What percentage of people rent in Spartanburg, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Spartanburg, SC, 2020–2024
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46.1% (±2.7 points) of the occupied homes in Spartanburg, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 7,347 renting households against 8,577 that own their home.

In Spartanburg, the share of households that rent went from 53.8% in 2015–2019 to 46.1% in 2020–2024 (−7.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 46.1% (±2.7 points)
Renting households: 7,347 (±499)
Median renter income: $33,520 (±$4,552)

Who rents and who owns in Spartanburg

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Spartanburg	Spartanburg County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	46.1% (±2.7 points)	27.0% (±1.0 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	7,347 (±499)	35,578 (±1,391)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,577 (±484)	96,094 (±1,447)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,520 (±$4,552)	$42,425 (±$2,359)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,045 (±$8,875)	$78,281 (±$1,951)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Spartanburg, the renter share is higher than in Spartanburg County (27.0%).

It is also higher than in South Carolina (28.1%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Spartanburg County, Spartanburg ranks 10 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 82 of 381.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Spartanburg has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	53.8% (±2.6 points)	46.1% (±2.7 points)	−7.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$810 (±$22)	$1,099 (±$30)	+35.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$40,053 (±$2,473)	$51,964 (±$4,163)	+29.7%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Spartanburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Spartanburg
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Spartanburg	—	46.1% (±2.7 points)	—
Arkwright	2.2 mi	50.2% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Drayton	2.5 mi	37.1% (±21.8 points)	Not measurably different
Whitney	2.6 mi	38.8% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Saxon	2.7 mi	61.7% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Hilltop	2.8 mi	55.4% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ben Avon	3.0 mi	57.5% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Arcadia	4.0 mi	71.5% (±10.4 points)	Higher
Camp Croft	4.4 mi	51.0% (±15.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Saxon, SC (61.7%), Ben Avon, SC (57.5%), Arcadia, SC (71.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Spartanburg County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Hilltop	55.4% (±12.0 points)
5	Central Pacolet	52.3% (±18.8 points)
6	Camp Croft	51.0% (±15.6 points)
7	Arkwright	50.2% (±11.4 points)
8	Southern Shops	50.1% (±12.5 points)
9	Valley Falls	49.5% (±8.0 points)
10	Spartanburg	46.1% (±2.7 points)
11 (tie)	Chesnee	45.7% (±9.6 points)
11 (tie)	Woodruff	45.7% (±13.3 points)
13	Duncan	43.3% (±12.3 points)
14	Whitney	38.8% (±12.1 points)
15	Drayton	37.1% (±21.8 points)
16	Inman	36.2% (±12.1 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Spartanburg County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Spartanburg

How many renters are there in Spartanburg?

Spartanburg has an estimated 7,347 (±499) renting households, 46.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Spartanburg?

In Spartanburg, the share of households that rent went from 53.8% in 2015–2019 to 46.1% in 2020–2024 (−7.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Spartanburg?

A renting household in Spartanburg has 2.2 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Spartanburg?

The median renting household in Spartanburg, SC has an income of $33,520 (±$4,552) a year, against $76,045 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Spartanburg city, South Carolina (place:68290, in state:45).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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