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Spartanburg County, South Carolina (SC)

County population in 2022: 345,831 (73% urban, 27% rural); it was 253,791 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 51,132
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 25,128
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 70,354
Renter-occupied apartments: 32,986 (it was 27,381 in 2000)
% of renters here:

28%
State:

31%

Land area: 811 sq. mi.

Water area: 8.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 426 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Spartanburg County: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.3%), Manufacturing (19.6%), Retail trade (11.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 82%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Spartanburg County, SC (2022)
    • 227,77565.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 64,47018.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 28,2948.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 13,3353.9%Two or more races
    • 8,4442.4%Asian alone
    • 2,2380.6%Some other race alone
    • 1,2750.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

37.9 years
South Carolina median age:

40.5 years
Males: 168,981  (48.9%)
Females: 176,850  (51.1%)
Average household size:
Spartanburg County:

2.0 people
South Carolina:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $57,755 ($37,579 in 1999)
This county:

$57,755
South Carolina:

$64,115

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $785 (lower quartile is $586, upper quartile is $1,062)
This county:

$785
State:

$893


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $231,300 (it was $84,400 in 2000)
Spartanburg:

$231,300
South Carolina:

$254,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $138,100 - $330,300

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $301,100
Here:

$301,100
State:

$368,255

Townhouses or other attached units: $218,038
Here:

$218,038
State:

$292,023

In 2-unit structures: $324,862
Here:

$324,862
State:

$358,283

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $182,405
Here:

$182,405
State:

$230,702

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $130,912
Here:

$130,912
State:

$326,361

Mobile homes: $112,645
Here:

$112,645
State:

$102,531

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $80,371
Here:

$80,371
State:

$132,484

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,215
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $387

Institutionalized population: 4,153

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 7
  • Rapes: 125
  • Robberies: 57
  • Assaults: 911
  • Burglaries: 1093
  • Thefts: 2841
  • Auto thefts: 544

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 5
  • Rapes: 47
  • Robberies: 64
  • Assaults: 881
  • Burglaries: 1167
  • Thefts: 3043
  • Auto thefts: 598
Spartanburg County, SC map from a distance

Health of residents in Spartanburg County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is significantly worse than average.
67.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
47.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
37.8% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
61.3% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 201 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 166 pounds. This is about average.

Health of residents in Spartanburg County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is worse than average.
68.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
48.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
50.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
61.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 164 pounds. This is about average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 2596 buildings, average cost: $173,900
  • 2021: 3394 buildings, average cost: $167,800
  • 2020: 2876 buildings, average cost: $162,900
  • 2019: 2599 buildings, average cost: $164,400
  • 2018: 2659 buildings, average cost: $165,700
  • 2017: 2293 buildings, average cost: $171,500
  • 2016: 1901 buildings, average cost: $170,800
  • 2015: 1399 buildings, average cost: $168,900
  • 2014: 1070 buildings, average cost: $162,000
  • 2013: 954 buildings, average cost: $143,900
  • 2012: 727 buildings, average cost: $121,300
  • 2011: 532 buildings, average cost: $115,200
  • 2010: 562 buildings, average cost: $124,600
  • 2009: 606 buildings, average cost: $112,500
  • 2008: 1077 buildings, average cost: $118,100
  • 2007: 1646 buildings, average cost: $122,600
  • 2006: 2156 buildings, average cost: $103,600
  • 2005: 2123 buildings, average cost: $95,800
  • 2004: 1947 buildings, average cost: $97,700
  • 2003: 1789 buildings, average cost: $94,200
  • 2002: 1532 buildings, average cost: $90,400
  • 2001: 1396 buildings, average cost: $89,100
  • 2000: 1515 buildings, average cost: $87,000
  • 1999: 1696 buildings, average cost: $85,700
  • 1998: 1580 buildings, average cost: $81,700
  • 1997: 1423 buildings, average cost: $81,400
Number of permits per 10,000 Spartanburg, SC residents
Average permit cost in Spartanburg, SC

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,289 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $959 (0.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Spartanburg, SC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Spartanburg, SC in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Spartanburg, SC in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 14.8%
Spartanburg County:

14.8%
South Carolina:

14.0%
(10.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.1% for Black residents, 24.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 24.3% for American Indian residents, 13.5% for other race residents, 27.1% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 37.9 years old
(Males: 36.4 years old, Females: 39.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.8 years old, Black residents: 34.1 years old, American Indian residents: 14.9 years old, Asian residents: 38.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.1 years old, Other race residents: 35.2 years old)

Area name: Spartanburg, SC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Spartanburg County is $478 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $558 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $702 a month.

Cities in this county include: Spartanburg, Pauline, Fairmont Mills, Gramling, Fingerville, Boiling Springs, Enoree, Woodruff, Valley Falls, Saxon.

Spartanburg County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Cumberland County, North Carolina , Logan County, Arkansas , Dade County, Georgia , Yell County, Arkansas , Rutherford County, North Carolina , Lumpkin County, Georgia .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.9%
South Carolina:

3.1%

Unemployment by year in Spartanburg, SC
County total employment by year in Spartanburg, SC
County average yearly wages by year in Spartanburg, SC

Current college students: 11,226
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 28,622 (46.7% naturalized citizens)

Spartanburg County:

8.3%
Whole state:

5.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 7,2112010 or later
  • 7,9012000 to 2009
  • 3,9491990 to 1999
  • 2,3491980 to 1989
  • 1,3041970 to 1979
  • 1,171Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.7%

Spartanburg County marital status for males Spartanburg County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 99,692
  • One, attached: 4,018
  • Two: 2,996
  • 3 or 4: 3,847
  • 5 to 9: 3,422
  • 10 to 19: 4,444
  • 20 to 49: 4,044
  • 50 or more: 2,360
  • Mobile homes: 19,845
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 67

Housing units in Spartanburg County with a mortgage: 55,374 (3,341 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2,591 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,011

Here:

96.5% with mortgage
State:

97.3% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Spartanburg County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant110,676323
Mainline Protestant25,25287
Black Protestant10,18738
Catholic5,3112
Other4,36920
Orthodox2701
None128,242-
Spartanburg County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 49
Spartanburg County:

1.78 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 6
Here:

0.22 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 22
This county:

0.80 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

0.85 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 148
Spartanburg County:

5.38 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

5.38 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 209
This county:

7.59 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.75 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Spartanburg County:

10.3%
South Carolina:

10.6%

Adult obesity rate:
Spartanburg County:

30.3%
State:

29.4%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

11.5%
State:

13.4%

Agriculture in Spartanburg County:

Average size of farms: 90 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $17,893
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $559.94
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 34.77%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 35.45%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $21,709
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.05%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.98%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $35,260
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.41%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.20
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.44%
Corn for grain: 405 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 824 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 117 harvested acres
Vegetables: 477 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 3,744 acres

Earthquake activity:

Spartanburg County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 5% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 116.5 miles away from Spartanburg County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.3 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 304.6 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 124.7 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 248.8 miles away from Spartanburg County center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 208.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • South Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: February 6, 2020 - February 13, 2020, FEMA Id: 4479, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • South Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4492, Natural disaster type: Other
  • South Carolina Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 6, 2017 - September 13, 2017, FEMA Id: 4346, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • South Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 30, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3378: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3378, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Emergency Declared EM-3373: October 03, 2015, FEMA Id: 3373, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4241: October 05, 2015, FEMA Id: 4241, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • South Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 19, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3369: February 12, 2014, FEMA Id: 3369, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • South Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 15, 2005 to December 16, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1625: January 20, 2006, FEMA Id: 1625, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
  • South Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3233: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3233, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • South Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 06, 2004 to October 11, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1566: October 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1566, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Spartanburg County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Ice Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Spartanburg

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 140,330 (81.1%)
  • Carpooled: 15,604 (9.0%)
  • Bus: 284 (0.2%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 55 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 940 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle: 370 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 680 (0.4%)
  • Worked at home: 14,845 (8.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Manufacturing (12%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Manufacturing (13%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (14%)
  • Sales and related occupations (13%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Material moving occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (24%)
  • Ukraine (13%)
  • India (8%)
  • Honduras (5%)
  • Colombia (4%)
  • Russia (3%)
  • Germany (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Spartanburg County


  • American (14%)
  • English (12%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • German (5%)
  • Ukrainian (3%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Spartanburg County, South Carolina in 2010:

  • 2,920 people in college/university student housing
  • 1,299 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 1,294 people in state prisons
  • 1,205 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 547 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 159 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
  • 142 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 101 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 100 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 64 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 64 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 60 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 31 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Spartanburg County, South Carolina in 2000:

  • 2,046 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 1,535 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 1,204 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 1,139 people in state prisons
  • 1,064 people in nursing homes
  • 231 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 89 people in other group homes
  • 62 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 19 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 17 people in institutions for the deaf
  • 17 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 4 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $67,682.

7.88% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($55,885 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.88%
South Carolina average:

8.89%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.83% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($25,096 average AGI)
4.05% relocated from other states ($30,790 average AGI)
Spartanburg County:

4.05%
South Carolina average:

4.96%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Greenville County, SC  2.15% ($54,452 average AGI)
from Cherokee County, SC  0.36% ($42,415)
from Union County, SC  0.16% ($38,383)
from Laurens County, SC  0.15% ($39,749)
from Anderson County, SC  0.14% ($46,227)
from Sacramento County, CA  0.13% ($51,958)
from Mecklenburg County, NC  0.13% ($75,543)


5.79% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($50,707 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.79%
South Carolina average:

7.46%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.28% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($26,593 average AGI)
2.51% relocated to other states ($24,113 average AGI)
Spartanburg County:

2.51%
South Carolina average:

3.47%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Greenville County, SC  1.62% ($49,082 average AGI)
to Cherokee County, SC  0.32% ($40,838)
to Laurens County, SC  0.16% ($36,905)
to Anderson County, SC  0.15% ($42,315)
to Mecklenburg County, NC  0.12% ($54,054)
to Union County, SC  0.11% ($34,341)
to Richland County, SC  0.11% ($33,254)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 10.4

Births per 1000 population in Spartanburg County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Spartanburg County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 5.1

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Spartanburg County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 12.7%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Spartanburg County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Spartanburg County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Spartanburg County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Spartanburg County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Spartanburg County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Spartanburg County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 45,839 (34,160 aged, 11,679 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 8,085 (11%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Spartanburg County, South Carolina in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (3,813)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (3,718)
  • Unspecified dementia (3,396)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (3,005)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,724)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,857)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,721)
  • Congestive heart failure (1,328)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (936)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (899)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.76
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 14,422
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 240
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 39,512

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,316
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,002
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 84

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 89.6. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 65.0
  • Cut/Pierce - 12.0
  • Other - 12.6

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 124.0. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 88.5
  • Poisoning - 16.4
  • Suffocation - 13.7
  • Other - 5.5

Household type by relationship:

Households: 345,831
  • Male householders: 62,270 (15,322 living alone), Female householders: 70,748 (21,267 living alone)
  • 63,162 spouses (62,434 opposite-sex spouses), 8,198 unmarried partners, (7,877 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 97,040 children (89,574 natural, 3,243 adopted, 4,223 stepchildren), 13,190 grandchildren, 4,331 brothers or sisters, 5,313 parents, 989 foster children, 5,774 other relatives, 6,908 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 7,908

Size of family households: 41,770 2-persons, 21,324 3-persons, 14,848 4-persons, 8,042 5-persons, 2,875 6-persons, 1,436 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 36,589 1-person, 5,188 2-persons, 625 3-persons, 244 4-persons, 77 6-persons.

44,412 married couples with children.
20,265 single-parent households (5,136 men, 15,129 women).

88.5% of residents of Spartanburg speak English at home.
6.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,201,764,000 ($4,548 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $35,967,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $643,138,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $246,886,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,910,000
Federal grants: $253,731,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,997,000 ($1,466,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $37,102,000 ($5,477,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,797,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $68,668,000
Federal Government insurance: $30,310,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 17,885
Here:

67 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 13,524
Here:

51 per 1000 residents
State:

46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +2,577
Here:

+10 per 1000 residents
State:

+9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +6,394
Here:

+24 per 1000 residents
State:

+27 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Spartanburg County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 47.63 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

4.5

Year house built in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  • Year house built in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  • 8,9892020 or later
  • 20,5782010 to 2019
  • 22,6542000 to 2009
  • 20,7921990 to 1999
  • 18,3611980 to 1989
  • 18,2781970 to 1979
  • 12,5261960 to 1969
  • 9,1011950 to 1959
  • 5,1961940 to 1949
  • 8,2601939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  • 3311 room
  • 1652 rooms
  • 1,4853 rooms
  • 8,1534 rooms
  • 19,9935 rooms
  • 21,7106 rooms
  • 15,8707 rooms
  • 10,9988 rooms
  • 16,7129+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  • 1,8761 room
  • 1,1982 rooms
  • 5,8103 rooms
  • 11,5064 rooms
  • 8,2525 rooms
  • 4,8066 rooms
  • 2,3877 rooms
  • 1,0918 rooms
  • 6759+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  • 362no bedroom
  • 9111 bedroom
  • 12,5902 bedrooms
  • 55,7783 bedrooms
  • 20,6554 bedrooms
  • 5,1215+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  • 1,876no bedroom
  • 5,5691 bedroom
  • 16,0732 bedrooms
  • 11,3413 bedrooms
  • 2,4504 bedrooms
  • 2925+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Spartanburg County, South Carolina in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Spartanburg County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Spartanburg County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 2,275no vehicle
  • 22,1371 vehicle
  • 41,8122 vehicles
  • 19,8213 vehicles
  • 6,6874 vehicles
  • 2,6855+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Spartanburg County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Spartanburg County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 3,886no vehicle
  • 18,7671 vehicle
  • 12,1492 vehicles
  • 2,2753 vehicles
  • 3744 vehicles
  • 1505+ vehicles

85.6% of Spartanburg County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in South Carolina.

Spartanburg County:

85.6%
State average:

86.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 205,168
  • Other state: 109,223
  • Northeast: 20,476
  • Midwest: 17,438
  • South: 57,588
  • West: 13,721
Year householders moved into unit in Spartanburg County, SC
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Spartanburg County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 64.7%Electricity
  • 28.4%Utility gas
  • 4.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Wood
  • 0.5%Solar energy
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 83.9%Electricity
  • 12.5%Utility gas
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,084
Here:

12.2%
South Carolina:

14.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,101
Here:

11.6%
South Carolina:

11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,036
Here:

24.9%
South Carolina:

21.9%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Spartanburg County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $11,530,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,950,000
    Other: $5,418,000
    Other: $5,368,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,225,000
    Parks and Recreation: $846,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $10,002,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,698,000
    Regular Highways: $3,472,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,746,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,541,000
    Solid Waste Management: $487,000
    Housing and Community Development: $350,000
    Solid Waste Management: $347,000
    Correctional Institutions: $339,000
    Parks and Recreation: $84,000
    Police Protection: $77,000
    General - Other: $73,000
    General Public Buildings: $60,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $38,906,000
    Police Protection: $33,629,000
    General - Other: $19,186,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,868,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,969,000
    Correctional Institutions: $16,785,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,224,000
    Libraries: $15,427,000
    Central Staff Services: $14,744,000
    Central Staff Services: $14,377,000
    Libraries: $14,108,000
    General - Other: $13,521,000
    Regular Highways: $12,584,000
    Financial Administration: $9,839,000
    Financial Administration: $9,273,000
    Local Fire Protection: $7,719,000
    Regular Highways: $7,277,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,253,000
    Health - Other: $6,907,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,539,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,418,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,066,000
    Health - Other: $4,562,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,937,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,303,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,571,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,528,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,424,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,295,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,714,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,687,000
    Local Fire Protection: $297,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $1,604,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,567,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,127,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,584,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,482,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $8,753,000
    Other - General - Other: $8,017,000
    Other - Hospitals: $3,925,000
    Other - Hospitals: $3,176,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $679,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $660,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $996,000
    Public Welfare: $940,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $3,428,000
    Other: $2,678,000
    General Local Government Support: $140,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $49,283,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,595,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,869,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,353,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,030,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,342,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,516,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $12,027,000
    General Revenue - Other: $12,025,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,083,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,620,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,362,000
    Sale of Property: $3,172,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,458,000
    Sale of Property: $695,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $148,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $94,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $4,006,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,999,000
    Police Protection: $1,756,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,586,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,418,000
    Regular Highways: $1,379,000
    General - Other: $1,276,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,190,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,157,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,065,000
    General Public Building: $753,000
    General - Other: $724,000
    Correctional Institutions: $400,000
    Financial Administration: $218,000
    General Public Building: $77,000
    Health - Other: $73,000
    Health - Other: $70,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $57,000
    Financial Administration: $48,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $31,000
    Local Fire Protection: $24,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $8,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $6,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $225,276,000
    Cash and Securities: $93,657,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $15,939,000
    General Local Government Support: $14,652,000
    Highways: $5,950,000
    Highways: $4,911,000
    Other: $4,236,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,698,000
    Other: $3,096,000
    Public Welfare: $2,973,000
    Public Welfare: $2,778,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,751,000
    Health and Hospitals: $565,000
    Housing and Community Development: $354,000
  • Tax - Property: $111,279,000
    Property: $99,712,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,458,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,089,000
    Other Selective Sales: $6,499,000
    Other Selective Sales: $5,415,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,151,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $4,640,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $3,636,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,887,000
    Public Utility License: $2,231,000
    Public Utility License: $2,062,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $96,814,000
    : $76,365,000

Spartanburg County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $11,530,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,950,000
    Other: $5,418,000
    Other: $5,368,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,225,000
    Parks and Recreation: $846,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $10,002,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,698,000
    Regular Highways: $3,472,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,746,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,541,000
    Solid Waste Management: $487,000
    Housing and Community Development: $350,000
    Solid Waste Management: $347,000
    Correctional Institutions: $339,000
    Parks and Recreation: $84,000
    Police Protection: $77,000
    General - Other: $73,000
    General Public Buildings: $60,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $38,906,000
    Police Protection: $33,629,000
    General - Other: $19,186,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,868,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,969,000
    Correctional Institutions: $16,785,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,224,000
    Libraries: $15,427,000
    Central Staff Services: $14,744,000
    Central Staff Services: $14,377,000
    Libraries: $14,108,000
    General - Other: $13,521,000
    Regular Highways: $12,584,000
    Financial Administration: $9,839,000
    Financial Administration: $9,273,000
    Local Fire Protection: $7,719,000
    Regular Highways: $7,277,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,253,000
    Health - Other: $6,907,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,539,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,418,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,066,000
    Health - Other: $4,562,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,937,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,303,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,571,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,528,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,424,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,295,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,714,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,687,000
    Local Fire Protection: $297,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $1,604,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,567,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,127,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,584,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,482,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $8,753,000
    Other - General - Other: $8,017,000
    Other - Hospitals: $3,925,000
    Other - Hospitals: $3,176,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $679,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $660,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $996,000
    Public Welfare: $940,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $3,428,000
    Other: $2,678,000
    General Local Government Support: $140,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $49,283,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,595,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,869,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,353,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,030,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,342,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,516,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $12,027,000
    General Revenue - Other: $12,025,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,083,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,620,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,362,000
    Sale of Property: $3,172,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,458,000
    Sale of Property: $695,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $148,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $94,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $4,006,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,999,000
    Police Protection: $1,756,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,586,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,418,000
    Regular Highways: $1,379,000
    General - Other: $1,276,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,190,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,157,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,065,000
    General Public Building: $753,000
    General - Other: $724,000
    Correctional Institutions: $400,000
    Financial Administration: $218,000
    General Public Building: $77,000
    Health - Other: $73,000
    Health - Other: $70,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $57,000
    Financial Administration: $48,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $31,000
    Local Fire Protection: $24,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $8,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $6,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $225,276,000
    Cash and Securities: $93,657,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $15,939,000
    General Local Government Support: $14,652,000
    Highways: $5,950,000
    Highways: $4,911,000
    Other: $4,236,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,698,000
    Other: $3,096,000
    Public Welfare: $2,973,000
    Public Welfare: $2,778,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,751,000
    Health and Hospitals: $565,000
    Housing and Community Development: $354,000
  • Tax - Property: $111,279,000
    Property: $99,712,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,458,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,089,000
    Other Selective Sales: $6,499,000
    Other Selective Sales: $5,415,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,151,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $4,640,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $3,636,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,887,000
    Public Utility License: $2,231,000
    Public Utility License: $2,062,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $96,814,000
    : $76,365,000

Spartanburg County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $11,530,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,950,000
    Other: $5,418,000
    Other: $5,368,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,225,000
    Parks and Recreation: $846,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $10,002,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,698,000
    Regular Highways: $3,472,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,746,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,541,000
    Solid Waste Management: $487,000
    Housing and Community Development: $350,000
    Solid Waste Management: $347,000
    Correctional Institutions: $339,000
    Parks and Recreation: $84,000
    Police Protection: $77,000
    General - Other: $73,000
    General Public Buildings: $60,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $38,906,000
    Police Protection: $33,629,000
    General - Other: $19,186,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,868,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,969,000
    Correctional Institutions: $16,785,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,224,000
    Libraries: $15,427,000
    Central Staff Services: $14,744,000
    Central Staff Services: $14,377,000
    Libraries: $14,108,000
    General - Other: $13,521,000
    Regular Highways: $12,584,000
    Financial Administration: $9,839,000
    Financial Administration: $9,273,000
    Local Fire Protection: $7,719,000
    Regular Highways: $7,277,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,253,000
    Health - Other: $6,907,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,539,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,418,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,066,000
    Health - Other: $4,562,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,937,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,303,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,571,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,528,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,424,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,295,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,714,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,687,000
    Local Fire Protection: $297,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $1,604,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,567,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,127,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,584,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,482,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $8,753,000
    Other - General - Other: $8,017,000
    Other - Hospitals: $3,925,000
    Other - Hospitals: $3,176,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $679,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $660,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $996,000
    Public Welfare: $940,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $3,428,000
    Other: $2,678,000
    General Local Government Support: $140,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $49,283,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,595,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,869,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,353,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,030,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,342,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,516,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $12,027,000
    General Revenue - Other: $12,025,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,083,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,620,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,362,000
    Sale of Property: $3,172,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,458,000
    Sale of Property: $695,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $148,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $94,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $4,006,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,999,000
    Police Protection: $1,756,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,586,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,418,000
    Regular Highways: $1,379,000
    General - Other: $1,276,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,190,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,157,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,065,000
    General Public Building: $753,000
    General - Other: $724,000
    Correctional Institutions: $400,000
    Financial Administration: $218,000
    General Public Building: $77,000
    Health - Other: $73,000
    Health - Other: $70,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $57,000
    Financial Administration: $48,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $31,000
    Local Fire Protection: $24,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $8,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $6,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $225,276,000
    Cash and Securities: $93,657,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $15,939,000
    General Local Government Support: $14,652,000
    Highways: $5,950,000
    Highways: $4,911,000
    Other: $4,236,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,698,000
    Other: $3,096,000
    Public Welfare: $2,973,000
    Public Welfare: $2,778,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,751,000
    Health and Hospitals: $565,000
    Housing and Community Development: $354,000
  • Tax - Property: $111,279,000
    Property: $99,712,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,458,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,089,000
    Other Selective Sales: $6,499,000
    Other Selective Sales: $5,415,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,151,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $4,640,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $3,636,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,887,000
    Public Utility License: $2,231,000
    Public Utility License: $2,062,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $96,814,000
    : $76,365,000

Spartanburg County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $11,530,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,950,000
    Other: $5,418,000
    Other: $5,368,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,225,000
    Parks and Recreation: $846,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $10,002,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,698,000
    Regular Highways: $3,472,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,746,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,541,000
    Solid Waste Management: $487,000
    Housing and Community Development: $350,000
    Solid Waste Management: $347,000
    Correctional Institutions: $339,000
    Parks and Recreation: $84,000
    Police Protection: $77,000
    General - Other: $73,000
    General Public Buildings: $60,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $38,906,000
    Police Protection: $33,629,000
    General - Other: $19,186,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,868,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,969,000
    Correctional Institutions: $16,785,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,224,000
    Libraries: $15,427,000
    Central Staff Services: $14,744,000
    Central Staff Services: $14,377,000
    Libraries: $14,108,000
    General - Other: $13,521,000
    Regular Highways: $12,584,000
    Financial Administration: $9,839,000
    Financial Administration: $9,273,000
    Local Fire Protection: $7,719,000
    Regular Highways: $7,277,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,253,000
    Health - Other: $6,907,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,539,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,418,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,066,000
    Health - Other: $4,562,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,937,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,303,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,571,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,528,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,424,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,295,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,714,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,687,000
    Local Fire Protection: $297,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $1,604,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,567,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,127,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,584,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,482,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $8,753,000
    Other - General - Other: $8,017,000
    Other - Hospitals: $3,925,000
    Other - Hospitals: $3,176,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $679,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $660,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $996,000
    Public Welfare: $940,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $3,428,000
    Other: $2,678,000
    General Local Government Support: $140,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $49,283,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,595,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,869,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,353,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,030,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,342,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,516,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $12,027,000
    General Revenue - Other: $12,025,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,083,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,620,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,362,000
    Sale of Property: $3,172,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,458,000
    Sale of Property: $695,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $148,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $94,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $4,006,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,999,000
    Police Protection: $1,756,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,586,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,418,000
    Regular Highways: $1,379,000
    General - Other: $1,276,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,190,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,157,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,065,000
    General Public Building: $753,000
    General - Other: $724,000
    Correctional Institutions: $400,000
    Financial Administration: $218,000
    General Public Building: $77,000
    Health - Other: $73,000
    Health - Other: $70,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $57,000
    Financial Administration: $48,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $31,000
    Local Fire Protection: $24,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $8,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $6,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $225,276,000
    Cash and Securities: $93,657,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $15,939,000
    General Local Government Support: $14,652,000
    Highways: $5,950,000
    Highways: $4,911,000
    Other: $4,236,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,698,000
    Other: $3,096,000
    Public Welfare: $2,973,000
    Public Welfare: $2,778,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,751,000
    Health and Hospitals: $565,000
    Housing and Community Development: $354,000
  • Tax - Property: $111,279,000
    Property: $99,712,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,458,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,089,000
    Other Selective Sales: $6,499,000
    Other Selective Sales: $5,415,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,151,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $4,640,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $3,636,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,887,000
    Public Utility License: $2,231,000
    Public Utility License: $2,062,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $96,814,000
    : $76,365,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 6,176
  • Number of aged recipients: 554
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 5,622
  • Number of recipients under 18: 1,113
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,846
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 1,217
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,265
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,807
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 51 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,285$125,0921,038$143,8104,205$153,761182$77,1875$1,299,600382$132,757102$75,049
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED66$116,15252$125,827365$146,56423$52,6090$027$114,33321$56,524
APPLICATIONS DENIED297$114,714281$111,0071,890$136,922181$38,8121$438,000125$79,992108$54,694
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN136$119,721123$164,1381,172$149,64833$94,7581$12,771,00044$111,90925$82,360
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS67$117,56751$169,510308$152,67918$70,6670$014$154,0006$63,500
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 45 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED234$171,440271$170,3653$234,3330$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED75$210,093107$165,4494$139,2501$52,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED40$161,52555$151,5640$01$41,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN11$161,54520$181,2001$65,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS7$101,7145$224,2002$64,5000$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Spartanburg, SC
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Spartanburg, SC - Value
Most common first names in Spartanburg County, SC among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James1,96270.3 years
William1,55472.6 years
John1,53273.0 years
Mary1,36976.7 years
Robert92870.2 years
Charles68268.9 years
George66473.6 years
Annie63778.4 years
Thomas55271.5 years
Willie52471.4 years
Most common last names in Spartanburg County, SC among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith1,17473.0 years
Johnson64673.3 years
Brown53773.7 years
Jones48272.6 years
Williams48272.1 years
Davis45473.9 years
Foster43773.3 years
Miller43570.5 years
Fowler42772.9 years
Moore37873.4 years
Businesses in Spartanburg County, SC
NameCountNameCount
ALDI1Long John Silver's2
AT&T4Lowe's3
Academy Sports + Outdoors1Marriott2
Ace Hardware4Marshalls1
Advance Auto Parts12MasterBrand Cabinets6
Aeropostale1McDonald's14
American Eagle Outfitters1Men's Wearhouse1
Applebee's4Microtel1
Arby's7Motel 61
Ashley Furniture1Motherhood Maternity1
AutoZone7New Balance2
Barnes & Noble1New York & Co1
Baskin-Robbins2Nike11
Bath & Body Works1Nissan2
Bed Bath & Beyond1Office Depot2
Blockbuster4OfficeMax1
Budget Car Rental1Old Navy1
Burger King12Olive Garden1
CVS13Outback1
Catherines1Outback Steakhouse1
Chevrolet3Pac Sun1
Chick-Fil-A5Panera Bread2
Chuck E. Cheese's1Papa John's Pizza3
Church's Chicken2Payless1
Circle K5Penske1
Clarion1PetSmart1
Comfort Inn1Pier 1 Imports1
Comfort Suites1Pizza Hut8
Costco1Plato's Closet1
Cracker Barrel2Publix Super Markets2
Curves7Quality1
Dairy Queen1Quiznos1
Days Inn2RadioShack5
Dennys3Red Lobster1
Discount Tire1Red Roof Inn1
Domino's Pizza5Rite Aid10
Dunkin Donuts1Ruby Tuesday2
Econo Lodge1Rue211
Express1Ryan's Grill1
Extended Stay America1Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
FedEx34SAS Shoes2
Finish Line1SONIC Drive-In3
Firestone Complete Auto Care2Sam's Club1
Foot Locker1Sears2
Ford2Shoe Carnival1
GNC5Sleep Inn1
GameStop5Spencer Gifts1
Goodwill2Sprint Nextel4
Gymboree1Staples1
H&R Block11Starbucks2
Hilton3Subaru1
Hobby Lobby1Subway25
Holiday Inn3Super 82
Hollister Co.1T-Mobile11
Home Depot2T.J.Maxx1
Honda2Taco Bell7
Hot Topic1Talbots1
Howard Johnson1Target1
Hyundai1The Room Place1
IHOP1Toyota2
JCPenney1Toys"R"Us1
Jack In The Box2True Value1
JoS. A. Bank1U-Haul24
Jones New York1UPS45
Journeys1Vans1
Just Tires1Verizon Wireless2
Justice1Victoria's Secret1
KFC5Volkswagen1
Kincaid2Waffle House18
Kohl's1Walgreens5
La-Z-Boy2Walmart4
Lane Bryant1Wendy's6
Lane Furniture4Wet Seal1
LensCrafters2YMCA3
Little Caesars Pizza6

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