Population: 2,250. Estimated population in July 2020: 2,259 (+0.4% change)
Males: 1,077 (47.9%), Females: 1,173 (52.1%)
Aiken County
Zip code: 29809
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $38,125
Median house value: $65,900
Races in New Ellenton:
- White Non-Hispanic (60.2%)
- Black (35.8%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (14.5%), English (10.8%), Irish (9.9%), German (9.0%), French (2.4%), Subsaharan African (2.1%).
Elevation: 401 feet
Land area: 5.0 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in New Ellenton
- High school or higher: 77.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in New Ellenton town
- Never married: 23.3%
- Now married: 57.1%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 9.2%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -386 (-14.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near New Ellenton:
- AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; AIKEN, SC)
- WALTON REHABILITATION HOSP (about 21 miles; AUGUSTA, GA)
- GEORGIA REGIONAL HOSP AT AUGUSTA (about 24 miles; AUGUSTA, GA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New Ellenton:
- AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 19 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Abbreviation: AGS)
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 53 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Abbreviation: CAE)
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 71 miles; EASTOVER, SC; Abbreviation: MMT)
Other public-use airports nearest to New Ellenton:
- AIKEN MUNI (about 15 miles; AIKEN, SC; Abbreviation: AIK)
- TWIN LAKES (about 20 miles; GRANITEVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: S17)
- EDGEFIELD COUNTY (about 24 miles; TRENTON, SC; Abbreviation: 6J6)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Ellenton:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 11 miles; AIKEN, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,636)
- AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 24 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,300)
- AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,778)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 61 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 19,682)
- PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,406)
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 62 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,958)
Public primary/middle schools in New Ellenton:
- GREENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 404; Location: 505 SOUTH BOUNDARY AVE.; Grades: PK – 05)
- NEW ELLENTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 233; Location: 814 MAIN STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)