Whitney, South Carolina

Whitney, South Carolina
Census-designated place
Whitney Location within South Carolina Whitney Location within the United States
Coordinates: 34°59′01″N 81°55′34″W
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Spartanburg
Area
• Total	3.07 sq mi (7.94 km2)
• Land	3.05 sq mi (7.90 km2)
• Water	0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	768 ft (234 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,409
• Density	1,445.1/sq mi (557.97/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	29303 (Spartanburg)
Area codes	864, 821
FIPS code	45-77425
GNIS feature ID	2807094

Whitney is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) adjacent to the city of Spartanburg in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 4,409.

Geography

The CDP is in central Spartanburg County and is bordered to the southwest by the city of Spartanburg. It is bordered to the west by South Carolina Highway 9, to the northwest by Interstate 85 Business, and the southeast by the Blue Ridge Subdivision railroad line of CSX Transportation. Besides Spartanburg, neighboring communities are Drayton to the southeast, Hilltop to the west, and Valley Falls to the northwest.

U.S. Route 221 (Chesnee Highway) is the main road through Whitney. It leads southwest into Spartanburg and north 32 miles (51 km) to Rutherfordton, North Carolina. Lawsons Fork Creek runs through Whitney, flowing southeast toward the Pacolet River, a tributary of the Broad River.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	4,409		—
U.S. Decennial Census 2020

Whitney first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Whitney had a population of 4,409. The median age was 36.4 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.4 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,726 households in Whitney, of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 32.2% were married-couple households, 21.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 37.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 1,904 housing units, of which 9.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%.

Whitney CDP, South Carolina – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020	% 2020
White alone (NH)	2,037	46.20%
Black or African American alone (NH)	1,392	31.57%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	9	0.20%
Asian alone (NH)	124	2.81%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	0.02%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	17	0.39%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	147	3.33%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	682	15.47%
Total	4,409	100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.