Spartanburg County, South Carolina

38 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 338,096
Median household income: $64,195
Median home value: $216,000

Home to 338,096 residents, Spartanburg County is one of South Carolina's counties. 38 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $64,195 runs in line with the South Carolina figure of $66,818.

Between 2019 and 2023, Spartanburg County's population grew 9.9% from 307,617 to 338,096, while its median household income rose 22.7% from $52,332 to $64,195.

The typical home was built around 1989. 14.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 338,096
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $64,195
Median home value: $216,000
Median gross rent: $1,019
Housing units: 141,086
Homeownership rate: 72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

307,617338,096

Median household income

$52,332$64,195

Median home value

$141,400$216,000

Median gross rent

$794$1,019

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	307,617	$52,332	$141,400	$794
2020	313,791	$53,757	$153,000	$825
2021	322,864	$57,627	$164,300	$878
2022	330,119	$61,955	$195,800	$960
2023	338,096	$64,195	$216,000	$1,019

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20,449	6.0%
5 to 17	58,679	17.4%
18 to 24	30,067	8.9%
25 to 34	47,225	14.0%
35 to 44	41,735	12.3%
45 to 54	42,480	12.6%
55 to 64	42,719	12.6%
65 to 74	33,360	9.9%
75 and over	21,382	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	222,196	65.7%
Black or African American	66,690	19.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	355	0.1%
Asian	7,875	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	67	0.0%
Some other race	1,496	0.4%
Two or more races	9,525	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29,892	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree15.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27,826	12.2%
High school graduate	71,220	31.1%
Some college or associate's	70,942	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	36,052	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	22,861	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	124,799	80.1%
Carpooled	15,571	10.0%
Public transit	219	0.1%
Walked	1,264	0.8%
Bicycle	147	0.1%
Worked from home	12,171	7.8%
Other means	1,643	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	34,023	23.7%
15 to 29 min	64,054	44.6%
30 to 44 min	28,899	20.1%
45 to 59 min	9,202	6.4%
60+ min	7,465	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 14.5% (47,882 of 330,155)

	Count	Share
Family households	88,433	68.8%
Nonfamily households	40,173	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	128,606	91.2%
Vacant	12,480	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	93,795	72.9%
Renter-occupied	34,811	27.1%

1-unit, detached72.4%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other12.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	102,154	72.4%
1-unit, attached	3,603	2.6%
2 to 4 units	6,578	4.7%
5 to 19 units	6,427	4.6%
20 or more units	4,903	3.5%
Mobile home & other	17,421	12.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 45083
State: South Carolina
Land area: 808 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 34.9320, -81.9916