Fairforest

Population: 1,711
Median household income: $60,199
Median home value: $176,000

Located in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Fairforest is a community with a population of 1,711. Its median household income of $60,199 runs below the Spartanburg County figure of $64,195.

From 2019 to 2023, Fairforest's population grew 11.2% from 1,539 to 1,711, while its median home value rose 256.3% from $49,400 to $176,000.

The median resident is 43.8 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 20.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,711
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $60,199
Median home value: $176,000
Median gross rent: $696
Housing units: 728
Homeownership rate: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5391,711

Median household income

$43,298$60,199

Median home value

$49,400$176,000

Median gross rent

$770$696

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,539	$43,298	$49,400	$770
2020	1,484	$43,347	$66,100	$788
2021	1,565	$46,964	—	$809
2022	1,626	$49,650	—	$688
2023	1,711	$60,199	$176,000	$696

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

Age distribution

Under 50.9%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4418.6%

45 to 5420.7%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	0.9%
5 to 17	270	15.8%
18 to 24	77	4.5%
25 to 34	190	11.1%
35 to 44	319	18.6%
45 to 54	354	20.7%
55 to 64	263	15.4%
65 to 74	187	10.9%
75 and over	36	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,107	64.7%
Black or African American	69	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.4%
Asian	136	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	392	22.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.2%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree2.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	380	28.2%
High school graduate	526	39.0%
Some college or associate's	397	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	27	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	19	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled31.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	484	67.2%
Carpooled	226	31.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	252	35.5%
15 to 29 min	363	51.1%
30 to 44 min	14	2.0%
45 to 59 min	13	1.8%
60+ min	68	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 22.0% (375 of 1,708)

	Count	Share
Family households	510	86.6%
Nonfamily households	79	13.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	589	80.9%
Vacant	139	19.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	464	78.8%
Renter-occupied	125	21.2%

1-unit, detached57.0%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other24.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	415	57.0%
1-unit, attached	14	1.9%
2 to 4 units	55	7.6%
5 to 19 units	67	9.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	177	24.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4524505
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.9471, -82.0182