Editing Valley Falls, South Carolina

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'''Valley Falls''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina|Spartanburg County]], [[South Carolina]], United States. The population was 6,299 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Valley Falls CDP, South Carolina| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=August 16, 2011}}</ref>

==Geography==
Valley Falls is located at {{coord|35|0|12|N|81|58|1|W|type:city}} (35.003264, -81.966821).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.2|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqmi}}, or 0.57%, is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 3990
|2010= 6299
|2020= 8012
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Valley Falls racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4573465&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-10|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|4,658
|58.14%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,838
|22.94%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|10
|0.12%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|302
|3.77%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|339
|4.23%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|865
|10.8%
|}
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 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 3,990 people, 1,508 households, and 883 families in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|767.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,694 housing units at an average density of {{convert|326.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|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%.<ref name="GR2" />

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 [[poverty line]], 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45083_spartanburg/DC20SD_C45083.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Spartanburg County, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2021-07-05}}</ref>

[[University of South Carolina Upstate]] is in Valley Falls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st45_sc/place/p4573465_valley_falls/DC20BLK_P4573465.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Valley Falls CDP, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-26|quote=Univ of South Carolina Upstate}}<br>Compare to: {{cite web|url=https://www.cityofspartanburg.org/cms_assets/Planning/Zoning%20Map%20May%202017.pdf|title=Zoning Map|publisher=[[Spartanburg, South Carolina|City of Spartanburg]]|accessdate=2021-07-05}} (shows the university is not in the Spartanburg city limits)<br>[https://www.uscupstate.edu/ See following address]: 800 University Way Spartanburg, SC 29303</ref>

==References==
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{{Spartanburg County, South Carolina}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Spartanburg County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in South Carolina]]