Spartanburg County Information
Spartanburg in
South Carolina occupies
819 square miles and has a 2006 population of
271,087, a change from a 2000 population of
253,782 and
226,793 in 1990.
13.2% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.9% percent is 25-35, and
14.9% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1,868 acts of violent crime reported in
Spartanburg in 2004, a change from
2,385 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
9,041 people:
6.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.5%.
Read more about
Spartanburg, South Carolina in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Spartanburg | |
| State | South Carolina | |
| Land Area | 819 sq. miles | Ranked 1,131 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 271,087 | Ranked 225 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 266,764 | |
| Population 2000 | 253,782 | Ranked 222 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 226,793 | Ranked 217 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 76.2% | |
| African American | 20.9% | |
| Asian American | 1.7% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.4% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.5% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.2% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.9% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.9% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.4% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.2% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.9% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.8% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1,868 | 2,385 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 17 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 104 | |
| Robberies | 324 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1,423 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 12,022 | 12,101 |
| Burglaries | 2,683 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 8,216 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1,123 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 135,367 | 129,773 |
| Unemployed Population | 9,041 | 4,554 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.7% | 3.5% |
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