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Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Spartanburg County had 380,857 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 16.1% since 2020, faster than South Carolina (+8.8%). It holds 39 places (14 cities, villages and boroughs and 25 census-designated) and 87 census tracts. GEOID 45083.

Spartanburg County is one of the 2 counties of the Spartanburg, SC metropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

380,857

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 327,997 · ACS 2020-2024: 347,852

Median household income

$66,234

±$1,763 (90% margin)
South Carolina: $69,324

Median home value

$233,300

±$3,509 (90% margin)
South Carolina: $259,000

Median gross rent

$1,084

±$20 (90% margin)
South Carolina: $1,180

How many people live in Spartanburg County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 327,997 residents in Spartanburg County. The Census Bureau estimates 380,857 for July 1, 2025, up 16.1% since 2020, faster than South Carolina (+8.8%). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 347,852 over 808 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 +6,111 (335,481)
2021→2022 +10,985 (346,466)
2022→2023 +12,458 (358,924)
2023→2024 +11,010 (369,934)
2024→2025 +10,923 (380,857)

Spartanburg County in South Carolina. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Spartanburg County	South Carolina	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	347,852	5,296,225	+40,235
Households	131,672±878	2,117,989	+15,027
Average household size	2.58±0.02	2.44	no clear change
Housing units	144,170±120	2,443,039	+14,566

Spartanburg County's population since 2000

From 253,791 in 2000 to 380,857 in 2025: up 50.1%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 253,791
2005 (estimate) 264,481
2010 Census 284,307
2015 (estimate) 296,741
2020 Census 327,997
2025 (estimate) 380,857

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Spartanburg County?

Spartanburg County holds 39 places: 14 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places) and 25 census-designated places. The largest is Spartanburg with 39,978 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Spartanburg County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Spartanburg	city	38,732	38,910±55	$51,964	$203,700	23.8%	100%
Boiling Springs	CDP	10,405	12,936±1,618	$72,068	$244,400	9.9%	100%
Greer	city	35,308	41,536±59	$82,626	$288,700	10.1%	28%
Valley Falls	CDP	8,012	8,239±1,259	$55,661	$256,600	22.2%	100%
Lyman	town	6,173	6,547±23	$75,653	$277,600	6.1%	100%
Whitney	CDP	4,409	3,685±770	$51,275	$157,400	17.6%	100%
Woodruff	city	4,212	4,538±25	$70,959	$204,800	14.2%	100%
Duncan	town	4,041	4,310±21	$52,500	$211,400	12.4%	100%
Saxon	CDP	3,896	4,085±866	$32,292	$90,000	45.8%	100%
Southern Shops	CDP	3,663	3,797±691	$37,754	$109,600	43.3%	100%
Wellford	city	3,293	3,515±23	$57,338	$223,000	16.2%	100%
Hilltop	CDP	3,273	2,950±655	$37,444	$125,800	17.0%	100%
Arcadia	CDP	3,246	3,426±757	$55,218	$116,800	21.3%	100%
Inman	city	2,990	3,166±19	$63,599	$192,500	15.4%	100%
Landrum	city	2,481	2,620±40	$44,238	$215,000	19.5%	100%
Ben Avon	CDP	2,428	2,487±473	$47,489	$211,300	20.3%	100%
Roebuck	CDP	2,357	2,902±724	$51,204	$211,600	11.2%	100%
Arkwright	CDP	2,311	2,816±598	$53,519	$164,100	23.6%	100%
Pacolet	town	2,274	2,419±19	$42,359	$89,600	15.0%	100%
Camp Croft	CDP	2,110	1,586±395	$44,219	$165,000	29.0%	100%
Cowpens	town	2,023	1,840±450	$39,094	$160,300	29.1%	100%
FairforestGEOID 4524505	CDP	1,646	1,727±710	$52,468	$199,800	28.9%	100%
Reidville	town	1,634	2,194±477	$120,700	$331,000	3.3%	100%
Mayo	CDP	1,567	2,305±665	$64,050	$224,700	10.9%	100%
Inman MillsGEOID 4535800	CDP	1,233	923±281	$50,483	$108,600	14.6%	100%
DraytonGEOID 4520590	CDP	1,115	1,452±646	$77,813	$131,300	27.1%	100%
Chesnee	city	829	896±243	$37,708	$103,700	32.4%	98%
StartexGEOID 4568920	CDP	745	668±449	not published	not published	34.3%	100%
EnoreeGEOID 4523605	CDP	687	370±155	not published	$95,500	19.5%	100%
Campobello	town	675	776±233	$86,875	$271,800	10.7%	100%
CliftonGEOID 4515220	CDP	544	792±745	$51,364	$105,200	51.9%	100%
ConverseGEOID 4516360	CDP	534	463±213	$36,809	$153,600	15.1%	100%
Glenn SpringsGEOID 4529320	CDP	263	236±183	$143,558	$277,500	0.0%	100%
GlendaleGEOID 4529275	CDP	244	211±150	$30,673	$116,700	52.8%	100%
PaulineGEOID 4554970	CDP	209	447±288	$70,486	$331,000	2.0%	100%
Central Pacolet	town	209	206±86	$28,500	$112,500	27.7%	100%
FingervilleGEOID 4525360	CDP	174	204±142	not published	not published	89.2%	100%
Cross AnchorGEOID 4517845	CDP	116	98±86	not published	$91,300	24.5%	100%
GramlingGEOID 4530220	CDP	81	95±124	not published	not published	0.0%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Spartanburg County?

The median resident of Spartanburg County is 37.8 years old; 23.4% are under 18 and 16.3% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 65.3%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 19.3%. 8.7% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Spartanburg County	South Carolina	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	37.8±0.2	40.2	−0.4
Under 18 years	23.4%±0.1 pts	21.4%	–
65 years and over	16.3%±0.1 pts	18.9%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.3%	7.4%	+2.5 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	65.3%±0.3 pts	61.9%	−3.0 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	19.3%±0.3 pts	24.6%	−0.9 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2.3%±0.1 pts	1.7%	no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.1%±0.1 pts	0.2%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.0%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3.3%±0.4 pts	3.7%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.4%±0.2 pts	0.5%	–
Born outside the United States	8.7%±0.6 pts	5.8%	+2.4 pts
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	13.3%±0.7 pts	8.4%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	6.6%±0.3 pts	8.3%	–
With a disability	15.1%±0.6 pts	14.6%	–
No health insurance coverage	10.7%±0.6 pts	9.6%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	88.4%±0.6 pts	90.1%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	25.1%±0.8 pts	32.1%	no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	9.6%±0.6 pts	12.3%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	2.9%±0.4 pts	3.7%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Spartanburg County earn?

Half of Spartanburg County's 131,672 households earn less than $66,234 a year (±$1,763), against $69,324 in South Carolina. In 2015-2019 it was $64,405 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 14.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Spartanburg County	South Carolina	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$66,234±$1,763	$69,324	no clear change
Mean household income	$87,462±$1,797	$95,567	–
Per capita income	$34,071±$722	$39,236	no clear change
People below the poverty line	14.5%±0.9 pts	14.1%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	19.1%±1.8 pts	19.4%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	10.9%±0.7 pts	10.5%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	88.7%±0.8 pts	88.8%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Spartanburg County?

Owners occupy 73.0% of Spartanburg County's occupied homes and renters 27.0%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $233,300 by its owner (±$3,509). The median renter pays $1,084 a month including utilities, and 40.0% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Spartanburg County	South Carolina	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$233,300±$3,509	$259,000	+$59,280
Median gross rent	$1,084±$20	$1,180	+$107
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	40.0%±2.9 pts	42.8%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,401±$21	$1,529	–
Owner-occupied homes	73.0%±1.0 pts	71.9%	+2.4 pts
Housing units	144,170±120	2,443,039	+14,566
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.5%±0.2 pts	0.9%	–
Rental vacancy rate	7.1%±1.4 pts	8.3%	–
Single-family detached homes	71.9%±1.0 pts	64.5%	–
Mobile homes	12.2%±0.8 pts	14.2%	–
Built 2020 or later	5.4%±0.4 pts	3.7%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	5.5%±0.6 pts	3.6%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Spartanburg County building?

Builders took permits for 3,986 new housing units across Spartanburg County in 2025 (3,986 single-family), 10.5 per 1,000 residents.

2019 2,599 units
2020 2,876 units
2021 3,614 units
2022 2,596 units
2023 2,867 units
2024 3,129 units
2025 3,986 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Spartanburg County get to work?

79.1% of Spartanburg County's workers drive alone and 8.9% work from home. The average trip to work takes 25.2 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.3%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Spartanburg County	South Carolina	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	62.1%±0.7 pts	60.5%	–
Unemployment rate	4.3%±0.5 pts	4.9%	−1.2 pts
Drove alone to work	79.1%±1.0 pts	76.3%	–
Carpooled	10.0%±0.7 pts	8.5%	–
Public transportation	0.1%±0.1 pts	0.4%	–
Walked	0.7%±0.2 pts	1.6%	–
Worked from home	8.9%±0.7 pts	11.5%	+5.7 pts
Mean travel time to work	25.2 min±0.5	25.6 min	+2.2 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Spartanburg County's census tracts?

Spartanburg County is divided into 87 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $11,833 (Tract 208) to $122,575 (Tract 228.03).

All 87 census tracts of Spartanburg County, with their figures

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Spartanburg County compare with South Carolina's other counties?

Spartanburg County's rank among South Carolina's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	5th of 46
Growth 2020-2025	6th of 46
Residents per square mile	6th of 46
Median household income	15th of 46
Median home value	14th of 46
Median gross rent	12th of 46
Poverty rate	34th of 46
Bachelor's degree or higher	17th of 46
Median age	43rd of 46

Every county in South Carolina

Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

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