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Greenville County, SC


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Greenville-Anderson, SC
Designated Market Area: Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson, SC-NC-GA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 547,950   ( 96,725 from 2010 , 22,411 from 2020)
Land area: 785.9 square miles
Population density: 697.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:367,978 67.16% 16.0%
Black:95,84217.49% 19.0%
Indian:1,1040.20% 20.7%
Asian:15,6152.85% 73.7%
2+ races:10,8771.99% 71.5%
Hispanic:56,53410.32% 54.9%
Total non-White:179,97232.84% 34.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:14,360 13.7
Deaths:12,78712.2
Net Migration: 17,16016.3
Net Immigration: 3,3073.1
Change in White population:50,781 11.3
Change in Non-White pop.:45,944 10.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
451,225
317,19770.30%
80,56917.86%
9150.20%
8,9891.99%
6,3431.41%
36,4958.09%
134,02829.70%

2000
379,616
286,66375.51%
69,04218.19%
6110.16%
5,3051.40%
3,3750.89%
14,2833.76%
92,95324.49%

1990
320,167
257,36480.38%
57,55817.98%
4440.14%
1,8350.57%
n/a
2,9660.93%
62,80319.62%

1980
287,913
234,14881.33%
50,10917.40%
4050.14%
1,0270.36%
n/a
2,0170.70%
53,76518.67%

1970
240,546
199,61382.98%
39,69816.50%
1340.06%
2170.09%
n/a
7930.33%
40,933 17.02%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
54,148 14.3
31,4738.3
37,1549.8
14,1853.7
30,534 8.0
41,075 10.8
1990's
NumberRate
49,272 15.4
29,0929.1
18,8785.9
4,2381.3
29,299 9.2
30,150 9.4
1980's
NumberRate
44,810 15.6
24,046 8.4
13,320 4.6
n/a
23,216 8.1
9,038 3.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
23,163 9.6
n/a
34,535 14.4
12,832 5.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Greenville County, SC
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
38.5
120,590 22.0%
427,360 78.0%
86,164 15.7%
210,349
2.45
137,947 65.6%
101,796 73.8%
13,287 9.6%
72,402 34.4%

2010
NumberPercent
37.2
109,317 24.2%
341,908 75.8%
57,581 12.8%
176,531
2.49
119,362 67.6%
87,697 73.5%
13,276 11.1%
57,169 32.4%

2000
NumberPercent
35.6
93,385 24.6%
286,231 75.4%
44,670 11.8%
149,681
2.46
102,676 68.6%
79,510 77.4%
10,396 10.1%
47,005 31.4%

1990
NumberPercent
33.4
79,160 24.7%
241,007 75.3%
37,942 11.9%
122,987
2.54
88,560 72.0%
70,493 79.6%
7,961 9.0%
34,427 28.0%

1980
NumberPercent
29.9
80,943 28.1%
206,970 71.9%
27,384 9.5%
101,664
2.75
78,166 76.9%
64,886 83.0%
6,442 8.2%
23,498 23.1%

2022 Housing Data for Greenville County, SC

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units228,097 
Median Value$248,900 
Occupied210,34992.2%
Vacant17,7487.8%
Owned145,00068.9%
Rented65,34931.1%
Median Rent$1,122 
Single-Family Units163,20371.5%
    Detached153,64667.4%
    Attached9,5574.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units36,88516.2%
Mobile Homes18,0547.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Greenville County, SC

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0009,7264.6%
$10,000 to $14,9997,1413.4%
$15,000 to $19,9997,0353.3%
$20,000 to $24,9996,5143.1%
$25,000 to $29,9997,8953.8%
$30,000 to $34,9999,8414.7%
$35,000 to $39,9998,7494.2%
$40,000 to $44,9997,8643.7%
$45,000 to $49,9997,8663.7%
$50,000 to $59,99916,2747.7%
$60,000 to $74,99921,42810.2%
$75,000 to $99,99928,11913.4%
$100,000 to $124,99920,5999.8%
$125,000 to $149,99913,7936.6%
$150,000 to $199,99917,9898.6%
$200,000 or more19,5169.3%
Median Household Income71,328 
Per Capita Income40,427 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state101 
Compared to U.S.87 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8,4454.0%
Public Assistance2,5021.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps17,7628.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed222,57173.6%
Unemployed9,7413.2%
In Armed Forces3120.1%
Total Labor Force232,62476.9%
Not in Labor Force69,92723.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector104,54484,45355.3%
Non-Profit7,62013,49336.1%
Self-Employed16,4538,84665.0%
Local Government5,3018,73537.8%
State Government2,8455,25735.1%
Federal Government2,1531,86053.7%
Total Private + Self120,99793,29956.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.17,91929,34537.9%
Total138,916122,64453.1%
Pct. Govt.10.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts45,89317.5%
Sales and Office Occupations55,62621.2%
Professional, Technical65,06324.8%
Service Occupations38,45414.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5940.2%
All others57,17521.8%
White Collar 63.5%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing42,45016.2%
Health care and social assistance33,34312.7%
Retail trade27,14610.4%
Educational services21,9958.4%
Professional, scientific, technical21,9538.4%
Accommodation and food services19,0397.3%
Construction17,8206.8%
Other services12,6694.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.12,2504.7%
Finance and insurance11,2054.3%
Transportation and warehousing8,8973.4%
Wholesale trade8,5103.2%
Public administration6,9422.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing5,8912.2%
Information4,6301.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation4,0391.5%
Utilities2,0860.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting9220.4%
Management3700.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction540.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Greenville County, SC

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican20,9573.97%
Puerto Rican5,6831.08%
Cuban1,6680.32%
Dominican9780.19%
Total Central American7,9051.50%
Costa Rican3720.07%
Guatemalan2,6290.50%
Honduran3,9110.74%
Nicaraguan1010.02%
Panamanian1200.02%
Salvadoran7720.15%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American12,5312.37%
Argentinean2670.05%
Bolivian220.00%
Chilean1130.02%
Colombian8,8141.67%
Ecuadorian6070.11%
Paraguayan380.01%
Peruvian6400.12%
Uruguayan5090.10%
Venezuelan1,5210.29%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2,4130.46%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian4,9270.93%
Chinese2,1440.41%
Vietnamese1,8550.35%
Filipino1,2750.24%
Korean1,0300.19%
Japanese6080.12%
Thai3110.06%
Burmese1730.03%
Taiwanese1660.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English436,81888.0%
Spanish38,9107.8%
Other Indo-European5,2101.0%
German, other Germanic2,7860.6%
Other Asian2,6700.5%
Vietnamese1,7890.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,7130.3%
Chinese1,6880.3%
Other1,2530.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English66,32612.6%
German55,66810.5%
Irish50,8059.6%
American38,1627.2%
Italian18,5313.5%
Scottish15,0052.8%
Scotch-Irish14,0412.7%
European9,4071.8%
Polish8,7311.7%
French8,7231.7%
British4,8410.9%
Dutch4,3670.8%
Swedish3,9710.8%
Welsh3,8290.7%
Norwegian3,6600.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen502,44895.1%
Not a citizen25,8034.9%
Native483,11391.5%
Foreign-born45,1388.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Greenville County, SC

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
11,824 3.3%23,940 6.6%82,827 22.9%100,654 27.9%89,919 24.9%52,015 14.4%
  Average years of education: 13.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 11,824 3.3%
9-12 Years 23,940 6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 82,827 22.9%
Some College 100,654 27.9%
Bach. Degree 89,919 24.9%
Grad Degree 52,015 14.4%
Average years of education: 13.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Greenville County, SC

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 172,670 166,075 6,595 3.8% 4.9%
1991 174,433 165,824 8,609 4.9% 6.1%
1992 176,989 167,353 9,636 5.4% 6.7%
1993 179,767 170,501 9,266 5.2% 7.3%
1994 182,552 175,426 7,126 3.9% 6.2%
1995 184,431 179,769 4,662 2.5% 5.1%
1996 186,526 180,798 5,728 3.1% 5.7%
1997 190,036 185,596 4,440 2.3% 4.5%
1998 193,203 189,483 3,720 1.9% 3.6%
1999 193,253 188,852 4,401 2.3% 4.1%
2000 202,757 197,309 5,448 2.7% 3.7%
2001 201,361 193,669 7,692 3.8% 5.3%
2002 199,449 188,951 10,498 5.3% 6.4%
2003 201,343 189,461 11,882 5.9% 7.2%
2004 207,309 194,025 13,284 6.4% 7.4%
2005 209,852 197,311 12,541 6.0% 7.3%
2006 219,566 206,988 12,578 5.7% 6.9%
2007 223,700 212,452 11,248 5.0% 6.1%
2008 225,610 212,221 13,389 5.9% 7.3%
2009 224,564 202,267 22,297 9.9% 11.4%
2010 222,091 200,398 21,693 9.8% 11.3%
2011 225,288 206,016 19,272 8.6% 10.4%
2012 227,402 210,863 16,539 7.3% 9.0%
2013 231,560 217,819 13,741 5.9% 7.4%
2014 235,581 223,367 12,214 5.2% 6.3%
2015 242,842 230,968 11,874 4.9% 5.9%
2016 244,829 234,676 10,153 4.1% 4.9%
2017 247,120 238,242 8,878 3.6% 4.2%
2018 250,548 243,333 7,215 2.9% 3.4%
2019 255,462 249,454 6,008 2.4% 2.8%
2020 255,984 241,371 14,613 5.7% 6.2%
2021 255,064 246,447 8,617 3.4% 3.9%
2022 259,853 252,567 7,286 2.8% 3.2%
2023 268,077 260,980 7,097 2.6% 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com