Chesnee

Population: 804
Median household income: $39,375
Median home value: $109,800

Located in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Chesnee is a community with a population of 804. At $39,375, its median household income sits below Spartanburg County's $64,195.

From 2019 to 2023, Chesnee's population grew 17.2% from 686 to 804, while its median home value rose 22.4% from $89,700 to $109,800.

9.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 53.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 804
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $39,375
Median home value: $109,800
Median gross rent: $839
Housing units: 392
Homeownership rate: 53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

686804

Median household income

$22,273$39,375

Median home value

$89,700$109,800

Median gross rent

$674$839

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	686	$22,273	$89,700	$674
2020	597	$24,427	$106,900	$685
2021	679	$40,125	$110,300	$732
2022	597	$42,727	$115,100	$747
2023	804	$39,375	$109,800	$839

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 176.6%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3418.8%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5419.5%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	43	5.3%
5 to 17	53	6.6%
18 to 24	77	9.6%
25 to 34	151	18.8%
35 to 44	83	10.3%
45 to 54	157	19.5%
55 to 64	112	13.9%
65 to 74	82	10.2%
75 and over	46	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	656	81.6%
Black or African American	91	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.4%
Two or more races	21	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.1%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree3.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	146	23.1%
High school graduate	241	38.2%
Some college or associate's	187	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	22	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	35	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled16.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means4.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	274	71.4%
Carpooled	64	16.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	4.9%
Other means	19	4.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	96	26.3%
15 to 29 min	121	33.2%
30 to 44 min	104	28.5%
45 to 59 min	22	6.0%
60+ min	22	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 31.8% (256 of 804)

	Count	Share
Family households	165	50.6%
Nonfamily households	161	49.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	326	83.2%
Vacant	66	16.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	175	53.7%
Renter-occupied	151	46.3%

1-unit, detached69.1%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	271	69.1%
1-unit, attached	2	0.5%
2 to 4 units	20	5.1%
5 to 19 units	22	5.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	77	19.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4514050
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.07 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1462, -81.8630