Greer

Population: 39,191
Median household income: $80,030
Median home value: $264,300

Greer is a community in Greenville County, South Carolina, home to 39,191 residents. At $80,030, its median household income sits above Greenville County's $74,624.

Between 2019 and 2023, Greer's population grew 27.0% from 30,854 to 39,191, while its median home value rose 52.7% from $173,100 to $264,300.

The median gross rent is $1,144. 40.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,191
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $80,030
Median home value: $264,300
Median gross rent: $1,144
Housing units: 16,521
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,85439,191

Median household income

$61,744$80,030

Median home value

$173,100$264,300

Median gross rent

$917$1,144

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,854	$61,744	$173,100	$917
2020	32,229	$65,516	$184,200	$945
2021	35,151	$67,536	$202,600	$987
2022	37,010	$73,534	$239,400	$1,060
2023	39,191	$80,030	$264,300	$1,144

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,580	6.6%
5 to 17	7,984	20.4%
18 to 24	2,161	5.5%
25 to 34	6,584	16.8%
35 to 44	5,439	13.9%
45 to 54	5,663	14.4%
55 to 64	3,607	9.2%
65 to 74	3,182	8.1%
75 and over	1,991	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,133	59.0%
Black or African American	6,413	16.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	2,385	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	40	0.1%
Two or more races	1,143	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,069	15.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate23.7%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree25.1%

Graduate or professional degree15.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,172	8.2%
High school graduate	6,282	23.7%
Some college or associate's	7,221	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	6,635	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4,156	15.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,369	77.1%
Carpooled	1,521	7.6%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	143	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,630	13.2%
Other means	273	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,084	23.6%
15 to 29 min	7,338	42.4%
30 to 44 min	4,273	24.7%
45 to 59 min	950	5.5%
60+ min	662	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 9.9% (3,839 of 38,881)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,165	66.3%
Nonfamily households	5,162	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,327	92.8%
Vacant	1,194	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,104	72.4%
Renter-occupied	4,223	27.6%

1-unit, detached70.8%

1-unit, attached10.5%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,704	70.8%
1-unit, attached	1,731	10.5%
2 to 4 units	786	4.8%
5 to 19 units	919	5.6%
20 or more units	930	5.6%
Mobile home & other	451	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4530985
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 2.12 sq mi
Center point: 34.9333, -82.2308