Boiling Springs, SC

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2021 Population
10,591
6.41% 1-year growth
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2021 Median Age
35.3
1.4% 1-year decrease
2021 Poverty Rate
4.05%
79.6% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$63,184
0.543% 1-year decline
2021 Median Property Value
$169,900
1.98% 1-year growth

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In 2021, Boiling Springs, SC had a population of 10.6k people with a median age of 35.3 and a median household income of $63,184. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Boiling Springs, SC grew from 9,953 to 10,591, a 6.41% increase and its median household income declined from $63,529 to $63,184, a −0.543% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Boiling Springs, SC are White (Non-Hispanic) (76.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.48%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.64%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.8%).

None of the households in Boiling Springs, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.5% of the residents in Boiling Springs, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Boiling Springs, SC was $169,900, and the homeownership rate was 78.9%.

Most people in Boiling Springs, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25 minutes. The average car ownership in Boiling Springs, SC was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Boiling Springs, SC is home to a population of 10.6k people, from which 94.5% are citizens. As of 2021, 8.84% of Boiling Springs, SC residents were born outside of the country (936 people).

In 2021, there were 6.31 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.06k people) in Boiling Springs, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.28k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 474 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

94.5%
2021 Citizenship
94.5%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 94.5% of Boiling Springs, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Boiling Springs, SC was 94.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Boiling Springs, SC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    8.06k ± 1.17k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.28k ± 652
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    474 ± 351
5.25%
Hispanic Population
556 people

In 2021, there were 6.31 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.06k people) in Boiling Springs, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.28k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 474 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.25% of the people in Boiling Springs, SC are hispanic (556 people).

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Foreign-Born Population

8.84%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
936 people
9.56%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
952 people

As of 2021, 8.84% of Boiling Springs, SC residents (936 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Boiling Springs, SC was 9.56%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    283 ± 294
  2. Vietnam
    165 ± 95
  3. Korea
    51 ± 85

Boiling Springs, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.72 times greater than any other conflict.

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The economy of Boiling Springs, SC employs 5.15k people. The largest industries in Boiling Springs, SC are Manufacturing (968 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (717 people), and Educational Services (625 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($62,929), Other Services Except Public Administration ($62,167), and Manufacturing ($60,321).

Occupations

5.15k
2021 Value
± 669
9.31%
1 Year growth
± 16.9%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Boiling Springs, SC grew at a rate of 9.31%, from 4.71k employees to 5.15k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Boiling Springs, SC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (905 people), Management Occupations (558 people), and Production Occupations (479 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Boiling Springs, SC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

5.15k
2021 Value
± 669
9.31%
1 Year growth
± 16.9%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Boiling Springs, SC grew at a rate of 9.31%, from 4.71k employees to 5.15k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Boiling Springs, SC, are Manufacturing (968 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (717 people), and Educational Services (625 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Boiling Springs, SC, though some of these residents may live in Boiling Springs, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$51,549
Median earning men ± $15,956
$33,227
Median earning women ± $3,633

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,985), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($67,917), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,315).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Manufacturing ($250,001), Public Administration ($59,333), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,397).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Carolina.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from South Carolina to other states, or from other states to South Carolina.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $39.9B
  2. $29.5B
  3. $26.9B

In 2020, the top outbound South Carolina product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $39.9B, followed by Plastics/rubber ($29.5B) and Machinery ($26.9B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound South Carolina products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$273B
2020 Value in South Carolina
$613B
Projected 2050 Value in South Carolina
124% growth

In 2020, total outbound South Carolina trade was $273B. This is expected to increase 124% to $613B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound South Carolina trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from South Carolina to other states, or from other states to South Carolina.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $28.9B
  2. $21.4B
  3. $10.9B

In 2020, the top outbound South Carolina domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was North Carolina with $28.9B, followed by Georgia with $21.4B and Texas and $10.9B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that South Carolina shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in South Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (43.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.11%).

Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott are the senators currently representing the state of South Carolina. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

South Carolina is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from South Carolina

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Lindsey Graham
Senator from South Carolina2
Assumed office on January 3, 2003
Tim Scott
Senator from South Carolina3
Assumed office on January 2, 2013
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jim DeMint.

Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott are the senators currently representing South Carolina.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in South Carolina over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from South Carolina

South Carolina is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for South Carolina have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 0.829% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.722% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (1.18M), Some college (890k), and Bachelors Degree (688k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in Boiling Springs, SC was $169,900 in 2021, which is 0.694 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $166,600 to $169,900, a 1.98% increase. The homeownership rate in Boiling Springs, SC is 78.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Boiling Springs, SC have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Boiling Springs, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$169,900
Median Property Value 2021
±$10,287
$3,268
Median Property Taxes
±$566

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Boiling Springs, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Boiling Springs, SC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

78.9%
Homeownership
2021
63.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 78.9% of the housing units in Boiling Springs, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.3%.

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Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 224.05
  2. Census Tract 224.06

The following map shows all of the places in Boiling Springs, SC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$63,184
Median Household Income
± $15,590
4.14k
Number of Households
± 643

In 2021, the median household income of the 4.14k households in Boiling Springs, SC declined from $63,184 from the previous year's value of $63,529.

The following chart displays the households in Boiling Springs, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Boiling Springs, SC is from South Carolina.
0.463
2021 Wage GINI in South Carolina
0.462
2020 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2021, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.122% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (80.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.39%)
  3. Carpooled (7.65%)

In 2021, 80.9% of workers in Boiling Springs, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.39%) and those who carpooled to work (7.65%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Boiling Springs, SC have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.38% of the workforce in Boiling Springs, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Boiling Springs, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Boiling Springs, SC have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

4.05% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Boiling Springs, SC (428 out of 10.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Boiling Springs, SC is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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96.2% of the population of Boiling Springs, SC has health coverage, with 59% on employee plans, 8.58% on Medicaid, 12.1% on Medicare, 14.9% on non-group plans, and 1.56% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Spartanburg County, SC see 1537 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.86% increase from the previous year (1509 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2014 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 805 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,537 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Spartanburg County, SC

Primary care physicians in Spartanburg County, SC see an average of 1,537 patients per year. This represents a 1.86% increase from the previous year (1,509 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Spartanburg County, SC in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.3% under 18 years, 21.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 14% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.83%
Uninsured
59%
Employer Coverage
8.58%
Medicaid
12.1%
Medicare
14.9%
Non-Group
1.56%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Boiling Springs, SC declined by 44.2% from 6.87% to 3.83%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Boiling Springs, SC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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