Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Spartanburg County is a located in the  of. The 2000 census recorded its population to be 253,791; in 2005, the estimated that its population had reached 266,809. Its is. It is included in the Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,122 (819 ). 2,100 km² (811 sq mi) of it is land and 21 km² (8 sq mi) of it (1.00%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 253,791 people, 97,735 households, and 69,294 families residing in the county. The was 121/km² (313/sq mi). There were 106,986 housing units at an average density of 51/km² (132/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 75.09%, 20.79% or , 0.22% , 1.47% , 0.03% , 1.35% from , and 1.04% from two or more races. 2.79% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 97,735 households out of which 32.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.80% were living together, 13.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,579, and the median income for a family was $45,349. Males had a median income of $33,002 versus $23,911 for females. The for the county was $18,738. About 9.20% of families and 12.30% of the population were below the, including 15.00% of those under age 18 and 13.30% of those age 65 or over.