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Spartanburg Metro

Spartanburg, SC · 2 counties · 407,656 residents (2025 est.) · 1,322 sq mi
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Spartanburg is a metro area of 374,737 people. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population is up 32% since 2000. The typical home is worth $223,995, having more than doubled since 2000. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. 8% of residents were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
374,737
+32%since 2000
from 283,672 in 2000
407,656 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
283 / sq mi
+32%since 2000
from 215 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
38.3
+5%since 2000
from 36.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,322 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
245K281K316K351K386K19902000201020202024Spartanburg
2024375K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56%(22,442)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.6%(24,620)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(24,312)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.8%(25,325)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.1%(23,020)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.9%(52,074)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.4%(46,582)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.3%(46,275)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.7%(47,602)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410%(37,594)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.8%(18,013)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(6,878)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$64,468
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,932 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,580
+82%since 2000
from $18,437 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
43.2%
+20.3 ptssince 2009
from 22.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.1%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 12.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.451
+1%since 2010
from 0.448 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade20.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
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
$223,995
+51%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $81,472 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,064
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $473 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
72.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2000
from 72.5% in 2000
27.1% rent
Vacancy rate
9.1%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.56 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.51 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.5%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 21.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.6%
+5.3 ptssince 2009
from 39.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.4
+33%since 2009
from 2.6 in 2009
2009 – 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-Hispanic73.3%(207,907)
Black21.8%(61,753)
Hispanic / Latino2.6%(7,280)
Asian1.3%(3,747)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic65.2%(244,264)
Black19.8%(74,372)
Hispanic / Latino8.8%(32,881)
Asian2.2%(8,206)
Other4%(15,014)
Diversity Score
66
+18%since 2009
from 56 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
34
−2%since 2020
from 35 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%(18,743)
Central American1.1%(3,993)
Puerto Rican0.9%(3,496)
South American0.8%(2,846)
Honduran0.7%(2,444)
Colombian0.4%(1,605)
Cuban0.4%(1,537)
Guatemalan0.2%(803)
Dominican0.2%(610)
Salvadoran0.1%(486)
Venezuelan0.1%(434)
Argentine0.1%(257)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.1%(233)
Ecuadorian0.1%(180)
Chilean0.1%(178)
Nicaraguan0%(130)
Peruvian0%(127)
Uruguayan0%(65)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.6%(2,188)
Chinese0.3%(1,099)
Hmong0.3%(1,088)
Laotian0.3%(966)
Cambodian0.2%(750)
Vietnamese0.2%(524)
Filipino0.1%(343)
Japanese0.1%(301)
Pakistani0.1%(271)
Burmese0.1%(191)
Thai0.1%(182)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Korean0%(72)
Mongolian0%(49)
Mien0%(20)
Nepalese0%(16)
Uzbek0%(16)
Malaysian0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(130)
Guamanian0%(72)
Samoan0%(39)
Ancestry
English11.8%(44,222)
Irish8.9%(33,192)
American8.1%(30,501)
German7.9%(29,484)
Italian2.2%(8,139)
Scottish2%(7,592)
Scotch-Irish1.8%(6,897)
Ukrainian1.7%(6,051)
Polish1.2%(4,534)
Russian1.1%(4,159)
French1%(3,788)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.5%(1,909)
Swedish0.4%(1,638)
Welsh0.4%(1,481)
West Indian0.3%(1,174)
British0.3%(1,106)
Greek0.3%(979)
Norwegian0.2%(862)
Romanian0.2%(848)
Finnish0.2%(749)
Portuguese0.2%(575)
Austrian0.1%(528)
Bulgarian0.1%(497)
Swiss0.1%(477)
Haitian0.1%(449)
Hungarian0.1%(419)
Danish0.1%(338)
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%(109)
Ethiopian0%(101)
Belgian0%(99)
Barbadian0.4%(95)
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
24.3%
+7.0 ptssince 2000
from 17.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.9%
+15.5 ptssince 2000
from 72.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.2%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 6.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.3 min
+75%since 2000
from 14.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
79.4%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 84.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.5%
+6.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.7%
−0.8 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
4.9%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−5.9 ptssince 2011
from 10.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
61.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2011
from 61.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 71.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.6%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.9%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 30.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Female
51.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Foreign born
8.2%
+3.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.7%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2012
from 15.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.7%
−6.9 ptssince 2013
from 17.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.2%
+15.6 ptssince 2017
from 72.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.9%
+4.8 ptssince 2020
from 89.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 86.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
87.5%
−3.4 ptssince 2016
from 90.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.6%
+1.4 ptssince 2016
from 5.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.4%(48,852)
Married53.2%(77,725)
Widowed3.3%(4,806)
Divorced10.1%(14,818)
Women 15+
Never married28.9%(45,473)
Married49.5%(77,773)
Widowed9.8%(15,382)
Divorced11.8%(18,534)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.7%
−6.9 ptssince 2013
from 17.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 52.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 13.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 19.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
21.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 20.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
62.8%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 64.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 37.6% 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)25.6%(4,913)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.8%(4,570)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.7%(6,281)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(1,105)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(62)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 19,180 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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In this metro

Largest cities

SpartanburgCENTRAL39,978Boiling Springs12,936Valley Falls8,239Union8,077Lyman7,103Woodruff6,026Duncan4,675Saxon4,085Wellford3,914Southern Shops3,797Whitney3,685Inman3,458Arcadia3,426Hilltop2,950Roebuck2,902Landrum2,865Arkwright2,816Pacolet2,644Ben Avon2,487Mayo2,305Cowpens2,257Reidville1,905Monarch Mill1,822Fairforest1,727Camp Croft1,586Drayton1,452Buffalo1,329Inman Mills923Jonesville817Clifton792

The 30 most populous of 43 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

2 component counties

Spartanburg CountyCENTRAL380,857Union County26,799
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Spartanburg, SC?

Spartanburg, SC has about 374,737 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Spartanburg, SC?

The typical household in Spartanburg, SC earns about $64,468 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Spartanburg, SC expensive?

In Spartanburg, SC, the median home is worth about $223,995, and the typical rent is about $1,064 a month.

How educated are people in Spartanburg, SC?

About 24.3% of adults age 25 and over in Spartanburg, SC hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Spartanburg, SC?

About 15.1% of people in Spartanburg, SC live below the federal poverty line.

Has Spartanburg, SC grown since 1990?

Yes, Spartanburg, SC has grown since 1990. The population has added about 117,600 residents, a change of about 46 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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