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Spartanburg Demographics and Statistics

According to recent United States Census Bureau reports, Spartanburg has grown in recent years. The population is composed of people of many different heritages. Statistics and demographics present some very interesting findings. It is filled with heritage, culture and people from all walks of life.

Spartanburg, SC

People QuickFacts Spartanburg South Carolina
Population, 2006 estimate 38,561 4,321,249
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -3.3% 7.7%
Population, 2000 39,673 4,012,012
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.5% 6.6%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.2% 25.2%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 15.4% 12.1%
Female persons, percent, 2000 55.7% 51.4%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 47.2% 67.2%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 49.6% 29.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.3% 0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.0% 1.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.8% 2.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 51.5% 55.9%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 3.3% 2.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 5.6% 5.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 72.4% 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 26.0% 20.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 19.0 24.3
 
Housing units, 2000 17,696 1,753,670
Homeownership rate, 2000 49.8% 72.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $85,700 $94,900
 
Households, 2000 15,989 1,533,854
Persons per household, 2000 2.33 2.53
Median household income, 1999 $28,735 $37,082
Per capita money income, 1999 $18,136 $18,795
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 23.3% 14.1%
Business QuickFacts Spartanburg South Carolina
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,004,352 32,988,974
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 891,820 40,629,089
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $22,684 $9,903
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 122,201 6,104,316
Total number of firms, 2002 3,706 292,984
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 9.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.5%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 18.1% 26.2%
 
Geography QuickFacts Spartanburg South Carolina
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 19 30,109
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,071.7 133.2
FIPS Code 68290 45
Counties Spartanburg County