| Official Name: | Wellford, South Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| 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: | 11.93 |
| Area Land Km2: | 11.86 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.61 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.58 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3293 |
| Population Density Km2: | 277.75 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 719.31 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 774 |
| Coordinates: | 34.9511°N -82.0986°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 29385 |
| Area Codes: | 864, 821 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-75580[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2405703 |
Wellford is a city in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,293 at the 2020 census, up from 2,378 in 2010.
Wellford was founded in 1840 by a man named Wellington, who was building a railroad in the area. He settled and named the town Wellington. When the town was chartered on December 9, 1882, the name was changed to Wellford.
New Hope Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
Wellford is located at 34.9511°N -82.0986°W (34.951087, -82.098497).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km2), all land.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,437 | 43.64% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,328 | 40.33% | |
| Native American | 3 | 0.09% | |
| Asian | 46 | 1.4% | |
| Other/Mixed | 203 | 6.16% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 276 | 8.38% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,030 people, 822 households, and 571 families residing in the city. The population density was 993.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 910 housing units at an average density of 445.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 48.92% African American, 46.70% White, 0.39% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 2.32% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.60% of the population.
There were 822 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 25.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,426, and the median income for a family was $36,020. Males had a median income of $31,719 versus $22,756 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,593. About 8.6% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.