Golden Grove

Population: 3,084
Median household income: $71,694
Median home value: $161,600

Golden Grove is a community in Greenville County, South Carolina, home to 3,084 residents. Its median household income of $71,694 runs in line with the Greenville County figure of $74,624.

Between 2019 and 2023, Golden Grove's population declined 12.4% from 3,519 to 3,084, while its median home value rose 39.8% from $115,600 to $161,600.

28.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,084
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $71,694
Median home value: $161,600
Median gross rent: $1,102
Housing units: 1,356
Homeownership rate: 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5193,084

Median household income

$59,107$71,694

Median home value

$115,600$161,600

Median gross rent

$843$1,102

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,519	$59,107	$115,600	$843
2020	3,449	$54,400	$117,200	$942
2021	3,317	$60,446	$120,800	$955
2022	3,282	$67,147	$145,900	$992
2023	3,084	$71,694	$161,600	$1,102

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 242.7%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 744.2%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	106	3.4%
5 to 17	626	20.3%
18 to 24	83	2.7%
25 to 34	469	15.2%
35 to 44	504	16.3%
45 to 54	383	12.4%
55 to 64	426	13.8%
65 to 74	128	4.2%
75 and over	359	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,955	63.4%
Black or African American	856	27.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	74	2.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	25	0.8%
Two or more races	121	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	53	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate36.6%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	123	5.4%
High school graduate	831	36.6%
Some college or associate's	673	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	474	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	168	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone67.3%

Carpooled26.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,079	67.3%
Carpooled	420	26.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	105	6.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	195	13.0%
15 to 29 min	614	41.0%
30 to 44 min	625	41.7%
45 to 59 min	16	1.1%
60+ min	49	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 8.5% (257 of 3,022)

	Count	Share
Family households	816	62.2%
Nonfamily households	496	37.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,312	96.8%
Vacant	44	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,059	80.7%
Renter-occupied	253	19.3%

1-unit, detached83.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,138	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16	1.2%
5 to 19 units	23	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	179	13.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4529635
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 34.7187, -82.4296