Hilltop

Population: 3,058
Median household income: $39,432
Median home value: $121,400

Located in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Hilltop is a community with a population of 3,058. The median household income of $39,432 is below the Spartanburg County median ($64,195).

Between 2020 and 2023, Hilltop's population declined 12.2% from 3,483 to 3,058, while its median home value rose 43.2% from $84,800 to $121,400.

The typical home was built around 1966. 17.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,058
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $39,432
Median home value: $121,400
Median gross rent: $1,153
Housing units: 1,234
Homeownership rate: 50.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4833,058

Median household income

$36,134$39,432

Median home value

$84,800$121,400

Median gross rent

$961$1,153

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	3,483	$36,134	$84,800	$961
2021	3,161	$36,781	$100,000	$1,031
2022	3,253	$45,300	$111,400	$1,159
2023	3,058	$39,432	$121,400	$1,153

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	214	7.0%
5 to 17	454	14.8%
18 to 24	349	11.4%
25 to 34	444	14.5%
35 to 44	381	12.5%
45 to 54	364	11.9%
55 to 64	383	12.5%
65 to 74	266	8.7%
75 and over	203	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,467	48.0%
Black or African American	1,135	37.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.3%
Asian	80	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	123	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	244	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.7%

High school graduate38.4%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	403	19.7%
High school graduate	783	38.4%
Some college or associate's	656	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	140	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	59	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled19.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	774	73.2%
Carpooled	208	19.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	27	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	38	3.6%
Other means	10	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	323	31.7%
15 to 29 min	413	40.5%
30 to 44 min	189	18.5%
45 to 59 min	31	3.0%
60+ min	63	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 17.7% (418 of 2,368)

	Count	Share
Family households	576	56.9%
Nonfamily households	437	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,013	82.1%
Vacant	221	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	513	50.6%
Renter-occupied	500	49.4%

1-unit, detached80.3%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	991	80.3%
1-unit, attached	10	0.8%
2 to 4 units	75	6.1%
5 to 19 units	65	5.3%
20 or more units	59	4.8%
Mobile home & other	34	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4533977
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.82 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.9755, -81.9585