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Spartanburg is the largest city and the county seat of Spartanburg County in South Carolina, and is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina. Spartanburg is located 98 miles northwest of Columbia, 80 miles west of Charlotte, and about 190 miles northeast of Atlanta. Spartanburg's population was 39,673 at the 2000 census. However, as is typical with South Carolina cities, the urbanized area of the city is much larger at almost 150,000 , due to the fact that it is difficult for cities to annex surrounding unincorporated land in South Carolina. It is the principal city of the Spartanburg Metropolitan Statistical Area which is included in the greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Combined Statistical Area .

Within the past decade, developers and community leaders have spearheaded an effort to revitalize Spartanburg's downtown district. This has resulted in a remodeling of Morgan Square, the restoration of a number of historic structures and the relocation of several businesses and company headquarters to the downtown vicinity. Some of these new developments include a nine-floor, 240-room Marriott, the world headquarters of Extended Stay Hotels, the headquarters of Advance America , and the regional headquarters of QS/1 Data Systems. The world headquarters of Denny's restaurants is also located in downtown Spartanburg. Numerous other smaller businesses have also moved downtown as a result of this community-wide effort. The economy of Spartanburg also benefits from the BMW manufacturing facility located in the western end of Spartanburg County. Manufacturing began in 1996 with certain types of the 3 Series and with the Z3 roadster. However, a year later when the newer 3 Series ...more

Among the most common occupations in Spartanburg are Management, professional, and related occupations, 29%; Sales and office occupations, 22%; and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 17%. Approximately 73 percent of workers in Spartanburg, South Carolina work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Spartanburg, South Carolina are Educational, health and social services, 21%; Manufacturing, 19%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Spartanburg job listings indicate that the following industries in Spartanburg are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Spartanburg, South Carolina is $26,922, and the median income of households in Spartanburg was $28,735.

According to our Spartanburg Trends data, the number of Spartanburg, South Carolina jobs has increased by 14% since October 2011.

Population of Spartanburg Total population 39,673 Male 44.32% Female 55.68% Median age 34.7     Spartanburg Housing Owner-occupied homes 49.8% Median cost of a home $85,700 Median mortgage payment $606 Renter-occupied homes 50.2% Vacant housing 9.6% Median monthly rent $465     Average Income Median for all male full-time $30,587 Median for all female full-time $23,256     Household Income Less than $10,000 19% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 13% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 10% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 18% High school graduate 24% Some college, no degree 17% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 15% Graduate degree 11%     Marital Status Never married 35% Currently married 40% Separated 4% Widowed 11% Divorced 10%     Race White 48% Black or African American 50% Asian 1% Other 1%     Spartanburg Commute Carpool 15.0% Public transportation 2.7% Average travel time 19 minutes