Boiling Springs

Population: 12,609
Median household income: $79,798
Median home value: $230,000

Boiling Springs, a community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, has 12,609 residents. The median household income of $79,798 is above the Spartanburg County median ($64,195).

Between 2019 and 2023, Boiling Springs's population grew 32.6% from 9,508 to 12,609, while its median home value rose 41.5% from $162,600 to $230,000.

The typical home was built around 2006. 9.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,609
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $79,798
Median home value: $230,000
Median gross rent: $1,267
Housing units: 4,740
Homeownership rate: 76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,50812,609

Median household income

$61,946$79,798

Median home value

$162,600$230,000

Median gross rent

$780$1,267

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,508	$61,946	$162,600	$780
2020	9,953	$63,529	$166,600	$889
2021	10,591	$63,184	$169,900	$894
2022	11,191	$68,993	$198,900	$900
2023	12,609	$79,798	$230,000	$1,267

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	854	6.8%
5 to 17	2,545	20.2%
18 to 24	893	7.1%
25 to 34	2,293	18.2%
35 to 44	1,549	12.3%
45 to 54	1,601	12.7%
55 to 64	1,393	11.0%
65 to 74	913	7.2%
75 and over	568	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,563	67.9%
Black or African American	2,082	16.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.2%
Asian	512	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	798	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	630	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree15.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	630	7.6%
High school graduate	2,449	29.4%
Some college or associate's	2,753	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,200	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,285	15.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,974	78.6%
Carpooled	700	11.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	622	9.8%
Other means	13	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	759	13.3%
15 to 29 min	2,964	52.0%
30 to 44 min	1,085	19.0%
45 to 59 min	437	7.7%
60+ min	459	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 9.2% (1,155 of 12,556)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,598	76.9%
Nonfamily households	1,083	23.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2006

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,681	98.8%
Vacant	59	1.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,558	76.0%
Renter-occupied	1,123	24.0%

1-unit, detached74.8%

1-unit, attached7.9%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,544	74.8%
1-unit, attached	375	7.9%
2 to 4 units	51	1.1%
5 to 19 units	419	8.8%
20 or more units	159	3.4%
Mobile home & other	192	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4507345
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.84 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.0450, -81.9779