Cowpens, South Carolina

Spartanburg County

45-17260

Cowpens is a town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. In 2000, the city had 2279 inhabitants.

Geography

Cowpens ' geographical coordinates are 35 ° 1 ' N, 81 ° 48' W35.016111111111 - 81.804166666667.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.0 square kilometers, which accounts for all of it land.

Demography

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 2279 people Cowpens. The population density was 979.3 people per km ². There were 991 housing units at an average 164.2 per km ². The population Cowpens ' consisted of 75.65 % White, 21.37 % African American, 0.13 % Native American, 2.06 % reported from other races, and 0.79 % from two or more races. 3.25 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The residents were distributed to 922 households out of which 32.1% were living in children under 18 years. 47.9 % married couples living together, 17.6 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6 % were non-families. 28.4 % of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 15.4 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size is 3.00.

The city population was spread out with 26.7 % under the, 8.4 % 18 -24- year-old, 25.9 % 25 -44- year-old, 23.7% 45-64 year olds and 15.3 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. At the age 18 and over accounted for 81.6 Women 89.3 males.

The median household income in Cowpens was 30,815 U.S. dollars and the median family income reached the level of 39 387 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 35 978 U.S. dollars, compared to 22 778 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income was 14,847 dollars. 17.8 % of the population and 15.6 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 19.4 % of minors and 16.4 % of those age 65 or over.