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29307

Spartanburg, SC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
19,115
Median household income
$65,850
People below poverty
15.4%
Median home value
$221,400

Income

The median income of households in 29307 was $65,850. An estimated 5.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 29307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.1
$10,000 to $14,999 2.5
$15,000 to $24,999 4
$25,000 to $34,999 10.5
$35,000 to $49,999 15.2
$50,000 to $74,999 19.7
$75,000 to $99,999 11.9
$100,000 to $149,999 19.4
$150,000 to $199,999 5.7
$200,000 or more 6.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 29307 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 62221
Female 47830

An estimated 70.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 39.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,677. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 29307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 70.3
Social Security 39.3
Retirement income 29.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.5
Cash public assistance income 0.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 29307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 22.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.2

In 2020-2024, 9.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 62.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 27% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 29307 in 2020-2024, 89.9% had health insurance coverage and 10.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 64.5% and public coverage was 42.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.2%.


In 2020-2024, 29307 had a total population of 19,115 - 10,082 (52.7%) females and 9,033 (47.3%) males. The median age was 41.1 years. An estimated 20.1% of the population was under 18 years, 32.7% was 19 to 44 years, 23% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 29307 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 270 659
5 to 9 747 684
10 to 14 404 562
15 to 19 615 202
20 to 24 548 455
25 to 29 588 536
30 to 34 473 859
35 to 39 867 900
40 to 44 701 335
45 to 49 409 407
50 to 54 595 855
55 to 59 495 747
60 to 64 524 350
65 to 69 542 564
70 to 74 439 643
75 to 79 476 475
80 to 84 215 464
85 and over 125 385

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 74.1% were White; 18% were Black or African American; 14.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 4.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.7% of the people in 29307 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 73.4% of the people in 29307 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,030 households in 29307. The average household size was 2.32 people.

Married-couple households made up 45.3% of the households in 29307 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.3% of all households, while 15.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 22.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34.5% of all households.

In 29307, 27.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 29307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 45.3
Cohabiting Couples 8.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51.1% of males and 45.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.1 25.1
Now married, except separated 51.1 45.2
Separated 1.3 2.8
Widowed 3.2 14.2
Divorced 10.2 12.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 29307, 489 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 66.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.5% of the people living in 29307 were U.S. natives. 63.9% of the 29307 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.5% of 29307 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 51.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 67.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 29307 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 29307.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 29307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 37.3
Asia 12.4
Europe 44.1
Africa 3.1
Northern America 3.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 29307 in 2020-2024, 9.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.2% of people at least five years old; 3.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 29307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.2
Other Indo-European languages 3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 29307 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 29307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.1
Different house, same county 7.9
Different county, same state 2.9
Different state 4.1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 89 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 35% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 29307 was 3,994 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 571 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,720. College or graduate school enrollment was 703.

Educational Attainment of People in 29307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11
High school diploma or equivalency 25.2
Some college, no degree 20.1
Associate's degree 8.7
Bachelor's degree 21.6
Graduate or professional degree 13.4

Disability

In 29307, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5% of people under 18 years old, to 15.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 36.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 29307, 56.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 7,330 83.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 962 10.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 520 5.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 29307 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 29307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1
Construction 7.2
Manufacturing 17.7
Wholesale trade 2.9
Retail trade 10.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.1
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.2
Other Services, except public administration 6.4
Public administration 1.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 29307 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,074 34.9
Service occupations 1,403 15.9
Sales and office occupations 2,023 22.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 835 9.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,480 16.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.9% of 29307 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 29307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.6
Other means 2.4
Worked from home 7.4

In 2020-2024, 29307 had a total of 8,827 housing units. Of these housing units, 69.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 20.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 9.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 29307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 69.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 20.3
Mobile homes 9.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 29307 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 65% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 29307 had 8,030 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 797 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 74.1% while renters occupied 25.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.43 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.

3.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.8% and another 25.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 29307:

House Heating Fuel Used in 29307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 32.4
Electricity 64.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.6
All other fuels 1.9
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 29307 was $221,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 54.6 % had a mortgage. 45.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,398 and for owners without a mortgage it was $427.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 29307 was $1,093. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.