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Greenwood County, SC

Demographic and economic profile of Greenwood County, SC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Greenwood County is a small South Carolina county of 70,041 residents with a manufacturing-oriented economy, posting a GDP per capita of $50,985 against median household income of $52,830 and median worker earnings of $37,579—indicating relatively modest labor costs. The available workforce skews toward production and trades, with 25.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a labor force participation rate of 55.7%; unemployment stands at 4.7%. Housing remains affordable at a median home value of $166,400 and median gross rent of $880/month, though the county's population has contracted by 1.3% over five years and a 17.1% poverty rate signals underlying economic pressure.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

70,041

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$52,830

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.3% since 2018

Greenwood County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone43,340 (62.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone21,748 (31.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,442 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,005 (1.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone952 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone600 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,651
  2. 2.Korean124
  3. 3.Other Indo-European121
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)120
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island91

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,467

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$50,985

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,018

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,886
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)6,720
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,019
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,313
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,003

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations9,588
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,721
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations5,360
  4. 4.Service Occupations4,608
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,070

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.44×)7,099
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.14×)7,815
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.12×)1,546
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.02×)3,254
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.93×)2,392

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$166,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$880/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $250,000 to $299,9992,223 (11.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,952 (10.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,805 (9.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,718 (9.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,629 (8.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,310 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,579

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone24,578 (84.9%)
  • Carpooled2,454 (8.5%)
  • Worked At Home1,185 (4.1%)
  • Other309 (1.1%)
  • Walked298 (1.0%)
  • Taxi87 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.