Demographics of Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Spartanburg County, South Carolina had 380,857 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +51,487 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Spartanburg County, in four figures

380,857
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +15.6%
Change since July 2020: +51,487 people.; 37.8 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,234 ±$1,763
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Spartanburg County, South Carolina's population grew 15.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Spartanburg County, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Spartanburg County, South Carolina's population grew 15.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Spartanburg County, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	329,370	100.0	100.0
2021	335,481	101.9	100.2
2022	346,466	105.2	100.7
2023	358,924	109.0	101.6
2024	369,934	112.3	102.5
2025	380,857	115.6	103.1

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Population of Spartanburg County, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	329,370	+1,370	−3	+7	+1,405
2021	335,481	+6,111	−489	+212	+6,522
2022	346,466	+10,985	−146	+955	+9,692
2023	358,924	+12,458	+726	+1,621	+9,920
2024	369,934	+11,010	+649	+2,332	+7,944
2025	380,857	+10,923	+621	+1,161	+9,230

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.8 ±0.2: for men 36.8 ±0.3 and for women 38.8 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Spartanburg County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	21,082 ±61	6.1% ±<0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	60,203 ±1,267	17.3% ±0.4	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	30,925 ±1,073	8.9% ±0.3	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	92,532 ±1,545	26.6% ±0.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	86,435 ±1,507	24.8% ±0.4	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	56,675 ±1,555	16.3% ±0.4	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,234 ±$1,763, and income per person $34,071 ±$722, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,324 ±$570 in South Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Spartanburg County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	21,733 ±1,223	16.5% ±0.9	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	27,593 ±1,486	21.0% ±1.1	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	24,165 ±1,297	18.4% ±1.0	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	18,427 ±1,223	14.0% ±0.9	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	21,622 ±1,218	16.4% ±0.9	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	9,530 ±834	7.2% ±0.6	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	8,602 ±774	6.5% ±0.6	8.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Spartanburg County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	49,296 ±3,078	14.5% ±0.9	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	15,358 ±1,219	19.1% ±1.4	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	23,978 ±1,529	13.1% ±0.8	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	9,960 ±1,026	13.0% ±1.3	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Spartanburg County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Spartanburg County	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	144,170 ±120	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.3% ±0.6	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.7% ±0.6	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.0% ±1.0	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.0% ±1.0	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$233,300 ±$3,509	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,084 ±$20	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Spartanburg County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	32,322 ±0	9.3% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	226,992 ±882	65.3% ±0.3	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	66,985 ±1,061	19.3% ±0.3	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8,163 ±464	2.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	255 ±81	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	69 to 231	< 0.1% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,521 ±695	0.4% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	11,464 ±1,276	3.3% ±0.4	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Spartanburg County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	200,146 ±2,961	57.5% ±0.9	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	113,419 ±2,981	32.6% ±0.9	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,995 ±574	1.1% ±0.2	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	30,292 ±1,934	8.7% ±0.6	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	14,681 ±1,237	4.2% ±0.4	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	15,611 ±1,598	4.5% ±0.5	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Spartanburg County among the counties of South Carolina

5th of 46 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Counties of South Carolina near Spartanburg County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Greenville County	583,125	+10.6%
Charleston County	436,200	+6.4%
Richland County	434,956	+4.6%
Horry County	427,551	+20.9%
Spartanburg County	380,857	+15.6%
Lexington County	317,588	+7.7%
York County	306,887	+8.1%
Berkeley County	274,666	+18.7%
Anderson County	219,930	+7.7%
Beaufort County	204,433	+8.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026