Woodruff is a city in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,333 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Combined Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.54%, is water. the town’s industrial base grew and diversified. New jobs attracted residents, and Woodruff’s population reached 4,576 by 1970.
Government and city departments
Kenneth Gist is the current mayor, the city manager is Lee Bailey. City Council members include Mattie Norman, Toni Sloan, William "Buddy" Arnold, James Smith, Scott Dickard and Sharon Kelly.
The town is also noted for being situated near an international aeromodelling center, Triple Tree Aerodrome, where the world's largest model airplane event happens annually, Joe Nall Week.
Other city departments include the fire department (The Woodruff Fire Department became a part of The Trinity Fire Department in July 2019, parks and recreation, building codes and zoning, police department, streets department, and sewer department.
Education
Spartanburg County School District 4 serves Woodruff and nearby areas,<!--UNI 03570--> encompassing approximately 2,800 students. The district superintendent is Dr. W. Rallie Liston. The district currently operates four schools:
- Woodruff Primary School
- Woodruff Elementary School
- Woodruff Middle School
- Woodruff High School
Throughout its history, Woodruff High School has achieved significant success in athletics, especially in football. Under the leadership of Coach W. L. Varner, the school's athletics programs have secured numerous state titles.
Woodruff also hosts the Project Fun Homeschool Co-op, which serves students from Spartanburg, Greenville, Laurens, and Union counties. The city has a lending library, a branch of the Spartanburg County Public Library.
Media
Woodruff has a radio station that is Woodruff specific; WQUL is a radio station located in Woodruff that plays oldies, carries local sports games, and keeps the community abreast of local events. It can be found at 101.7 F.M.
The Woodruff Times newspaper publishes both a monthly paper edition and operates a web site.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Woodruff had a population of 4,212 people, 1,613 households, and 891 families residing in the city. The median age was 38.7 years; 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.6% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.7 males.
Of the 1,613 households, 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 35.3% were married-couple households, 20.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 36.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.8% of households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 2,637 || 62.6%
|-
| Black or African American || 957 || 22.7%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 22 || 0.5%
|-
| Asian || 28 || 0.7%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
|-
| Some other race || 229 || 5.4%
|-
| Two or more races || 339 || 8.0%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 448 || 10.6%
|}
2000 census
As of the census