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Population (year 2000): 2,363. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,377 (+0.6% change)
Males: 1,082 (45.8%), Females: 1,281 (54.2%)
Greenwood County
Zip code:
29692
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $29,531 (year 2000)
Median house value: $53,200 (year 2000)
Races in Ware Shoals:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.2%)
- Black (20.1%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (23.2%), Irish (7.2%),
English (6.0%), German (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (4.1%), Polish
(1.3%).
Elevation: 642 feet
Land area: 3.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ware Shoals
- High school or higher: 68.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ware Shoals town
- Never married: 22.7%
- Now married: 50.9%
- Separated: 5.9%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 8.0%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -164 (-6.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ware Shoals:
- SELF REGIONAL HEALTHCARE (about 17 miles; GREENWOOD,
SC)
- ABBEVILLE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
ABBEVILLE, SC)
- HILLCREST HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; SIMPSONVILLE,
SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ware
Shoals:
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 26 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
ID: GYH)
- ANDERSON RGNL (about 33 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID:
AND)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 34 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ware Shoals:
- GREENWOOD COUNTY (about 14 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; ID:
GRD)
- LAURENS COUNTY (about 23 miles; LAURENS, SC; ID:
34A)
- GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
ID: GMU)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ware Shoals:
- LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; Greenwood, SC;
Full-time enrollment: 2,429)
- PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 17 miles;
GREENWOOD, SC; FT enrollment: 2,406)
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; GREENVILLE,
SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
FT enrollment: 2,915)
- TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT
enrollment: 15,962)
Public high school in Ware Shoals:
- WARE SHOALS HIGH (Students: 559; Location: 56
S. GREENWOOD AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ware Shoals:
- WARE SHOALS PRIMARY (Students: 406; Location:
15269 INDIAN MOUND ROAD; Grades: PK - 03)
- WARE SHOALS ELEMENTARY (Students: 309;
Location: 45 WEST MAIN STREET; Grades: 04 - 06)
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