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Population (year 2000): 807. Estimated
population in July 2005: 839 (+4.0% change)
Males: 360 (44.6%), Females: 447 (55.4%)
Hampton County
Zip code:
29945
Median resident age: 32.7 years
Median household income: $24,868 (year 2000)
Median house value: $70,600 (year 2000)
Races in Yemassee:
- Black (55.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (42.4%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (11.5%), German
(4.7%), Irish (4.2%), English (3.6%).
Elevation: 25 feet
Land area: 4.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Yemassee
- High school or higher: 66.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Yemassee town
- Never married: 27.4%
- Now married: 46.1%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 15.5%
- Divorced: 7.1%
2.4% Foreign born (1.2% Asia, 0.9% Latin
America, 0.2% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +77 (+10.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Yemassee:
- HAMPTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
VARNVILLE, SC)
- COLLETON MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; WALTERBORO,
SC)
- BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
BEAUFORT, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Yemassee:
- BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 19 miles;
BEAUFORT, SC; ID: NBC)
- HILTON HEAD (about 35 miles; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC;
ID: HXD)
- SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 47 miles;
SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SAV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Yemassee:
- RIDGELAND (about 18 miles; RIDGELAND, SC; ID: 3J1)
- HAMPTON-VARNVILLE (about 19 miles; HAMPTON, SC; ID:
3J0)
- LOWCOUNTRY RGNL (about 22 miles; WALTERBORO, SC; ID:
RBW)
Amtrak station:
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
Yemassee:
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles;
ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
- SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 52 miles;
SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
- ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles;
SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 3,945)
- TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
- CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
- MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 63
miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,162)
- COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (about 64 miles; CHARLESTON,
SC; FT enrollment: 9,756)
Public primary/middle school in Yemassee:
- FENNELL ELEMENTARY (Students: 315; Location:
131 YEMASSEE HIGHWAY; Grades: PK - 06)
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