Population: 26,918
Population in 2010: 22,889
Median income: $75,565
Mayor: Terry Merritt
City Council:
Taft Matney, Seat 1
Carol King, Seat 2
Jason Kraeling, Seat 3
Michael Reynolds, Seat 4
Frank Allgood, Seat 5
Mark Steenback, Seat 6
Big number: 3,000 — the approximate number of approved residential lots in active development. These lots will house 6,000 new residents who will eventually call Mauldin home.
Fast fact: The median household spending is Mauldin is $71,800. This equates to a total market potential of over $543.5 million just within the city limits. The greater retail-trade area around Mauldin in a 3-mile radius is $980 million.
Business history:
Mauldin began as a crossroads of commerce when, in 1820, the Greenville and Laurens Railroad came through the village. That first trail of commerce solidified Mauldin as a commercial hub, and with the construction of the U.S. highway and interstate system, Mauldin grew steadily as prosperity came to Greenville County. The city’s industrial base anchors its north and south ends and several retail outlets line its main routes of U.S. Highway 276 and Butler Road. Several high-profile companies such as Global Lending Services, Jacobs and IPS Packaging & Automation reside in the Brookfield Office Park, which was originally built in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Some of the city’s major employers include Charter/Spectrum, Truist, C.F. Sauer Co. and Dodge Industrial. New employers such as EPC Power and Responsive Industries have come to Mauldin as well, adding to the growing list of companies that want quick access to area’s talented workforce and convenient interstate connectivity. Meanwhile, small businesses, restaurants and retail continue to move to Mauldin to capitalize on the city’s residential growth.
What’s next:
In early 2024, Mauldin will see BridgeWay Station hold its grand opening. The city also expects Whataburger to open on West Butler Road in the third quarter and construction to be completed on Maverick Yards in the fourth quarter of the same year. BridgeWay Station will bring 15 new businesses and around 300 new residents to the city, while Maverick Yards will offer 42 new townhomes and a new entertainment complex featuring pickleball courts, a food hall and a beer garden. On the residential side, the city presently has 3,000 undeveloped residential lots and expects to see around 800 new homes constructed in the next year. When looking ahead on infrastructure, the South Carolina Department of Transportation is finalizing its plans for the East Butler Road Improvement Project. Road construction will begin in 2025.
Sources:
United States Census Bureau
City of Mauldin staff
