Hilltop, South Carolina

Hilltop is in central Spartanburg County and is bordered to the southeast by the city of Spartanburg. Interstate 585 forms the northeast border of the CDP, Interstate 85 Business is the northwest border, and the southwest border is a branch of the Norfolk Southern Railway. The CDP of Southern Shops is to the northwest, across I-85 Business, and Saxon is to the southwest, across the railroad.

South Carolina Highway 56 (Asheville Highway) is the main road through Hilltop, leading southeast into Spartanburg and northwest 9 miles (14 km) to Inman.

As of the 2020 census, Hilltop had a population of 3,273.^[7] The median age was 38.5 years. 16.5% of residents were under the age of 18, and 15.6% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 118.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 118.1 males age 18 and over.^[8]

There were 1,100 households, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 29.4% were married-couple households, 22.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 39.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[8]

There were 1,257 housing units, of which 12.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 12.9%.^[8] 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.^[9]

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.