491,372; Location: 600 HAMPTON STREET; 89,213
books; 3,213 audio materials; 289 video materials; 182
serial subscriptions)
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