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Arkwright, South Carolina.

A community in Spartanburg County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Spartanburg County’s.

Living in Arkwright, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Arkwright, in Spartanburg County, had 2,311 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $53,519 a year and half less, against $66,234 across Spartanburg County. Unemployment in Spartanburg County was 4.3% in August 2026, and the county had 1.3% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Spartanburg County work in schools and health care, then manufacturing.

People 2,311 in the 2020 census; median age 26.8
Household income $53,519 the median, give or take $9,055 · Spartanburg County: $66,234
Unemployment 4.3% Spartanburg County, August 2026; 4.9% a year before
Homes Too few homes in Arkwright for the Census survey to measure.
  • 978households
  • 9%of adults have a degree
  • 20 mintypical commute
  • 3%work from home

What people in Spartanburg County work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care21%
  • Manufacturing20%
  • Shops (retail)12%
  • Professional and business services9%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment8%
  • Building trades7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Spartanburg County had 157,484 jobs in 2025, 1.3% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 54° and 32°; warmest in July, 90° and 69° 40° 60° 80° 100° J 54° 32° F M A M J J 90° 69° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 54° and 32°; warmest in July, 90° and 69° 40° 60° 80° 100° J 54° 32° F M A M J J 90° 69° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 54° and lows near 32°; warmest in July, with highs near 90° and lows near 69°. About 1 inches of snow and 50 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Spartanburg Sse weather station, 2 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Arkwright

  1. Mount Valley GreenvilleFooting and foundation concrete contractors74
  2. Syensqo USA LLC - Spartanburg SiteSurface active agents manufacturing58
  3. Stericycle - RoebuckSolid waste collection31
  4. Pye Barker Fire & Safety, LLC - Spartanburg - ExcelFire sprinkler system installation20

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 4 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 183 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Ice stormsRelatively moderate
  2. Lightningrelatively high in parts of ArkwrightRelatively moderate
  3. Cold wavesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Arkwright’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Spartanburg County.