COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Greenville County

South Carolina · 320,167 residents · 786 sq mi

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Greenville County is a county of 320,167 people in South Carolina. Median home value sits at $65,700. There are 59,449 fewer people here than in 2000. The average commute runs 17 minutes. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $29,088, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

320,167

−16%vs 2000

vs 379,616 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

786 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024548K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(22,487)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(22,145)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(21,275)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(23,405)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(23,762)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.4%(55,744)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(49,826)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(35,600)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(27,981)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(23,230)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(11,836)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(2,876)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,088

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,149 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,918

−37%vs 2000

vs $22,081 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.5%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$65,700

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $102,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$383

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $544 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.2%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.2% in 2000

33.8% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic81.1%(259,576)

Black18%(57,706)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(2,966)

Asian0.6%(1,823)

Other0.3%(1,062)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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)

Paraguayan0%(12)

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)

Sri Lankan0%(62)

Uzbek0%(43)

Indonesian0%(28)

Laotian0%(20)

Mongolian0%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(284)

Fijian0%(90)

Chamorro0%(61)

Samoan0%(10)

Tongan0%(10)

Guamanian0%(8)

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)

Subsaharan African0.7%(3,826)

+ 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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(322)

Guyanese0%(239)

Serbian0%(237)

Belgian0%(221)

Slovene0%(167)

Turkish0%(163)

Israeli0%(157)

Bulgarian0%(118)

Ghanaian0%(112)

Palestinian0%(101)

Syrian0%(93)

Kenyan0%(78)

Moroccan0%(69)

Cape Verdean0%(67)

Latvian0%(64)

Macedonian0%(43)

Jordanian0%(40)

Australian0%(40)

Ethiopian0%(31)

Somali0%(29)

Iraqi0%(28)

Barbadian0%(10)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.0%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.6%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.8 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 13.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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