Spartanburg County, South Carolina Demographics

Spartanburg County is 3rd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Asian

Spartanburg County is 4th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Current population (2012)

Spartanburg County is 4th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Spartanburg County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Households

Spartanburg County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Housing units

Spartanburg County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Spartanburg County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Spartanburg County is 6th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Retail sales

Spartanburg County is 6th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Spartanburg County is 7th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Foreign born residents

Size Demographics
	Spartanburg County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	288,745	4th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	807.9	9th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	351.9	5th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Spartanburg County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.5%	14th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.0%	10th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.3%	35th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Spartanburg County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.4%	22nd	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	20.4%	15th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Spartanburg County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	74.9%	10th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	20.9%	37th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	32nd	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.2%	3rd	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	23rd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	15th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	7th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	69.5%	10th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Spartanburg County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	51.5%	21st	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.9%	7th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Spartanburg County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	122,926	5th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	14.0%	13th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	106,055	5th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.6%	31st	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$118,800	16th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.6	19th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	727	9th	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Spartanburg County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$22,275	14th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$43,563	11th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.2%	36th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Spartanburg County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	6,142	5th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	110,969	4th	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	21,534	6th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$3,638,406	6th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,148	9th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$411,477	7th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732