Berea

Population: 16,642
Median household income: $48,104
Median home value: $187,200

Berea is a community in Greenville County, South Carolina, home to 16,642 residents. At $48,104, its median household income sits below Greenville County's $74,624.

Between 2019 and 2023, Berea's population grew 13.6% from 14,652 to 16,642, while its median home value rose 62.9% from $114,900 to $187,200.

22.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.61 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,642
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $48,104
Median home value: $187,200
Median gross rent: $1,032
Housing units: 6,724
Homeownership rate: 60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,65216,642

Median household income

$37,125$48,104

Median home value

$114,900$187,200

Median gross rent

$774$1,032

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,652	$37,125	$114,900	$774
2020	15,104	$37,186	$124,100	$834
2021	15,892	$39,852	$136,000	$875
2022	16,184	$46,393	$161,500	$995
2023	16,642	$48,104	$187,200	$1,032

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,403	8.4%
5 to 17	2,557	15.4%
18 to 24	1,700	10.2%
25 to 34	2,212	13.3%
35 to 44	2,110	12.7%
45 to 54	1,968	11.8%
55 to 64	1,922	11.5%
65 to 74	1,750	10.5%
75 and over	1,020	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,747	40.5%
Black or African American	3,456	20.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27	0.2%
Asian	218	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	307	1.8%
Two or more races	457	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,430	32.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.7%

High school graduate29.2%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,604	23.7%
High school graduate	3,211	29.2%
Some college or associate's	3,170	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,348	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	649	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled19.9%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,489	73.0%
Carpooled	1,499	19.9%
Public transit	55	0.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	409	5.4%
Other means	65	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,227	17.3%
15 to 29 min	2,782	39.1%
30 to 44 min	2,303	32.4%
45 to 59 min	544	7.7%
60+ min	252	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 22.0% (3,552 of 16,173)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,962	63.4%
Nonfamily households	2,291	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,253	93.0%
Vacant	471	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,808	60.9%
Renter-occupied	2,445	39.1%

1-unit, detached61.7%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units16.0%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,149	61.7%
1-unit, attached	191	2.8%
2 to 4 units	664	9.9%
5 to 19 units	1,073	16.0%
20 or more units	190	2.8%
Mobile home & other	457	6.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4505770
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.7 sq mi
Water area: 0.23 sq mi
Center point: 34.8785, -82.4662