Population: 4,052. Estimated population in July 2020: 3,897 (-3.8% change)
Males: 1,861 (45.9%), Females: 2,191 (54.1%)
Zip code: 29810
Median resident age: 31.5 years
Median household income: $16,632
Median house value: $46,500
Races in Allendale:
- Black (80.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (17.8%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- Other race (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (7.1%), English (2.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%), German (1.6%).
Land area: 3.3 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Allendale
- High school or higher: 54.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 12.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Allendale town
- Never married: 38.7%
- Now married: 36.7%
- Separated: 7.2%
- Widowed: 13.7%
- Divorced: 3.7%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -379 (-8.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Allendale:
- ALLENDALE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; FAIRFAX, SC)
- BARNWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; BARNWELL, SC)
- HAMPTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; VARNVILLE, SC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Allendale:
- AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 51 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Abbreviation: AGS)
- BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 56 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; Abbreviation: NBC)
- SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 62 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Abbreviation: SAV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Allendale:
- ALLENDALE COUNTY (about 4 miles; ALLENDALE, SC; Abbreviation: 88J)
- BARNWELL COUNTY (about 18 miles; BARNWELL, SC; Abbreviation: BNL)
- HAMPTON-VARNVILLE (about 20 miles; HAMPTON, SC; Abbreviation: 3J0)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Allendale:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SALKEHATCHIE (Full-time enrollment: 507; Location: PO BOX 617; Public; Website: www.rcce.sc.edu/salkehatchie/)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Allendale:
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 48 miles; AIKEN, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,636)
- GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
- AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 56 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,300)
- AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,778)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 71 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 19,682)
- ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,945)
Public primary/middle school in Allendale:
- ALLENDALE ELEMENTARY (Students: 589; Location: HIGHWAY 278 EAST; Grades: PK – 05)
Private primary/middle school in Allendale:
- LIVING WORD CHRISTIAN PRESCHOO (Students: 17; Location: P O BOX 326; Grades: PK – 7)
Libraries
Library in Allendale:
- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $622,592; Location: 158 MCNAIR STREET; 54,363 books; 289 audio materials; 121 video materials; 261 serial subscriptions)