Welcome

Population: 7,439
Median household income: $61,948
Median home value: $164,100

Welcome, a community in Greenville County, South Carolina, has 7,439 residents. The median household income of $61,948 is below the Greenville County median ($74,624).

Between 2019 and 2023, Welcome's population declined 3.6% from 7,719 to 7,439, while its median home value rose 70.9% from $96,000 to $164,100.

The typical home was built around 1968. 7.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,439
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $61,948
Median home value: $164,100
Median gross rent: $992
Housing units: 3,332
Homeownership rate: 67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,7197,439

Median household income

$36,317$61,948

Median home value

$96,000$164,100

Median gross rent

$783$992

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,719	$36,317	$96,000	$783
2020	7,743	$46,048	$114,200	$816
2021	7,462	$44,781	$130,300	$829
2022	7,153	$47,730	$146,200	$923
2023	7,439	$61,948	$164,100	$992

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4418.3%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	386	5.2%
5 to 17	1,658	22.3%
18 to 24	361	4.9%
25 to 34	1,160	15.6%
35 to 44	1,361	18.3%
45 to 54	834	11.2%
55 to 64	969	13.0%
65 to 74	494	6.6%
75 and over	216	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,257	43.8%
Black or African American	2,220	29.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	19	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	291	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,652	22.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate25.4%

Some college or associate's37.8%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	831	16.5%
High school graduate	1,281	25.4%
Some college or associate's	1,901	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	969	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	52	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone90.5%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.9%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,661	90.5%
Carpooled	189	4.7%
Public transit	35	0.9%
Walked	84	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	68	1.7%
Other means	8	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	749	18.8%
15 to 29 min	1,552	39.0%
30 to 44 min	1,200	30.2%
45 to 59 min	215	5.4%
60+ min	261	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 7.0% (521 of 7,413)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,947	63.8%
Nonfamily households	1,103	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,050	91.5%
Vacant	282	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,071	67.9%
Renter-occupied	979	32.1%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other17.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,455	73.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	81	2.4%
5 to 19 units	179	5.4%
20 or more units	26	0.8%
Mobile home & other	591	17.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4575535
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 34.8143, -82.4718