| Official Name: | Southern Shops, South Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Pushpin Map: | South Carolina |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Spartanburg |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.26 |
| Area Land Km2: | 9.23 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.58 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.56 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 3663 |
| Population Density Km2: | 396.83 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1027.78 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 876 |
| Coordinates: | 34.9897°N -81.9875°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-67750[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1867531 |
Southern Shops is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,663 at the 2020 census.[4]
Southern Shops is located at (34.989699, -81.987468).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.2 km2), all land.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,158 | 31.61% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 599 | 16.35% | |
| Native American | 5 | 0.14% | |
| Asian | 41 | 1.12% | |
| Other/Mixed | 99 | 2.7% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,761 | 48.08% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,707 people, 1,164 households, and 735 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1043.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,278 housing units at an average density of 359.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 67.28% White, 14.76% African American, 0.81% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 12.73% from other races, and 3.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.09% of the population.
There were 1,164 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 14.2% from 18 to 24, 37.3% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 147.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 154.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,268, and the median income for a family was $31,290. Males had a median income of $19,513 versus $17,991 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,268. About 20.6% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
Most of Southern Shops is in Spartanburg County School District 6, while a portion is in Spartanburg County School District 2.[7]