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29302 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 29302 covers Spartanburg, South Carolina, with a population of about 19,031 and a median household income of $77,428.

Population
19,031375 per square mile
Median age
39.30.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$77,4281.2× the South Carolina median
Poverty rate
13.8%1.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$268,955up 29.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,0318% below the South Carolina median
Degree or higher
41.4%6.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
69.8%4.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
627

Where 29302 is

Spartanburg, South Carolina — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population19,031
Median age39.3
Family households63.8%
Born outside the US3.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home7%
White (non-Hispanic)71.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)16.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.5%
Hispanic or Latino5.1%
Veterans4.6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$77,428
Income per person$45,519
Poverty rate13.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.9%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k3.1%
$35–40k6.3%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k4.9%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k6.1%
$75–100k13.0%
$100–125k10.7%
$125–150k5.4%
$150–200k10.9%
$200k or more11.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed8,260
Mean adjusted gross income$110,180
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.4%
Returns, under $25k27.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.5%
Returns, $200k or more10.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$264,000
Median gross rent$1,031
Rent as a share of household income30%
Owner-occupied69.8%
Vacant homes7%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house74.1%
Attached house3%
2 to 4 units9.3%
5 to 19 units5.2%
20 or more units2.8%
Mobile home5.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$268,955as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 101.8%
Typical asking rent$1,503as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$268,955$114,125

$114,125 in 2003 to $268,955 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.4%
High school diploma or higher91.7%
Works from home8.2%
Drives to work alone82.7%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity36.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.2% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.4% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.5% 5.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.8% 7.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.7% 4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.6% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.1% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.3% 3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.2% 4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.7% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.9% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.8% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments627
People employed10,324
Annual payroll$534,144,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 19.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss19.7 out of 100
Community resilience44.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Ice storm89.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake60.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane59.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail55.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave54.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire51.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado50.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind44.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding29.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather27.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave15.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought7.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with South Carolina and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPSouth CarolinaUnited States
Median household income$77,428$66,818$78,538
Income per person$45,519$37,993$43,289
Poverty rate13.8%14.2%12.4%
Median home value$264,000$236,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,031$1,126$1,348
Homeownership69.8%71.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.4%31.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.4%5%5.2%
Works from home8.2%10%13.5%
Born outside the US3.6%5.6%13.9%
Median age39.340.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSPARTANBURG 3 SSE, SC US7.4 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January54.1°F / 31.5°F4.34 in rain, 0.4 in snow
February58.5°F / 33.8°F3.77 in rain
March66°F / 39.8°F4.81 in rain, 0.2 in snow
April74.8°F / 47.3°F4.29 in rain
May81°F / 56°F3.92 in rain
June87°F / 64.6°F4.58 in rain
July90.1°F / 68.6°F3.97 in rain
August88.3°F / 67.8°F4.56 in rain
September83.4°F / 61.6°F3.65 in rain
October74.4°F / 49°F3.93 in rain
November63.8°F / 38.4°F3.72 in rain
December55.8°F / 33.6°F4.7 in rain, 0.2 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket26% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket48% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Spartanburg School District 348.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Spartanburg School District 733.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Spartanburg School District 618.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

29304 Spartanburg, SC3.7 km away
29346 Glendale, SC5.7 km away
29372 Pacolet, SC6.9 km away
29306 Spartanburg, SC8.1 km away
29373 Pacolet Mills, SC8.9 km away
29324 Clifton, SC9.6 km away
29307 Spartanburg, SC10 km away
29333 Drayton, SC10.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Spartanburg County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area50.72 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq mi
Population density375 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.8939, -81.8340

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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