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Greenville County

South Carolina · 583,125 residents (2025 est.) · 786 sq mi
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With 548,166 people, Greenville County is a county in South Carolina. That puts it in the top 6% of US counties for household income. The population is up 44% since 2000. 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9% of residents were born outside the United States. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $299,000.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,932, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Greenville County

What changed most since 1990

  • Population320,167 → 548,166 (+71%)US over the same years: +35%

Among the 46 counties in South Carolina

  • 8th in household income$76,932
  • 3rd in share with a bachelor's degree41.3%
  • 8th in home value$299,000
  • 23rd in diversity score66.8
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
548,166
+44%since 2000
from 379,616 in 2000
583,125 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
697 / sq mi
+44%since 2000
from 483 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
38.4
+8%since 2000
from 35.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
786 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
297K366K434K503K571K19902000201020202024Greenville County
2024548K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56%(32,703)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(35,030)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(35,645)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.4%(35,276)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.1%(33,638)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.9%(76,153)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.2%(72,589)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.3%(67,529)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.4%(67,919)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410%(54,627)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.2%(28,670)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.5%(8,387)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$76,932
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,149 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$43,319
+96%since 2000
from $22,081 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.1%
+22.3 ptssince 2009
from 28.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2000
from 10.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.466
−1%since 2010
from 0.470 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade15.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services6.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade6.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration4.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$299,000
+60%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $102,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,262
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $544 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
68.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 68.2% in 2000
31.1% rent
Vacancy rate
7.4%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.43 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.50 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
16.7%
−5.9 ptssince 2009
from 22.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.1%
+6.9 ptssince 2009
from 41.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.9
+26%since 2009
from 3.1 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
84
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic75.5%(286,663)
Black18.2%(69,042)
Hispanic / Latino3.8%(14,283)
Asian1.4%(5,178)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic65.2%(357,627)
Black15.3%(83,676)
Hispanic / Latino11.6%(63,570)
Asian2.5%(13,609)
Other5.4%(29,684)
Diversity Score
67
+18%since 2009
from 56 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
32
−5%since 2020
from 34 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican4.3%(23,787)
South American2.8%(15,467)
Colombian1.9%(10,624)
Central American1.7%(9,197)
Puerto Rican1.4%(7,796)
Guatemalan0.6%(3,374)
Honduran0.6%(3,301)
Venezuelan0.4%(2,285)
Cuban0.4%(2,143)
Dominican0.2%(1,280)
Salvadoran0.2%(1,083)
Spaniard0.2%(833)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.1%(785)
Peruvian0.1%(741)
Ecuadorian0.1%(637)
Uruguayan0.1%(541)
Panamanian0.1%(419)
Argentine0.1%(318)
Chilean0%(256)
Nicaraguan0%(153)
Bolivian0%(31)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(4,670)
Chinese0.4%(2,386)
Filipino0.4%(2,054)
Vietnamese0.2%(1,294)
Korean0.2%(903)
Japanese0.1%(612)
Thai0.1%(323)
Taiwanese0.1%(284)
Burmese0%(210)
Nepalese0%(180)
Pakistani0%(179)
Hmong0%(74)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0%(72)
Uzbek0%(43)
Laotian0%(20)
Mongolian0%(16)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0%(90)
Chamorro0%(61)
Samoan0%(10)
Tongan0%(10)
Ancestry
English14.4%(78,760)
German10.9%(59,883)
Irish10.1%(55,264)
American6.6%(36,410)
Italian3.5%(19,195)
Scottish2.9%(16,057)
Scotch-Irish2.3%(12,637)
French1.7%(9,377)
Polish1.6%(8,727)
Dutch0.8%(4,553)
Swedish0.8%(4,149)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
British0.6%(3,322)
Norwegian0.6%(3,259)
Welsh0.6%(3,086)
Russian0.5%(2,485)
West Indian0.4%(2,443)
Greek0.4%(2,213)
Arab0.4%(2,168)
French Canadian0.3%(1,864)
Hungarian0.3%(1,619)
Finnish0.3%(1,609)
Portuguese0.3%(1,519)
Ukrainian0.2%(1,362)
Swiss0.2%(1,058)
Haitian0.2%(949)
Danish0.2%(914)
Austrian0.2%(911)
Czech0.2%(909)
Lebanese0.2%(907)
Nigerian0.2%(876)
Canadian0.1%(792)
Jamaican0.1%(773)
Slovak0.1%(674)
Croatian0.1%(644)
Romanian0.1%(549)
Lithuanian0.1%(539)
Armenian0.1%(510)
Egyptian0.1%(452)
Iranian0.1%(440)
Brazilian0.1%(424)
Guyanese0%(239)
Serbian0%(237)
Belgian0%(221)
Slovene0%(167)
Turkish0%(163)
Israeli0%(157)
Bulgarian0%(118)
Ghanaian0%(112)
Syrian0%(93)
Kenyan0%(78)
Moroccan0%(69)
Latvian0%(64)
Jordanian0%(40)
Ethiopian0%(31)
Somali0%(29)
Iraqi0%(28)
Barbadian0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
41.3%
+15.0 ptssince 2000
from 26.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.0%
+11.6 ptssince 2000
from 79.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
15.3%
+7.1 ptssince 2000
from 8.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.4 min
+75%since 2000
from 13.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.5%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 82.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.5%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.4%
+11.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.7%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.4%
−4.5 ptssince 2011
from 8.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2011
from 65.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 73.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.5%
+10.1 ptssince 2009
from 34.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
51.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
8.7%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.6%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2012
from 11.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.0%
−6.5 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.1%
+15.4 ptssince 2017
from 76.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.9%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 92.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.3%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 84.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
87.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2016
from 88.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
8.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2016
from 7.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.7%(71,970)
Married55.3%(118,062)
Widowed2.5%(5,400)
Divorced8.5%(18,144)
Women 15+
Never married29.7%(68,556)
Married50.9%(117,590)
Widowed7.9%(18,283)
Divorced11.6%(26,783)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.0%
−6.5 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
55.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 55.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 15.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 17.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 15.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 69.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 31.3% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)22.6%(6,336)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.3%(7,370)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33%(9,230)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(946)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(139)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 27,985 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

Greenville County, decade by decade

Greenville County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990320,167$69,813$157,68521.0%40.2
2000379,616$74,959$187,08426.2%49.4
2010451,225$67,368$213,05230.0%58.3
2020525,534$75,658$239,25636.4%66.3
2024548,166$76,932$299,00041.3%66.8

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Greenville County, South Carolina?

Greenville County, South Carolina has about 548,166 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Greenville County, South Carolina?

The typical household in Greenville County, South Carolina earns about $76,932 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Greenville County, South Carolina expensive?

In Greenville County, South Carolina, the median home is worth about $299,000, and the typical rent is about $1,262 a month.

How educated are people in Greenville County, South Carolina?

About 41.3% of adults age 25 and over in Greenville County, South Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Greenville County, South Carolina?

About 10.8% of people in Greenville County, South Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Greenville County, South Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Greenville County, South Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 227,999 residents, a change of about 71 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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