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Population (year 2000): 39,673. Estimated
population in July 2005: 38,379 (-3.3% change)
Males: 17,585 (44.3%), Females: 22,088 (55.7%)
Spartanburg County
Zip codes:
29301,
29302,
29303,
29306,
29307,
29316.
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $28,735 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,700 (year 2000)
Races in Spartanburg:
- Black (49.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (46.5%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (8.6%), English
(7.4%), Irish (5.1%), German (4.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%),
Scottish (1.8%).
Elevation: 816 feet
Land area: 19.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Spartanburg
- High school or higher: 72.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Spartanburg city
- Never married: 34.6%
- Now married: 40.2%
- Separated: 4.4%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 10.2%
3.3% Foreign born (1.1% Latin America, 1.1%
Asia, 0.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -4,134 (-9.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Spartanburg:
- MARY BLACK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1700 SKYLYN DR
BOX 3217)
- SPARTANBURG HOSP FOR RESTORATIVE CARE (389
SERPENTINE DR)
- SPARTANBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (101 E
WOOD ST)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Spartanburg:
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 21 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 34 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
ID: GYH)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 54 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC;
ID: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Spartanburg:
- SPARTANBURG DOWNTOWN MEMORIAL (about 4 miles;
SPARTANBURG, SC; ID: SPA)
- FAIRVIEW (about 20 miles; LANDRUM, SC; ID: 33A)
- UNION COUNTY, TROY SHELTON FIELD (about 28 miles;
UNION, SC; ID: 35A)
Amtrak station:
SPARTANBURG (290 MAGNOLIA ST.). Services: public payphones,
free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges/Universities in Spartanburg:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG
(Full-time enrollment: 3,041; Location: 800 UNIVERSITY
WAY; Public; Website: www.uscs.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
2,086; Location: BUSINESS I85; Public; Website:
www.spt.tec.sc.us.)
- WOFFORD COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,078;
Location: 429 N CHURCH ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.wofford.edu)
- CONVERSE COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 990;
Location: 580 E MAIN ST; Private, not-for-profit; Offers
Master's degree)
- SPARTANBURG METHODIST COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
543; Location: 1200 TEXTILE DR; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.smcsc.edu)
- SHERMAN COLLEGE OF STRAIGHT CHIROPRACTIC (FT
enrollment: 341; Location: 2020 SPRINGFIELD RD; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: sherman.edu)
- PIEDMONT COLLEGE OF HAIR DESIGN (Location:
180 HALL ST; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Spartanburg:
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; BOILING
SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE,
SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
FT enrollment: 2,915)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; ROCK HILL, SC;
FT enrollment: 4,976)
- LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,429)
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT
enrollment: 15,962)
Public high schools in Spartanburg:
- DORMAN HIGH (Students: 2,010; Location: 1491
W O WZELL BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SPARTANBURG HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,523;
Location: 500 DUPRE DRIVE; Grades: 10 - 12)
- BROOME HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 885; Location:
381 CHERRY HILL RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SC SCHOOL FOR BLIND HIGH (Students: 21;
Location: 355 CEDAR SPRINGS ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DANIEL MORGAN VOC (Location: 201 ZION HILL
ROAD; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high schools in Spartanburg:
- SPARTANBURG DAY SCHOOL (Students: 550;
Location: 1701 SKYLYN DRIVE; Grades: PK - 12)
- WESTGATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 195;
Location: 1990 OLD REIDVILLE ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Spartanburg:
- BOILING SPRINGS JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 1,108;
Location: 3655 BOILING SPRINGS RD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- J. G. MCCRACKEN JR. HIGH (Students: 866;
Location: 300 WEBBER ROAD; Grades: 07 - 09)
- FAIRFOREST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 789;
Location: 4120 NO BLACKSTOCK RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- E P TODD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 760;
Location: 170 CEDAR SPRING RD; Grades: KG - 06)
- WEST VIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 758;
Location: 400 OAK GROVE RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- PINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 756;
Location: PINE & BOYD STREETS; Grades: KG - 06)
- MYLES W WHITLOCK JR HIGH (Students: 670;
Location: 580 SUNSET DRIVE; Grades: 07 - 09)
- JESSE W BOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
652; Location: 1505 FERNWOOD GLENDALE; Grades: KG - 06)
- CARVER JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 651;
Location: 449 SOUTH CHURCH ST; Grades: 07 - 09)
- Z L MADDEN ELEMENTARY (Students: 565;
Location: 459 W CENTENNIAL ST; Grades: PK - 06)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Spartanburg:
- SPARTANBURG CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 330;
Location: 8740 ASHEVILLE HWY; Grades: PK - 7)
- ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC (Students: 190;
Location: 152 ALABAMA STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JAMES METHODIST KINDERGARTE (Students:
173; Location: 213 LANFORD RD; Grades: PK - KG)
- FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH KINDERGAR (Students:
108; Location: 250 EAST MAIN ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN DAY S (Students:
103; Location: 309 FERNWOOD DR; Grades: PK - KG)
- MONTESSORI WEST LTD (Students: 94; Location:
8800 GREENVILLE HWY; Grades: PK - KG)
- EDDLEMON ADVENTIST SCHOOL (Students: 92;
Location: 1217 REIDVILLE RD; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PAUL UNITED METHODIST PRESC (Students: 91;
Location: 1320 FERNWOOD GLENDALE RD; Grades: PK - KG)
- BETHEL CHILD ENRICHMENT PROGRA (Students: 81;
Location: 245 S CHURCH ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- MONTESSORI ACADEMY (Students: 79; Location:
384 S SPRING ST; Grades: PK - 4)
Library in Spartanburg:
- SPARTANBURG COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES
(Operating income: $6,216,685; Location: 151 S. CHURCH
STREET; 777,261 books; 36,735 audio materials; 15,753
video materials; 1,357 serial subscriptions)
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