Greenwood County, South Carolina

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 69,329
Median household income: $50,635
Median home value: $166,400

Greenwood County is a county in South Carolina with a population of 69,329. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $50,635 runs below the South Carolina figure of $66,818.

Between 2019 and 2023, Greenwood County's population declined 1.5% from 70,411 to 69,329, while its median household income rose 19.6% from $42,336 to $50,635.

Households average 2.37 people. The median gross rent is $880.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 69,329
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $50,635
Median home value: $166,400
Median gross rent: $880
Housing units: 31,549
Homeownership rate: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

70,41169,329

Median household income

$42,336$50,635

Median home value

$122,800$166,400

Median gross rent

$733$880

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	70,411	$42,336	$122,800	$733
2020	70,672	$41,081	$128,000	$746
2021	69,338	$44,513	$127,900	$777
2022	69,309	$47,553	$144,000	$849
2023	69,329	$50,635	$166,400	$880

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,088	5.9%
5 to 17	11,539	16.6%
18 to 24	7,069	10.2%
25 to 34	8,361	12.1%
35 to 44	7,990	11.5%
45 to 54	8,104	11.7%
55 to 64	8,935	12.9%
65 to 74	7,505	10.8%
75 and over	5,738	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	40,209	58.0%
Black or African American	21,645	31.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	0.1%
Asian	683	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	516	0.7%
Two or more races	1,393	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,848	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,187	11.1%
High school graduate	15,314	32.8%
Some college or associate's	14,210	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	7,548	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4,374	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone85.0%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,493	85.0%
Carpooled	2,474	8.6%
Public transit	17	0.1%
Walked	309	1.1%
Bicycle	23	0.1%
Worked from home	1,112	3.9%
Other means	376	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,382	41.1%
15 to 29 min	10,493	37.9%
30 to 44 min	2,781	10.0%
45 to 59 min	1,477	5.3%
60+ min	1,559	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 17.1% (11,306 of 66,071)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,589	59.7%
Nonfamily households	11,181	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	27,770	88.0%
Vacant	3,779	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,370	66.2%
Renter-occupied	9,400	33.8%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other11.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	21,183	67.1%
1-unit, attached	762	2.4%
2 to 4 units	2,543	8.1%
5 to 19 units	2,676	8.5%
20 or more units	684	2.2%
Mobile home & other	3,701	11.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 45047
State: South Carolina
Land area: 456 sq mi
Water area: 8.21 sq mi
Center point: 34.1558, -82.1279