Greer vs Simpsonville

A side-by-side comparison of Greer and Simpsonville: population, income, housing, and more.

Greer and Simpsonville are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Greer has the higher population (39,191 vs 25,125 in Simpsonville). Greer has the higher median household income ($80,030 vs $79,233 in Simpsonville). Simpsonville has the higher median home value ($267,500 vs $264,300 in Greer).

Population, income & housing

	Greer	Simpsonville
Population	39,191	25,125
Median age	35.5 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$80,030	$79,233
Median home value	$264,300	$267,500
Median gross rent	$1,144	$1,322
Housing units	16,521	10,267
Homeownership rate	72.4%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.8%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greer	Simpsonville
Population	30,854 → 39,191 (+27.0%)	22,234 → 25,125 (+13.0%)
Median household income	$61,744 → $80,030 (+29.6%)	$71,990 → $79,233 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$173,100 → $264,300 (+52.7%)	$173,400 → $267,500 (+54.3%)
Median gross rent	$917 → $1,144 (+24.8%)	$1,059 → $1,322 (+24.8%)

Greer

Population

30,85439,191

Median household income

$61,744$80,030

Median home value

$173,100$264,300

Median gross rent

$917$1,144

Simpsonville

Population

22,23425,125

Median household income

$71,990$79,233

Median home value

$173,400$267,500

Median gross rent

$1,059$1,322

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greer	Simpsonville
Under 5	6.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	20.4%	19.8%
18 to 24	5.5%	8.2%
25 to 34	16.8%	14.4%
35 to 44	13.9%	15.7%
45 to 54	14.4%	11.6%
55 to 64	9.2%	11.2%
65 to 74	8.1%	8.8%
75 and over	5.1%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greer	Simpsonville
White (non-Hispanic)	59.0%	62.0%
Black or African American	16.4%	19.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.9%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	15.5%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greer	Simpsonville
No high school diploma	8.2%	5.4%
High school graduate	23.7%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.1%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greer	Simpsonville
Drove alone	77.1%	78.8%
Carpooled	7.6%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	13.2%	13.4%
Other means	1.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greer	Simpsonville
1-unit, detached	70.8%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	10.5%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	10.3%
20 or more units	5.6%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Greer	Simpsonville
Poverty rate	9.9%	6.1%
Average household size	2.54	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	2002	1999