Whitney

Population: 3,659
Median household income: $49,181
Median home value: $136,700

Whitney, a community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, has 3,659 residents. At $49,181, its median household income sits below Spartanburg County's $64,195.

Between 2020 and 2023, Whitney's population declined 8.5% from 3,999 to 3,659, while its median home value rose 23.2% from $111,000 to $136,700.

The typical home was built around 1981. 13.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,659
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $49,181
Median home value: $136,700
Median gross rent: $899
Housing units: 1,833
Homeownership rate: 62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,9993,659

Median household income

$43,607$49,181

Median home value

$111,000$136,700

Median gross rent

$771$899

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	3,999	$43,607	$111,000	$771
2021	3,676	$39,006	$117,100	$869
2022	3,734	$46,897	$134,300	$1,057
2023	3,659	$49,181	$136,700	$899

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3419.2%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6418.4%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	231	6.3%
5 to 17	506	13.8%
18 to 24	155	4.2%
25 to 34	704	19.2%
35 to 44	396	10.8%
45 to 54	456	12.5%
55 to 64	675	18.4%
65 to 74	271	7.4%
75 and over	265	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,570	42.9%
Black or African American	1,353	37.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	63	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	168	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	505	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.9%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	688	24.9%
High school graduate	947	34.2%
Some college or associate's	779	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	296	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	57	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone74.2%

Carpooled19.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,563	74.2%
Carpooled	414	19.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	118	5.6%
Other means	12	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	692	34.8%
15 to 29 min	727	36.6%
30 to 44 min	394	19.8%
45 to 59 min	98	4.9%
60+ min	78	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 13.7% (499 of 3,645)

	Count	Share
Family households	996	59.0%
Nonfamily households	692	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,688	92.1%
Vacant	145	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,056	62.6%
Renter-occupied	632	37.4%

1-unit, detached71.7%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other18.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,315	71.7%
1-unit, attached	36	2.0%
2 to 4 units	63	3.4%
5 to 19 units	67	3.7%
20 or more units	10	0.5%
Mobile home & other	342	18.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4577425
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.9836, -81.9224