Five Forks is a city of 18,656 people in South Carolina. That is roughly 105% ahead of the South Carolina median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 66% of adults have a four-year degree. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 10,592 people. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $141,786, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
66% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Five Forks
What changed most since 2000
Population8,064 → 18,656(+131%)US over the same years: +19%
Homes owned by their occupants95.1% → 86.6%(−8.4 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Median age33.0 → 40.4(+7.4 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Five Forks's population equals 3.4% of Greenville County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.8% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 5.3% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.8%(181)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)51.2%(550)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.4%(445)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.5%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,075 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Five Forks, decade by decade
Five Forks population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
8,064
$144,144
$304,399
50.5%
24.5
2010
14,140
$139,773
$353,169
59.7%
35.2
2020
17,737
$135,925
$420,699
57.2%
50.5
2024
18,656
$141,786
$452,200
65.6%
53.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
