2024 population: 395,934 ( 40,697 from 2020)
Land area: 1322.0 square miles
Population density: 299.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	258,510	65.29%	9.4%
Black:	79,486	20.08%	6.3%
Indian:	852	0.22%	13.9%
Asian:	10,371	2.62%	21.1%
2+ races:	8,514	2.15%	28.2%
Hispanic:	38,201	9.65%	35.7%

Total non-White:	137,424	34.71%	15.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	18,039	12.7
Deaths:	18,747	13.2
Net Migration:	36,136	25.4
Net Immigration:	4,796	3.4

Change in White population:	22,171	6.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	18,526	5.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
355,237
236,339	66.53%
74,806	21.06%
748	0.21%
8,563	2.41%
6,640	1.87%
28,141	7.92%
118,898	33.47%

2010
313,268
218,330	69.69%
67,137	21.43%
625	0.20%
5,839	1.86%
4,053	1.29%
16,940	5.41%
94,938	30.31%

2000
283,672
207,907	73.29%
61,753	21.77%
551	0.19%
3,816	1.35%
2,191	0.77%
7,280	2.57%
75,765	26.71%

1990
257,137
197,611	76.85%
55,894	21.74%
368	0.14%
1,678	0.65%
n/a
1,586	0.62%
59,526	23.15%

1980
232,612
180,632	77.65%
49,079	21.10%
165	0.07%
862	0.37%
n/a
1,829	0.79%
51,980	22.35%

1970
202,954
157,733	77.72%
44,695	22.02%
83	0.04%
110	0.05%
n/a
292	0.14%
45,221	22.28%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
36,735	11.7
31,047	9.9
26,498	8.5
1,663	0.5

18,009	5.7
23,960	7.6

Number	Rate
2000's
35,977	12.7
27,455	9.7
18,146	6.4
5,265	1.9

10,423	3.7
19,173	6.8

Number	Rate
1990's
36,911	14.4
27,406	10.7
14,146	5.5
1,527	0.6

10,296	4.0
16,239	6.3

Number	Rate
1980's
34,790	15.0
22,331	9.6
13,802	5.9
n/a

16,979	7.3
7,546	3.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
11,283	5.6
n/a

22,899	11.3
6,759	3.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Spartanburg, SC Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
38.3
86,875	21.9%
309,059	78.1%
62,485	15.8%

143,283
2.56

97,458	68.0%
69,187	71.0%
10,552	10.8%
45,825	32.0%

2010
Number	Percent
76.7
-161,168	-51.4%
474,436	151.4%
85,992	27.4%

242,440
2.51

166,998	68.9%
117,098	70.1%
20,264	12.1%
75,442	31.1%

2000
Number	Percent
36.3
70,043	24.7%
213,629	75.3%
36,485	12.9%

109,739
2.51

78,281	71.3%
58,631	74.9%
8,274	10.6%
31,458	28.7%

1990
Number	Percent
34.2
63,361	24.6%
193,776	75.4%
33,182	12.9%

95,829
2.62

71,626	74.7%
55,969	78.1%
6,602	9.2%
24,203	25.3%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
66,659	28.7%
165,953	71.3%
25,017	10.8%

80,623
2.83

63,702	79.0%
52,160	81.9%
4,911	7.7%
16,921	21.0%

2024 Housing Data for Spartanburg, SC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8,258	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,420	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,846	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,738	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,784	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,049	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	6,768	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	5,638	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,452	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	11,677	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	13,966	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	20,063	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	13,294	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	9,318	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	10,125	7.1%
$200,000 or more	8,887	6.2%

Median Household Income	64,239
Per Capita Income	33,516

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,850	5.5%
Public Assistance	2,329	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	17,472	12.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	150,544	70.2%
Unemployed	7,373	3.4%
In Armed Forces	237	0.1%

Total Labor Force	158,154	73.8%
Not in Labor Force	56,248	26.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	72,305	55,999	56.4%
Non-Profit	3,638	7,352	33.1%
Self-Employed	8,974	5,037	64.0%

Local Government	3,914	7,055	35.7%
State Government	2,718	5,623	32.6%
Federal Government	974	850	53.4%

Total Private + Self	81,279	61,036	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,244	20,880	35.0%
Total	92,523	81,916	53.0%

Pct. Govt.	12.1%
Pct. Private + Self	81.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	23,137	13.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	34,207	19.6%
Professional, Technical	34,535	19.8%
Service Occupations	28,009	16.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	561	0.3%
All others	54,778	31.4%

White Collar		52.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	35,662	20.4%
Health care and social assistance	22,366	12.8%
Retail trade	19,857	11.4%
Educational services	14,783	8.5%
Accommodation and food services	12,312	7.0%
Construction	12,051	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	10,164	5.8%
Other services	8,365	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8,037	4.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	7,635	4.4%
Finance and insurance	5,500	3.1%
Public administration	4,967	2.8%
Wholesale trade	3,869	2.2%
Information	2,506	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,479	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,818	1.0%
Utilities	1,319	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	689	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	201	0.1%
Management	86	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	18,743	5.00%
Puerto Rican	3,496	0.93%
Cuban	1,537	0.41%
Dominican	610	0.16%

Total Central American	3,993	1.07%
Costa Rican	67	0.02%
Guatemalan	803	0.21%
Honduran	2,444	0.65%
Nicaraguan	130	0.03%
Panamanian	63	0.02%
Salvadoran	486	0.13%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,846	0.76%
Argentinean	257	0.07%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	178	0.05%
Colombian	1,605	0.43%
Ecuadorian	180	0.05%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	127	0.03%
Uruguayan	65	0.02%
Venezuelan	434	0.12%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,656	0.44%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,188	0.58%
Chinese	1,099	0.29%
Hmong	1,088	0.29%
Laotian	966	0.26%
Cambodian	750	0.20%
Vietnamese	524	0.14%
Filipino	343	0.09%
Japanese	301	0.08%
Burmese	191	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	308,189	87.5%
Spanish	23,343	6.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	9,275	2.6%
Other Asian	3,148	0.9%
Other Indo-European	3,145	0.9%
German, other Germanic	1,370	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,090	0.3%
Other	1,078	0.3%
Chinese	1,005	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	44,222	11.8%
Irish	33,192	8.9%
American	30,501	8.1%
German	29,484	7.9%
Italian	8,139	2.2%
Scottish	7,592	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	6,897	1.8%
Ukrainian	6,051	1.6%
Polish	4,534	1.2%
Russian	4,159	1.1%
French	3,788	1.0%
European	2,904	0.8%
Dutch	1,909	0.5%
Swedish	1,638	0.4%
Welsh	1,481	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	358,828	95.8%
Not a citizen	15,909	4.2%

Native	344,054	91.8%
Foreign-born	30,683	8.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11,064	4.3%	19,759	7.7%	84,120	33.0%	78,136	30.6%	38,546	15.1%	23,393	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11,064	4.3%
9-12 Years	19,759	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	84,120	33.0%
Some College	78,136	30.6%
Bach. Degree	38,546	15.1%
Grad Degree	23,393	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	269,196	256,138	13,058	4.9%
1991	272,256	256,714	15,542	5.7%
1992	275,592	260,492	15,100	5.5%
1993	279,736	264,128	15,608	5.6%
1994	284,434	270,814	13,620	4.8%
1995	287,808	275,314	12,494	4.3%
1996	289,646	275,334	14,312	4.9%
1997	293,104	281,304	11,800	4.0%
1998	295,550	285,214	10,336	3.5%
1999	295,938	283,206	12,732	4.3%

2000	286,754	275,906	10,848	3.8%
2001	283,414	266,888	16,526	5.8%
2002	283,584	261,892	21,692	7.6%
2003	286,696	263,402	23,294	8.1%
2004	290,738	265,516	25,222	8.7%
2005	289,358	265,008	24,350	8.4%
2006	297,850	275,606	22,244	7.5%
2007	295,890	277,134	18,756	6.3%
2008	297,346	274,614	22,732	7.6%
2009	297,388	259,688	37,700	12.7%

2010	291,034	254,584	36,450	12.5%
2011	292,310	259,518	32,792	11.2%
2012	293,912	265,792	28,120	9.6%
2013	295,480	272,416	23,064	7.8%
2014	296,732	277,894	18,838	6.3%
2015	302,674	285,068	17,606	5.8%
2016	306,776	292,292	14,484	4.7%
2017	314,444	301,712	12,732	4.0%
2018	320,554	310,464	10,090	3.1%
2019	332,254	323,896	8,358	2.5%

2020	341,418	318,410	23,008	6.7%
2021	332,412	318,832	13,580	4.1%
2022	330,466	319,710	10,756	3.3%
2023	339,652	329,550	10,102	3.0%
2024	355,062	339,938	15,124	4.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	157,697
Median Value	$222,175

Occupied	143,283	90.9%
Vacant	14,414	9.1%

Owned	104,370	72.8%
Rented	38,913	27.2%
Median Rent	$1,060

Single-Family Units	116,893	74.1%
Detached	112,875	71.6%
Attached	4,018	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,311	8.4%
Mobile Homes	20,410	12.9%

Spartanburg, SC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Spartanburg, SC Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Spartanburg, SC Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Spartanburg, SC Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Spartanburg, SC Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Spartanburg, SC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Spartanburg, SC Metro Area