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A town of 2,902, settled in 1896.
Roebuck gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $282K for a typical one, or 4.4 years of the Spartanburg metro’s $64K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 50th of 167 in South Carolina. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. On the outdoors, just 22 of South Carolina’s 263 towns do worse. 11% of residents are 65 or older in Roebuck, below both South Carolina’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (18%). Walnut Grove Plantation and Smith's Tavern is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Roebuck beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Roebuck is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,725 in 2000, 2,357 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 2 maps from 1947 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Roebuck is unincorporated, so Spartanburg County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Roebuck.
Roebuck carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of South Carolina (mostly inland flooding), is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with Spartanburg and other neighbors.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 96% of South Carolina towns, with expected losses of about $256 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
Roebuck’s FEMA risk score comes in at 15 of 100. Expected losses in Roebuck break down as 47% from inland flooding and 14% from cold waves. It has had 2 paid flood insurance claims since 1998.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The public schools here belong to the Spartanburg 06 school district. Its one school is below. Roebuck’s only public school teaches 853 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roebuck ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 853 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
The Spartanburg 3 Sse weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 206 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 92% of South Carolina places with climate records. July afternoons average 89.9°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 79% of South Carolina places with climate records; January nights average 31.6°.
The typical July afternoon high for Roebuck comes to 90°F. Snow almost never falls.
| Roebuck | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 32°F | 34°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Roebuck’s midpoint age is 35.5 years. A bachelor’s degree or higher: 25% of adults 25 and older, vs 32% across South Carolina. Just over a fifth of Roebuck residents are under 18.
| Roebuck | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.5 years | 38.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 23% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Roebuck | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 22.6% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.2% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.4% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 35.2% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.2% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.2% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,900, single groups can be off by several points
Against the 6,190 U.S. towns with household incomes like Roebuck’s, it is healthier than 74%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
14% of adults have diabetes in Roebuck. The share of adults in Roebuck who have high blood pressure: 40%.
| Roebuck | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 40% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 12% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| What stands out | Roebuck | SC |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.9% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Roebuck has about as many jobs (1,242) as working residents, but only 18 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 573 in 2013 to 1,242.
Half commute less than 8 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Roebuck rose by 669, to 1,242. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The mean commuting time in the town is 21 minutes.
| Roebuck | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among households in Roebuck, 79% are owner-occupiers. A typical home here is worth about $282,000, up 1% in a year, 7% below the South Carolina typical home. For Roebuck, the typical rent is $870 a month.
| Roebuck | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $870 a month | $1,062 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Roebuck. Close and well known come first.
22 mi LandmarkPeachoid
24 mi Stadium & arenaBon Secours Wellness Arena
19 mi National BattlefieldCowpens National Battlefield175K visitors a year
35 mi National Military ParkKings Mountain National Military Park176K visitors a year
38 mi National Historic SiteCarl Sandburg Home National Historic Site95K visitors a year24 mi Zoo & aquariumGreenville ZooPeachoid: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Bon Secours Wellness Arena: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas, CC BY 2.0 · Cowpens National Battlefield: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kings Mountain National Military Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: Victoria Stauffenberg, Public domain
6 within 15 miles of the center of Roebuck
About 2 of every 100 Roebuck residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
CDP in South Carolina, United States
Roebuck is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,200 at the 2010 census.
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One town shares a border with Roebuck.
Roebuck and Arkwright report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Roebuck with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Roebuck grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #50 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
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