Demographics of Simpsonville city, South Carolina

Simpsonville city, South Carolina had 28,459 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,826 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Simpsonville city, in four figures

28,459
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 26,144 ±70.; +20.4%
Change since July 2020: +4,826 people.; 37.1 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $82,457 ±$5,425
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Simpsonville city, South Carolina's population grew 20.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Simpsonville city, 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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The figures

Simpsonville city, South Carolina's population grew 20.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Simpsonville city, 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	23,633	100.0	100.0
2021	24,777	104.8	100.2
2022	26,814	113.5	100.7
2023	27,684	117.1	101.6
2024	28,247	119.5	102.5
2025	28,459	120.4	103.1

Population of Simpsonville city, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	23,633	—
2021	24,777	+1,144
2022	26,814	+2,037
2023	27,684	+870
2024	28,247	+563
2025	28,459	+212

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.1 ±2.2: for men 36.1 ±3.0 and for women 37.8 ±2.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Simpsonville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,379 ±315	5.3% ±1.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,030 ±862	19.2% ±3.3	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,966 ±521	7.5% ±2.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,911 ±848	30.3% ±3.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,192 ±673	23.7% ±2.6	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,666 ±404	14.0% ±1.5	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $82,457 ±$5,425, and income per person $39,875 ±$2,149, 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 Simpsonville city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	922 ±258	9.1% ±2.5	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,844 ±458	18.2% ±4.4	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,361 ±298	13.4% ±2.9	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,798 ±328	17.7% ±3.1	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,883 ±455	18.6% ±4.4	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,610 ±368	15.9% ±3.6	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	725 ±221	7.1% ±2.2	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 Simpsonville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	1,570 ±483	6.1% ±1.9	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	124 to 578	2.1% to 9.0%	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	690 ±307	4.8% ±2.1	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	529 ±179	10.2% ±3.3	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Simpsonville city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Simpsonville city	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	10,582 ±462	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.9% ±1.5	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.1% ±1.7	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.5% ±4.1	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.5% ±4.6	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$299,300 ±$17,799	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,415 ±$60	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1999 ±3	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 Simpsonville city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,670 ±687	10.2% ±2.6	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,692 ±1,049	63.8% ±4.0	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,343 ±886	16.6% ±3.4	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	439 ±215	1.7% ±0.8	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 107	0% to 0.4%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	38 to 424	0.1% to 1.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,723 ±523	6.6% ±2.0	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 Simpsonville city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	12,987 ±1,179	49.7% ±4.5	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,734 ±1,093	41.1% ±4.2	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	36 to 206	0.1% to 0.8%	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,302 ±661	8.8% ±2.5	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	955 ±382	3.7% ±1.5	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,347 ±526	5.2% ±2.0	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Simpsonville city among the places of South Carolina

22nd of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Places of South Carolina near Simpsonville city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fort Mill town	30,775 ±44
Anderson city	30,051 ±58
Conway city	27,263 ±38
Mauldin city	27,055 ±47
Carolina Forest CDP	26,263 ±2,009
Simpsonville city	26,144 ±70
North Augusta city	25,653 ±359
Easley city	24,841 ±33
Lexington town	24,585 ±36
Taylors CDP	24,505 ±1,626
Socastee CDP	23,796 ±2,165

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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 — incorporated places and New England towns 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