Drayton

Population: 1,043
Median household income: $51,650
Median home value: $82,500

Located in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Drayton is a community with a population of 1,043. The median household income of $51,650 is below the Spartanburg County median ($64,195).

From 2020 to 2023, Drayton's population declined 4.9% from 1,097 to 1,043, while its median home value rose 9.3% from $75,500 to $82,500.

43.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1968.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,043
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $51,650
Median home value: $82,500
Median gross rent: $1,331
Housing units: 620
Homeownership rate: 40.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0971,043

Median household income

$36,923$51,650

Median home value

$75,500$82,500

Median gross rent

$985$1,331

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	1,097	$36,923	$75,500	$985
2021	961	$46,453	$74,200	$1,134
2022	1,011	$47,966	$83,900	$1,135
2023	1,043	$51,650	$82,500	$1,331

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 172.3%

18 to 2414.4%

25 to 3422.7%

35 to 445.6%

45 to 5422.3%

55 to 6419.2%

65 to 744.2%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	24	2.3%
18 to 24	150	14.4%
25 to 34	237	22.7%
35 to 44	58	5.6%
45 to 54	233	22.3%
55 to 64	200	19.2%
65 to 74	44	4.2%
75 and over	97	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	669	64.1%
Black or African American	313	30.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	17	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma36.5%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree7.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	317	36.5%
High school graduate	268	30.8%
Some college or associate's	209	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	63	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone90.3%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	402	90.3%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	7.4%
Other means	10	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	178	43.2%
15 to 29 min	79	19.2%
30 to 44 min	56	13.6%
45 to 59 min	57	13.8%
60+ min	42	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.75
Poverty rate: 37.4% (368 of 984)

	Count	Share
Family households	169	36.4%
Nonfamily households	295	63.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	464	74.8%
Vacant	156	25.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	188	40.5%
Renter-occupied	276	59.5%

1-unit, detached43.5%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units35.6%

Mobile home & other14.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	270	43.5%
1-unit, attached	41	6.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	221	35.6%
Mobile home & other	88	14.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4520590
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.9762, -81.9026