Valley Falls is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in Spartanburg County,

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, United States. The population was 6,299 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Valley Falls is located at (35.003264, -81.966821). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.57%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,012 people, 2,648 households, and 1,201 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

At the 2000 census there were 3,990 people, 1,508 households, and 883 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,694 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.41% White, 13.63% African American, 0.28% Native American, 2.66% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.60%. Of the 1,508 households 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 29.7% of households were one person and 6.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.90. The age distribution was 17.7% under the age of 18, 24.2% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% 65 or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males. The median household income was $33,636 and the median family income was $41,101. Males had a median income of $32,051 versus $26,483 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,162. About 3.1% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the

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, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is mostly in Spartanburg County School District 2, with a portion in Spartanburg County School District 6.

University of South Carolina Upstate The University of South Carolina Upstate (USC Upstate) is a public university in Valley Falls, South Carolina, United States. It has a Spartanburg postal address. Founded in 1967 and formerly known as University of South Carolina Spartanburg, ...

is in Valley Falls.
Compare to: (shows the university is not in the Spartanburg city limits)See following address
800 University Way Spartanburg, SC 29303

References

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