Greer is a city of 41,536 people in South Carolina. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 24,693 people. Density works out to 1,770 people per square mile. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. That is roughly 19% ahead of the South Carolina median. About 41% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,626, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Greer
What changed most since 1990
Population10,322 → 41,536(+302%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$101,283 → $288,700(+185%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.2% → 41.4%(+32.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)32.1%(574)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27%(483)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.9%(481)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3%(54)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,787 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
Greer, decade by decade
Greer 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
1990
10,322
$43,319
$101,283
9.2%
50.6
2000
16,843
$60,370
$168,685
18.6%
58.0
2010
25,515
$62,904
$196,509
25.4%
66.8
2020
35,308
$79,408
$223,258
35.4%
75.6
2024
41,536
$82,626
$288,700
41.4%
75.6
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.
