Greenville County, SC Demographic Data
Greenville County, SC Summary
Greenville County is located in South Carolina
- Population: 467,605
- Area: 794.87 sq. miles
- Land Area: 785.12 sq. miles
- Water Area: 9.75 sq. miles
- Population Density: 588.28 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,097.44 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Greenville County, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
256,668
52%
50.8
Male
242,098
49%
49.2
Total Population
498,766
323,128,000
Greenville County, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
31,895
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
32,787
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
32,107
6.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
31,750
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
31,365
6.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
69,012
13.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
64,587
12.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
67,580
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
33,155
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
29,380
5.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
45,464
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
22,084
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
7,600
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
382,754
76.7%
77.2
Female
199,850
52.2%
51.3
Male
182,904
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
364,732
73.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
91,285
18.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
75,148
15.1%
15.2
Female
42,553
56.6%
55.8
Male
32,595
43.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Greenville County, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
488,500
97.9%
96.8
White
372,089
74.6%
72.6
Black or African American
91,056
18.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,844
0.4%
0.8
Asian
11,379
2.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
3,736
0.7%
1.2
Chinese
1,795
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
1,655
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
136
0.0%
0.2
Korean
528
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
2,175
0.4%
0.6
Other Asian
1,354
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
439
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
11,693
2.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
10,266
2.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
44,655
9.0%
17.8
Mexican
22,909
4.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
4,051
0.8%
1.7
Cuban
942
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
16,753
3.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
454,111
91.0%
82.2
Greenville County, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
14,191
4.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
28,320
8.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
77,733
22.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
73,298
21.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
30,018
8.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
74,168
21.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
41,134
12.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
42,511
12.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
296,351
87.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
115,302
34.0%
31.2
Greenville County, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
124,031
30.9%
33.7%
Now Married
195,346
48.6%
47.5
Divorced
43,450
10.8%
11.0%
Separated
12,985
3.2%
2.0
Widowed
26,165
6.5
5.8%
Greenville County, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
413,353
88.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
53,518
11.5%
21.6%
Spanish
36,306
7.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
9,772
2.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
6,527
1.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
913
0.2%
1.1%
Greenville County, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
11,563
6.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
9,376
5.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
18,806
10.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
18,908
10.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
25,792
13.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
34,788
18.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
25,181
13.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
24,341
13.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
9,871
5.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
9,331
5.0%
6.4
Median household income
55,342
57,617
Per capita income
29,930
31,128
Greenville County, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
3,047
1.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
23,012
9.5%
9.8
Construction
14,172
5.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
48,188
19.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
14,063
5.8%
6.6
Information
4,070
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
41,959
17.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
13,969
5.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
31,491
13.0%
11.4
Public administration
4,825
2.0%
4.6
Retail trade
24,434
10.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
10,732
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
7,882
3.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
17,794
7.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
93,446
38.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
37,043
15.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
55,934
23.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
37,627
15.6%
18.1%
Greenville County, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
237,621
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
197,375
83.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
23,447
9.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
699
0.3%
5.1
Walked
3,191
1.3%
2.7
Other means
2,563
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
10,346
4.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.7
26.6
Greenville County, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
11,164
5.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
62,999
33.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
75,553
40.2%
37.1
3 or more
38,241
20.3%
21.0
Greenville County, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
187,957
90.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
122,066
64.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
65,891
35.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
19,339
9.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Greenville County, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
207,296
1 room
4,045
2.0%
2.4
2 rooms
4,169
2.0%
2.7
3 rooms
12,061
5.8%
9.1
4 rooms
31,350
15.1%
16.5
5 rooms
40,754
19.7%
19.8
6 rooms
35,701
17.2%
17.8
7 rooms
26,510
12.8%
12.0
8 rooms
21,267
10.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
31,439
15.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Greenville County, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
207,296
1-unit, detached
139,631
67.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
7,529
3.6%
5.9
2-units
4,939
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
5,650
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
8,733
4.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
9,798
4.7%
4.4
20 or more units
13,501
6.5%
9.0
Mobile home
17,285
8.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
230
0.1%
0.1
Greenville County, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
8,101
3.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
7,961
3.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
13,491
6.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
23,927
11.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
30,306
14.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
26,598
12.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
38,834
18.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
42,150
20.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
8,980
4.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
6,948
3.4%
1.4%
Greenville County, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
71,849
38.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
5,094
2.7%
4.7
Electricity
106,242
56.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2,673
1.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
686
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
150
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
87
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
1,176
0.6%
1.1
Greenville County, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
77,837
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
2,233
2.9%
10.3%
Less than $500
2,715
3.5%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
3,304
4.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
5,042
6.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
13,803
17.7%
20.1%
$500 to $999
23,642
30.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
27,098
34.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
44,152
56.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
10,503
13.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
7,707
9.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
4,117
5.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
11,089
14.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
269
0.0%
0.0%
Greenville County, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
63,277
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
277
0.4%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
454
0.7%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
457
0.7%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,563
4.1%
11.9%
Less than $500
4,975
7.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
16,840
26.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
37,711
59.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,614
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
864
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
9,800
15.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
8,343
13.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
8,316
13.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
5,542
9.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
5,196
8.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
24,710
39.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
3,984
0.0%
0.0%
Greenville County, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
122,066
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
7,491
6.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
18,056
14.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
22,295
18.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
24,040
19.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
24,722
20.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
16,845
13.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
6,876
5.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,741
1.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
173,400
205,000
