Cowpens

Population: 2,031
Median household income: $37,168
Median home value: $152,700

Cowpens is a community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, home to 2,031 residents. At $37,168, its median household income sits below Spartanburg County's $64,195.

From 2019 to 2023, Cowpens's population grew 4.6% from 1,942 to 2,031, while its median home value rose 58.2% from $96,500 to $152,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 75.4% of the population. 86.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,031
Median age: 48.8 yrs
Median household income: $37,168
Median home value: $152,700
Median gross rent: $815
Housing units: 1,002
Homeownership rate: 64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9422,031

Median household income

$26,959$37,168

Median home value

$96,500$152,700

Median gross rent

$601$815

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,942	$26,959	$96,500	$601
2020	1,944	$27,463	$91,100	$634
2021	1,990	$34,917	$109,200	$725
2022	1,862	$36,585	$155,900	$709
2023	2,031	$37,168	$152,700	$815

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 7427.9%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	108	5.3%
5 to 17	205	10.1%
18 to 24	117	5.8%
25 to 34	289	14.2%
35 to 44	169	8.3%
45 to 54	300	14.8%
55 to 64	207	10.2%
65 to 74	566	27.9%
75 and over	70	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,532	75.4%
Black or African American	187	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	76	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	236	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate36.4%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	142	8.9%
High school graduate	582	36.4%
Some college or associate's	575	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	187	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	115	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone86.2%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	712	86.2%
Carpooled	27	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	70	8.5%
Other means	7	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	140	18.5%
15 to 29 min	378	50.0%
30 to 44 min	162	21.4%
45 to 59 min	26	3.4%
60+ min	50	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 31.0% (621 of 2,003)

	Count	Share
Family households	593	67.3%
Nonfamily households	288	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	881	87.9%
Vacant	121	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	572	64.9%
Renter-occupied	309	35.1%

1-unit, detached81.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	820	81.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	61	6.1%
5 to 19 units	33	3.3%
20 or more units	23	2.3%
Mobile home & other	65	6.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4517260
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.0186, -81.8041