Pacolet

Population: 2,164
Median household income: $46,120
Median home value: $94,100

Pacolet is a community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, home to 2,164 residents. At $46,120, its median household income sits below Spartanburg County's $64,195.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pacolet's population declined 11.5% from 2,444 to 2,164, while its median home value rose 21.7% from $77,300 to $94,100.

The median resident is 42.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,164
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $46,120
Median home value: $94,100
Median gross rent: $857
Housing units: 1,185
Homeownership rate: 72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4442,164

Median household income

$40,863$46,120

Median home value

$77,300$94,100

Median gross rent

$679$857

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,444	$40,863	$77,300	$679
2020	2,418	$39,835	$80,400	$621
2021	2,154	$42,040	$80,400	$806
2022	1,970	$44,894	$91,000	$830
2023	2,164	$46,120	$94,100	$857

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7414.4%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	104	4.8%
5 to 17	353	16.3%
18 to 24	133	6.1%
25 to 34	319	14.7%
35 to 44	241	11.1%
45 to 54	226	10.4%
55 to 64	266	12.3%
65 to 74	311	14.4%
75 and over	211	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,668	77.1%
Black or African American	416	19.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	70	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate46.3%

Some college or associate's19.7%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	231	14.7%
High school graduate	728	46.3%
Some college or associate's	310	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	231	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	74	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled19.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	723	77.3%
Carpooled	185	19.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	2.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	194	21.2%
15 to 29 min	317	34.7%
30 to 44 min	318	34.8%
45 to 59 min	46	5.0%
60+ min	39	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 15.8% (339 of 2,150)

	Count	Share
Family households	538	55.9%
Nonfamily households	425	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	963	81.3%
Vacant	222	18.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	700	72.7%
Renter-occupied	263	27.3%

1-unit, detached77.8%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	922	77.8%
1-unit, attached	5	0.4%
2 to 4 units	113	9.5%
5 to 19 units	11	0.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	134	11.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4553845
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 34.9054, -81.7637