Spartanburg

Population: 38,578
Median household income: $51,193
Median home value: $185,300

Spartanburg is a community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, home to 38,578 residents. At $51,193, its median household income sits below Spartanburg County's $64,195.

Between 2019 and 2023, Spartanburg's population grew 3.1% from 37,424 to 38,578, while its median home value rose 47.5% from $125,600 to $185,300.

62.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1969.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,578
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $51,193
Median home value: $185,300
Median gross rent: $1,043
Housing units: 17,586
Homeownership rate: 53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,42438,578

Median household income

$40,053$51,193

Median home value

$125,600$185,300

Median gross rent

$810$1,043

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,424	$40,053	$125,600	$810
2020	37,448	$42,841	$133,200	$839
2021	37,990	$45,228	$143,300	$897
2022	38,301	$49,140	$165,000	$983
2023	38,578	$51,193	$185,300	$1,043

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,788	7.2%
5 to 17	6,138	15.9%
18 to 24	4,361	11.3%
25 to 34	5,684	14.7%
35 to 44	4,757	12.3%
45 to 54	3,390	8.8%
55 to 64	4,777	12.4%
65 to 74	3,766	9.8%
75 and over	2,917	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,918	46.4%
Black or African American	16,233	42.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	31	0.1%
Asian	766	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	133	0.3%
Two or more races	961	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,530	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree20.5%

Graduate or professional degree12.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,322	13.1%
High school graduate	7,354	29.1%
Some college or associate's	6,204	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	5,184	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,227	12.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.9%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,740	77.5%
Carpooled	1,790	10.9%
Public transit	148	0.9%
Walked	362	2.2%
Bicycle	18	0.1%
Worked from home	1,080	6.6%
Other means	310	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,114	39.8%
15 to 29 min	5,766	37.5%
30 to 44 min	2,269	14.8%
45 to 59 min	562	3.7%
60+ min	657	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 24.1% (8,699 of 36,119)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,005	56.5%
Nonfamily households	6,933	43.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,938	90.6%
Vacant	1,648	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,504	53.4%
Renter-occupied	7,434	46.6%

1-unit, detached62.5%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units12.3%

20 or more units8.0%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,986	62.5%
1-unit, attached	646	3.7%
2 to 4 units	2,174	12.4%
5 to 19 units	2,168	12.3%
20 or more units	1,411	8.0%
Mobile home & other	201	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4568290
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 34.9456, -81.9259