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Greenville Demographics and Statistics

According to recent United States Census Bureau reports, Greenville has grown in recent years. The population is composed of people of many different heritages. Statistics and demographics present some very interesting findings. It is filled with heritage, culture and people from all walks of life.

Greenville, SC

People QuickFacts Greenville South Carolina
Population, 2006 estimate 57,428 4,321,249
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 2.2% 7.7%
Population, 2000 56,002 4,012,012
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.6% 6.6%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 20.0% 25.2%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 14.4% 12.1%
Female persons, percent, 2000 52.7% 51.4%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 62.1% 67.2%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 33.9% 29.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.3% 0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.1% 1.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 3.4% 2.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 46.8% 55.9%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 4.3% 2.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 6.9% 5.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 79.0% 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 34.2% 20.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 16.8 24.3
 
Housing units, 2000 27,295 1,753,670
Homeownership rate, 2000 47.0% 72.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $118,100 $94,900
 
Households, 2000 24,382 1,533,854
Persons per household, 2000 2.11 2.53
Median household income, 1999 $33,144 $37,082
Per capita money income, 1999 $23,242 $18,795
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 16.1% 14.1%
Business QuickFacts Greenville South Carolina
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 4,243,756 32,988,974
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,833,918 40,629,089
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $32,586 $9,903
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 252,092 6,104,316
Total number of firms, 2002 8,622 292,984
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 5.3% 9.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.5%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.3% 1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 24.9% 26.2%
 
Geography QuickFacts Greenville South Carolina
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 26 30,109
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,148.1 133.2
FIPS Code 30850 45
Counties Greenville County