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Spartanburg County

South Carolina · 380,857 residents (2025 est.) · 808 sq mi
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Spartanburg County is a county of 347,852 people in South Carolina. Growth has run 37% since 2000, or 94,061 more people. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $233,300. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 9%.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,234, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 52%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Spartanburg County

What changed most since 1990

  • White share77.8% → 65.3% (−12.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 46 counties in South Carolina

  • 15th in household income$66,234
  • 17th in share with a bachelor's degree25.1%
  • 14th in home value$233,300
  • 25th in diversity score65.8
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
347,852
+37%since 2000
from 253,791 in 2000
380,857 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
430 / sq mi
+37%since 2000
from 314 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
37.8
+5%since 2000
from 36.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
808 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
215K251K287K324K360K19902000201020202024Spartanburg County
2024348K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.1%(21,082)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.6%(22,804)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.6%(22,933)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.8%(23,675)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.2%(21,716)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414%(48,860)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.6%(43,672)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.3%(42,842)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.5%(43,593)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.8%(34,128)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.7%(16,350)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(6,197)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$66,234
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,579 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,071
+82%since 2000
from $18,738 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
44.2%
+20.6 ptssince 2009
from 23.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
14.5%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 12.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.449
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.447 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade20.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$233,300
+52%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $84,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,084
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $485 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
73.0%
+1.0 ptssince 2000
from 72.0% in 2000
27.0% rent
Vacancy rate
8.7%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.58 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.53 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.8%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 21.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.9%
+5.2 ptssince 2009
from 39.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.5
+34%since 2009
from 2.6 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
60
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic74%(187,752)
Black20.7%(52,506)
Hispanic / Latino2.8%(7,081)
Asian1.5%(3,694)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic65.3%(226,992)
Black19.3%(66,985)
Hispanic / Latino9.3%(32,322)
Asian2.3%(8,163)
Other3.8%(13,390)
Diversity Score
66
+18%since 2009
from 56 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
34
−4%since 2020
from 36 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican5.3%(18,602)
Central American1.1%(3,926)
Puerto Rican1%(3,355)
South American0.8%(2,700)
Honduran0.7%(2,377)
Colombian0.5%(1,598)
Cuban0.4%(1,522)
Guatemalan0.2%(803)
Dominican0.2%(610)
Salvadoran0.1%(486)
Venezuelan0.1%(295)
Argentine0.1%(257)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.1%(192)
Ecuadorian0.1%(180)
Chilean0.1%(178)
Nicaraguan0%(130)
Peruvian0%(127)
Uruguayan0%(65)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.6%(2,160)
Chinese0.3%(1,099)
Hmong0.3%(1,088)
Laotian0.3%(966)
Cambodian0.2%(750)
Vietnamese0.2%(524)
Filipino0.1%(343)
Japanese0.1%(292)
Pakistani0.1%(271)
Burmese0.1%(191)
Thai0.1%(182)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Korean0%(66)
Mongolian0%(49)
Mien0%(20)
Nepalese0%(16)
Uzbek0%(16)
Malaysian0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(130)
Guamanian0%(72)
Samoan0%(39)
Ancestry
English12%(41,821)
Irish8.9%(31,072)
German8.1%(28,067)
American7.9%(27,577)
Italian2.2%(7,680)
Scottish2.1%(7,310)
Scotch-Irish1.9%(6,581)
Ukrainian1.7%(6,051)
Polish1.3%(4,414)
Russian1.2%(4,042)
French1%(3,602)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.5%(1,579)
Welsh0.4%(1,420)
Swedish0.4%(1,403)
West Indian0.3%(1,079)
British0.3%(1,067)
Greek0.3%(895)
Norwegian0.2%(853)
Romanian0.2%(842)
Finnish0.2%(749)
Portuguese0.2%(537)
Austrian0.1%(519)
Bulgarian0.1%(497)
Haitian0.1%(449)
Hungarian0.1%(403)
Swiss0.1%(401)
Danish0.1%(336)
Jamaican0.1%(333)
Arab0.1%(327)
Czech0.1%(282)
Lithuanian0.1%(274)
Nigerian0.1%(264)
Iranian0.1%(245)
Canadian0.1%(193)
Lebanese0.1%(177)
Turkish0%(141)
Brazilian0%(104)
Ethiopian0%(101)
Belgian0%(99)
Slovak0%(77)
Israeli0%(69)
Guyanese0%(68)
Egyptian0%(62)
Armenian0%(48)
Croatian0%(47)
Ghanaian0%(31)
Latvian0%(30)
Slovene0%(19)
Serbian0%(16)
Somali0%(15)
Kenyan0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
25.1%
+6.9 ptssince 2000
from 18.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.4%
+15.3 ptssince 2000
from 73.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.6%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 6.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.2 min
+81%since 2000
from 13.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
79.1%
−5.5 ptssince 2009
from 84.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.9%
+6.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.7%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.5%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.3%
−5.7 ptssince 2011
from 10.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2011
from 61.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.1%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 71.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
33.6%
+3.3 ptssince 2009
from 30.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
51.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
8.7%
+3.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.6%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2012
from 14.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.7%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 17.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.7%
+14.6 ptssince 2017
from 74.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.3%
+4.9 ptssince 2020
from 89.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 86.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
86.7%
−3.4 ptssince 2016
from 90.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.0%
+1.3 ptssince 2016
from 5.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.3%(45,267)
Married53.8%(73,059)
Widowed3.1%(4,207)
Divorced9.8%(13,248)
Women 15+
Never married28.8%(41,803)
Married50%(72,593)
Widowed9.4%(13,678)
Divorced11.8%(17,178)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.7%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 17.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.5%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 52.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.2%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 13.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 19.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
21.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 20.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.4%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 65.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
37.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 36.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.9%(4,360)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(3,950)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.9%(5,933)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(1,027)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(31)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 17,521 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Spartanburg County, decade by decade

Spartanburg County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990226,800$64,660$129,12414.3%44.0
2000253,791$68,456$153,74818.2%51.1
2010284,307$61,398$167,30619.9%57.9
2020327,997$65,156$185,44224.8%65.8
2024347,852$66,234$233,30025.1%65.8

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Spartanburg County, South Carolina?

Spartanburg County, South Carolina has about 347,852 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Spartanburg County, South Carolina?

The typical household in Spartanburg County, South Carolina earns about $66,234 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Spartanburg County, South Carolina expensive?

In Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the median home is worth about $233,300, and the typical rent is about $1,084 a month.

How educated are people in Spartanburg County, South Carolina?

About 25.1% of adults age 25 and over in Spartanburg County, South Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Spartanburg County, South Carolina?

About 14.5% of people in Spartanburg County, South Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Spartanburg County, South Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Spartanburg County, South Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 121,052 residents, a change of about 53 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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