As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,122 people, 1,126 households, and 756 families residing in the town.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 3,066 people, 1,103 households, and 788 families residing in the town.

There were 1,211 housing units at an average density of 374.1 per square mile (144.4/km2).

24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The Bonham House, Butler Family Cemetery, Marsh-Johnson House, Old Strother Place, Saluda Old Town Site, Saluda Theatre, Stevens-Dorn Farmstead, and Whitehall are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[11] Based on the information given about fifty-nine percent of the students enrolled in the district during the years 2018-2022 were white, twenty-two percent of the students were Black or African American, twenty-one percent of the students were Hispanic or Latino, one percent were American Indian/ Alaska Native and the rest were some other race or more than one race.