South Carolina · Census place 68290
Spartanburg city, SC
Quick answer
Spartanburg city has 38,578 residents, ranking #12 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $51,193, the median home is worth $185,300 and median gross rent runs $1,043 a month.
- Population
- 38,578Spartanburg city residents
- Median household income
- $51,193Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $185,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,043Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Spartanburg city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Spartanburg city median would spend about 24.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24.1% of residents and 53.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in South Carolina.
- Sumter city 43,065
- Florence city 40,205
- Greer city 39,191
- Hilton Head Island town 37,805
- Myrtle Beach city 37,214
- Aiken city 32,334
- Bluffton town 31,323
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