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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.5%), Educational,health and social services (16.2%), Retail trade (12.3%).
Detached houses: $224,000Here:$224,000State:$217,639 Townhouses or other attached units: $158,607Here:$158,607State:$164,785 In 2-unit structures: $187,850Here:$187,850State:$197,041 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $256,309Here:$256,309State:$210,002 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $154,731Here:$154,731State:$191,373 Mobile homes: $62,209Here:$62,209State:$45,713 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $60,192Here:$60,192State:$45,615
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 66.0% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 32.8%
McCain (Republican): 61.5% Obama (Democratic): 37.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $991 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $658 (0.5%)
Area name: Greenville, SC HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Greenville County is $539 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $599 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $791 a month.
Cities in this county include: Greenville, Wade Hampton, Taylors, Greer, Mauldin, Simpsonville, Berea, Gantt, Parker, Five Forks.
Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average. Lead: 0.01 µg/m3 (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.013 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour: 76 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 15.8 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 36 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.003 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.016 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Greenville County: O'Neal Detention Center (A), Paradise Camp (B), Riverside Speedway (C), Travelers Rest Correctional Center (D), Besse Crossroads (E), Bonnie Brae Golf Course (F), Fox Run Country Club (G), Furman Golf Course (H), Green Valley Country Club (I), Hejaz Shrine Country Club (J), Northwood Industrial Park (K), Carolina Springs Country Club (L), Donaldson Golf Course (M), Golden Strip Industrial Park (N), Camp Greenville (O), Camp Marietta (P), Camp Old Indian (Q), Camp Parker (R), Camp Stanley Harris (S), Camp White Pine (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Eastgate Shopping Center (1), Hillandale Plaza Shopping Center (2), Greenville Mall Shopping Center (3), Maxwell Point Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Greenville County include: Pleasant Grove Church (A), Pleasant View Church (B), Reedy Fork Church (C), Reedy River Church (D), Rock Hill Church (E), Saint Johns Church (F), Saint Lukes Church (G), Saint Matthews Church (H), Sandy Springs Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fellowship Cemetery (1), Mullinax Cemetery (2), Saluda Hill Cemetery (3), Gaines Cemetery (4), Cooley Cemetery (5), Grandview Cemetery (6), Hawkins-Hightower Family Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Buckhorn Lake (A), Rutledge Lake (B), Hunts Lake (C), Hugey Pond (D), L A Hendricks Pond (E), Rich Pond (F), Lake Rotary (G), Tankersley Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Devils Fork Creek (A), Fall Creek (B), Graze Branch (C), Wolf Creek (D), Whitmire Branch (E), Whites Branch (F), Tankersley Branch (G), Talley Creek (H), Sunfish Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Greenville County include: Paris Mountain State Park (1), Poe Mill Park (2), Lakeside Park (3), Southside Park (4), Caesars Head State Park (5), Northside PArk (6), Pleasant Ridge State Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Greenville County: O'Neal Detention Center (A), Paradise Camp (B), Riverside Speedway (C), Travelers Rest Correctional Center (D), Besse Crossroads (E), Bonnie Brae Golf Course (F), Fox Run Country Club (G), Furman Golf Course (H), Green Valley Country Club (I), Hejaz Shrine Country Club (J), Northwood Industrial Park (K), Carolina Springs Country Club (L), Donaldson Golf Course (M), Golden Strip Industrial Park (N), Camp Greenville (O), Camp Marietta (P), Camp Old Indian (Q), Camp Parker (R), Camp Stanley Harris (S), Camp White Pine (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Eastgate Shopping Center (1), Hillandale Plaza Shopping Center (2), Greenville Mall Shopping Center (3), Maxwell Point Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Greenville County include: Pleasant Grove Church (A), Pleasant View Church (B), Reedy Fork Church (C), Reedy River Church (D), Rock Hill Church (E), Saint Johns Church (F), Saint Lukes Church (G), Saint Matthews Church (H), Sandy Springs Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Fellowship Cemetery (1), Mullinax Cemetery (2), Saluda Hill Cemetery (3), Gaines Cemetery (4), Cooley Cemetery (5), Grandview Cemetery (6), Hawkins-Hightower Family Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Buckhorn Lake (A), Rutledge Lake (B), Hunts Lake (C), Hugey Pond (D), L A Hendricks Pond (E), Rich Pond (F), Lake Rotary (G), Tankersley Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Devils Fork Creek (A), Fall Creek (B), Graze Branch (C), Wolf Creek (D), Whitmire Branch (E), Whites Branch (F), Tankersley Branch (G), Talley Creek (H), Sunfish Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Greenville County include: Paris Mountain State Park (1), Poe Mill Park (2), Lakeside Park (3), Southside Park (4), Caesars Head State Park (5), Northside PArk (6), Pleasant Ridge State Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Abbeville County , Anderson County , Laurens County , Pickens County , Spartanburg County , Henderson County, North Carolina , Polk County, North Carolina , Transylvania County, North Carolina .
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Current college students: 20,732 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 18,420 (30% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.3%
Housing units in Greenville County with a mortgage: 60,210 (6,987 second mortgage, 9,133 home equity loan, 264 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 24,041
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7.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,357 average adjusted gross income)
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($490 average AGI)Greenville County:0.09%South Carolina average:0.15% 3.08% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($15,152 average AGI) 4.32% relocated from other states ($31,715 average AGI)Greenville County:4.32%South Carolina average:4.33%
5.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,283 average adjusted gross income)
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($617 average AGI)Greenville County:0.07%South Carolina average:0.11% 2.98% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($19,702 average AGI) 2.90% relocated to other states ($25,964 average AGI)Greenville County:2.90%South Carolina average:3.21%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.1
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 56,817 (46,311 aged, 10,506 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 74.5. This is less than state average.
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Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 127.4. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
79,937 spouses, 107,562 children (99,253 natural, 2,871 adopted, 5,438 stepchildren), 7,063 grandchildren, 3,090 brothers or sisters, 2,405 parents, 4,200 other relatives, 5,862 non-relatives
Size of family households: 44,639 2-persons, 24,970 3-persons, 20,727 4-persons, 8,509 5-persons, 2,878 6-persons, 953 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 40,021 1-person, 5,820 2-persons, 752 3-persons, 276 4-persons, 73 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.
92.9% of residents of Greenville County speak English at home. 3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all). 1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Greenville County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 48.34 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)
Year house built
53% of Greenville County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in South Carolina.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $102,300
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Solid Waste Management: $5,347,000
Correctional Institutions: $19,031,000
Solid Waste Management: $14,452,000
Health - Other: $12,201,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,694,000
Libraries: $11,683,000
Financial Administration: $8,829,000
General - Other: $7,602,000
Central Staff Services: $6,737,000
Regular Highways: $6,281,000
General Public Buildings: $5,391,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,340,000
Water Utilities: $3,330,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,033,000
Housing and Community Development: $956,000
General Revenue, NEC: $7,731,000
Sale of Property: $2,616,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $87,070,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,495,000
Police Protection: $66,000
Health - Other: $9,000
All Other: $9,852,000
Highways: $78,000
Health and Hospitals: $53,000
Motor Vehicle License: $3,000,000
Public Utilities Sales: $2,000,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $1,879,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,000,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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