Woodruff

Population: 4,337
Median household income: $64,292
Median home value: $188,500

Woodruff, a community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, has 4,337 residents. At $64,292, its median household income sits in line with Spartanburg County's $64,195.

Between 2019 and 2023, Woodruff's population grew 2.1% from 4,246 to 4,337, while its median home value rose 77.3% from $106,300 to $188,500.

The median gross rent is $772. 20.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,337
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $64,292
Median home value: $188,500
Median gross rent: $772
Housing units: 2,199
Homeownership rate: 54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2464,337

Median household income

$32,295$64,292

Median home value

$106,300$188,500

Median gross rent

$584$772

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,246	$32,295	$106,300	$584
2020	4,333	$45,889	—	$582
2021	4,178	$62,500	$171,300	$739
2022	4,262	$68,451	$169,000	$825
2023	4,337	$64,292	$188,500	$772

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 4417.2%

45 to 546.6%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	234	5.4%
5 to 17	819	18.9%
18 to 24	371	8.6%
25 to 34	747	17.2%
35 to 44	747	17.2%
45 to 54	288	6.6%
55 to 64	487	11.2%
65 to 74	429	9.9%
75 and over	215	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,818	65.0%
Black or African American	1,187	27.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	0.6%
Two or more races	37	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	265	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate40.3%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	399	13.7%
High school graduate	1,175	40.3%
Some college or associate's	735	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	433	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	171	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,849	82.7%
Carpooled	225	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	110	4.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	48	2.1%
Other means	5	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	743	33.9%
15 to 29 min	585	26.7%
30 to 44 min	611	27.9%
45 to 59 min	207	9.5%
60+ min	43	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 14.7% (617 of 4,210)

	Count	Share
Family households	966	53.5%
Nonfamily households	838	46.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,804	82.0%
Vacant	395	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	980	54.3%
Renter-occupied	824	45.7%

1-unit, detached70.1%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other9.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,542	70.1%
1-unit, attached	43	2.0%
2 to 4 units	219	10.0%
5 to 19 units	115	5.2%
20 or more units	78	3.5%
Mobile home & other	202	9.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4579090
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.07 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.7451, -82.0375