Greenwood

Population: 22,527
Median household income: $40,253
Median home value: $123,400

Greenwood is a community in Greenwood County, South Carolina, home to 22,527 residents. The median household income of $40,253 is below the Greenwood County median ($50,635).

Between 2019 and 2023, Greenwood's population declined 3.2% from 23,269 to 22,527, while its median home value rose 26.7% from $97,400 to $123,400.

The median resident is 32.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,527
Median age: 32.1 yrs
Median household income: $40,253
Median home value: $123,400
Median gross rent: $826
Housing units: 9,750
Homeownership rate: 45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,26922,527

Median household income

$33,699$40,253

Median home value

$97,400$123,400

Median gross rent

$719$826

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,269	$33,699	$97,400	$719
2020	23,351	$32,970	$94,600	$704
2021	22,363	$35,378	$90,600	$729
2022	22,528	$38,884	$111,500	$793
2023	22,527	$40,253	$123,400	$826

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 2417.0%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,477	6.6%
5 to 17	4,108	18.2%
18 to 24	3,836	17.0%
25 to 34	2,524	11.2%
35 to 44	2,546	11.3%
45 to 54	1,932	8.6%
55 to 64	2,420	10.7%
65 to 74	1,594	7.1%
75 and over	2,090	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,699	38.6%
Black or African American	11,122	49.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	335	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	183	0.8%
Two or more races	173	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,015	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.6%

High school graduate38.6%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,174	16.6%
High school graduate	5,055	38.6%
Some college or associate's	3,146	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,730	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,001	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,894	82.7%
Carpooled	795	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	257	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	212	2.5%
Other means	181	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,644	57.1%
15 to 29 min	2,312	28.4%
30 to 44 min	536	6.6%
45 to 59 min	376	4.6%
60+ min	259	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 25.1% (5,029 of 20,029)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,065	46.5%
Nonfamily households	4,670	53.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,735	89.6%
Vacant	1,015	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,001	45.8%
Renter-occupied	4,734	54.2%

1-unit, detached57.7%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units17.7%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,624	57.7%
1-unit, attached	442	4.5%
2 to 4 units	1,728	17.7%
5 to 19 units	1,101	11.3%
20 or more units	489	5.0%
Mobile home & other	366	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4530895
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 34.1954, -82.1537