Population 37,334
About Spartanburg
Spartanburg is a medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 37,334 people and 35 constituent neighborhoods, Spartanburg is the 11th largest community in South Carolina.
Unlike some cities, Spartanburg isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Spartanburg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Spartanburg is a city of sales and office workers, professionals and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Spartanburg who work in sales jobs (12.73%), office and administrative support (11.86%) and management occupations (9.03%).
The percentage of people in Spartanburg who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.30% of adults in Spartanburg have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Spartanburg in 2010 was $21,304, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $85,216 for a family of four. However, Spartanburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Spartanburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Spartanburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spartanburg residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Spartanburg include English, Irish, German and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Spartanburg is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
| SPARTANBURG INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 37,334 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 15,184 |
| SPARTANBURG HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 53.15% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 46.85% |
| % VACANT | 17.06% |
| TYPE OF SPARTANBURG HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 61.45% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 2.15% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 14.23% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 20.70% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 1.48% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF SPARTANBURG HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 2.03% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 10.55% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 33.07% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 39.70% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 12.07% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.58% |
| AGE OF SPARTANBURG HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (2000 OR LATER) | 6.14% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1999) | 38.97% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 41.37% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 13.52% |
| SPARTANBURG REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $106,702 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $434 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0 - $46,000 | 9.55% |
| $46,001 - $93,000 | 29.76% |
| $93,001 - $185,000 | 38.66% |
| $185,001 - $278,000 | 11.01% |
| $278,001 - $371,000 | 5.42% |
| $371,001 - $463,000 | 1.57% |
| $463,001 - $695,000 | 1.98% |
| $695,001 - $927,000 | 0.45% |
| > $927,000 | 1.61% |
| PEOPLE OF SPARTANBURG | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 7.58% |
| 5 TO 17 | 15.96% |
| 18 TO 24 | 13.88% |
| 25 TO 34 | 12.01% |
| 35 TO 54 | 24.34% |
| 55 TO 64 | 11.61% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 14.62% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 80.94% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 28.30% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $33,375 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $21,304 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 24.97% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (17.81%) Healthcare (14.61%) Education (13.69%) Retail (12.13%) Accommodation (11.25%) Other (4.97%) Administration (3.82%) Construction (3.32%) Professional, scientific, and technical services (3.30%) Public Service (3.01%) Finance (2.82%) Wholesale (2.76%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 9.44% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 45.60% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 49.32% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.22% |
| ASIAN | 1.80% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS | 0.04% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 1.26% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 1.77% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 3.42% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | English (8.84%) Irish (4.99%) German (3.95%) Scots-Irish (3.60%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 3.99% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (93.86%) Spanish (2.49%) |

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