Cities / South Carolina / Spartanburg

Spartanburg, SC

38,301 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Greenville-Spartanburg)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 12.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

CLT

59 mi — Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Population & People

Population

38,301

Median age

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Median household income

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Poverty rate

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Unemployment rate

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Bachelor's degree+

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Avg. commute

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Hispanic or Latino

—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

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Median gross rent

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Homeownership rate

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HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,155

HUD Fair Market Rent (South Carolina statewide average across 46 areas — not specific to Spartanburg), 2026. Efficiency $928, 1BR $982, 2BR $1155, 3BR $1450, 4BR $1699. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

South Carolina commercial electricity

11.05¢/kWh

South Carolina industrial electricity

7.11¢/kWh

South Carolina residential electricity

14.96¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

378830.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

286774.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for South Carolina

725.16

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Source: FRED, South Carolina-specific series.

Nearby Airports

CLT

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Piedmont Triad International Airport

137 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (South Carolina energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (South Carolina economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).