Spartanburg County, South Carolina Population 2024

367,448

Spartanburg County, South Carolina's estimated 2024 population is 367,448 with a growth rate of 3.01% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Spartanburg County, South Carolina is the 5th largest county in South Carolina. The 2010 population was 284,769 and has seen a growth of 29.03% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
2029421,19810,7502.62%
2028410,44810,7502.69%
2027399,69810,7502.76%
2026388,94810,7502.84%
2025378,19810,7502.93%
2024367,44810,7503.01%
2023356,69810,7503.11%
2022345,94810,5513.15%
2021335,3976,0181.83%
2020329,3799,1252.85%
2019320,2545,7641.83%
2018314,4907,5112.45%
2017306,9795,9521.98%
2016301,0274,2861.44%
2015296,7413,5951.23%
2014293,1462,6010.9%
2013290,5452,2620.78%
2012288,2832,1030.73%
2011286,1801,4110.5%
2010284,76900%
1990226,80024,93912.35%
1980201,86128,13716.2%
1970173,72416,89410.77%
1960156,8306,4814.31%
1950150,34922,61617.71%
1940127,73311,4109.81%
1930116,32322,05823.4%
192094,26510,80012.94%
191083,46517,90527.31%
190065,56010,17518.37%
189055,38514,97637.06%
188040,40914,62556.72%
187025,784-1,135-4.22%
186026,9195191.97%
185026,4002,73111.54%
184023,6692,51911.91%
183021,1504,16124.49%
182016,9892,73019.15%
181014,2592,13717.63%
180012,1223,32237.75%
17908,800-412,398-97.91%
2024 Growth Rate
3.01% (10,750)
County Website
Spartanburg County
2020 Population
329,379
Area
808 mi²
Density
455 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
11.56% (38,069)
Founded
1785

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White228,71969.28%
Black or African American66,98620.29%
Two or more races18,6865.66%
Other race7,5332.28%
Asian7,4382.25%
Native American7150.22%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander420.01%

White

Black or African American

Two or more races

Other race

Asian

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Population by Race

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Population Pyramid 2024

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Median Age

38

Total

37

Male

38.9

Female

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Adults

There are 253,913 adults, (53,790 of whom are seniors) in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Age Dependency

65

Age Dependency Ratio

26.9

Old Age Dependency Ratio

38.1

Child Dependency Ratio

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Sex Ratio

Female168,86751.15%
Male161,25248.85%

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Population by Age

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All125,3942.5772.827.2
Married62,2923.1586.213.8
Non Family38,5531.2161.938.1
Female18,0793.2453.446.6
Male6,4703.2162.837.2

3.09

Average Family Size

2.57

Average Household Size

72.8%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade17,3217.75%
Associates Degree23,16010.36%
Bachelors Degree34,69115.52%
Graduate Degree21,7159.72%
High School Graduate69,50831.1%
Less Than 9th Grade9,8774.42%
Some College47,23321.13%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White157,231142,56144,490
Black43,45836,8767,059
Hispanic13,0018,5731,993
2+ Races8,3606,6681,770
Asian5,2924,2941,465
Other Race4,6802,769713
Native American49035256
Islander31310

The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 28.3%.

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$55,651$66,534$45,439
Graduate Degree$67,557$82,944$59,577
High School Graduate$37,363$44,130$29,493
Less Than 9th Grade$26,796$33,091$18,242
Overall$42,995$50,293$36,518
Some College$40,774$49,770$34,171

$42,995

Average Earnings

$50,293

Average Male

$36,518

Average Female

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Earnings by Educational Attainment

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Language

88.76% of Spartanburg County, South Carolina residents speak only English, while 11.24% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 6.02% of the population.

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Language

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White216,10422,52410.42%
Black64,39615,82224.57%
Hispanic24,7186,66726.97%
Multiple18,3153,74920.47%
Other7,4321,31817.73%
Asian7,3424496.12%
Native64516325.27%

14.42%

Overall Poverty Rate

13.14%

Male Poverty Rate

15.63%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Spartanburg County, South Carolina

The race most likely to be in poverty in Spartanburg County, South Carolina is Hispanic, with 26.97% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Spartanburg County, South Carolina is Asian, with 6.12% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.43%. Among those working part-time, it was 18.68%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 21.87%.

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade25.51%
High School15.67%
Some College9.88%
Bachelors or Greater5.29%

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed33.16%
Male Unemployed23.46%
Female Employed8.24%
Male Employed6.26%

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$75,197$94,406
Households$61,955$81,483
Married Families$91,231$110,937
Non Families$34,522$47,856

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

49.7%

Overall Marriage Rate

51.7%

Male Marriage Rate

47.7%

Female Marriage Rate

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

18,149

Number of Veterans

16,688

Male Veterans

1,461

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam6,098
Second Gulf War4,423
First Gulf War3,965
Korea1,330
World War II175

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
65 to 744,573
75+4,251
35 to 543,667
55 to 643,578
18 to 342,080

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White13,7787.62%
Black3,0145.99%
2+ Races7026.46%
Hispanic4672.92%
Other Race3837.02%
Asian1622.8%
Native American10519.74%
Islander513.89%

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Veterans by Race

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

7.61%

Veteran Poverty Rate

35.83%

Veteran Disability Rate

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

61.8%

Labor Force Participation

58.8%

Employment Rate

4.7%

Unemployment Rate

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

60.4%

Born in Spartanburg County, South Carolina

92.72%

Native Born

7.28%

Foreign Born

3.68%

Non Citizen

3.6%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

92.72% of Spartanburg County, South Carolina residents were born in the United States, with 60.4% having been born in South Carolina. 3.68% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Place of Birth

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