Greenville County, South Carolina (SC)

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• • 354,95967.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 89,26417.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 49,7929.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 13,3472.5%Asian alone
  • 11,5492.2%Two or more races
  • 1,5650.3%Some other race alone
  • 1,5620.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1,5040.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $260,523

Here:	$260,523
State:	$266,394

Townhouses or other attached units: $187,810

Here:	$187,810
State:	$219,057

In 2-unit structures: $255,060

Here:	$255,060
State:	$275,825

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $140,726

Here:	$140,726
State:	$168,533

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $193,680

Here:	$193,680
State:	$250,122

Mobile homes: $76,404

Here:	$76,404
State:	$72,281

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,301

Here:	$37,301
State:	$43,541

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 24
• Rapes: 136
• Robberies: 413
• Assaults: 1730
• Burglaries: 3102
• Thefts: 6928
• Auto thefts: 1149

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 23
• Rapes: 130
• Robberies: 361
• Assaults: 1632
• Burglaries: 2988
• Thefts: 6596
• Auto thefts: 1055

Health of residents in Greenville County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

Health of residents in Greenville County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,374 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $967 (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, Highland.

2018 air pollution in Greenville County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.026 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 12.5 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.7 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Curry County, New Mexico , Cherokee County , Oconee County , Jackson County, North Carolina , Polk County, Tennessee .

Current college students: 20,732
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 48,428 (42.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 14,9312010 or later
• 14,6862000 to 2009
• 8,7671990 to 1999
• 3,1291980 to 1989
• 1,8841970 to 1979
• 1,982Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 149,433
• One, attached: 7,536
• Two: 4,411
• 3 or 4: 4,986
• 5 to 9: 8,697
• 10 to 19: 9,284
• 20 to 49: 6,646
• 50 or more: 8,905
• Mobile homes: 18,226
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 81

Housing units in Greenville County with a mortgage: 88,047 (1,457 second mortgage, 7,523 home equity loan, 46 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 51,284

Religion statistics for Greenville County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Greenville County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• South Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: February 6, 2020 - February 13, 2020, FEMA Id: 4479, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• South Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4492, Natural disaster type: Other
• South Carolina Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 6, 2017 - September 13, 2017, FEMA Id: 4346, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 30, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3378: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3378, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Emergency Declared EM-3373: October 03, 2015, FEMA Id: 3373, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4241: October 05, 2015, FEMA Id: 4241, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• South Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 19, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3369: February 12, 2014, FEMA Id: 3369, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• South Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 15, 2005 to December 16, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1625: January 20, 2006, FEMA Id: 1625, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
• South Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3233: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3233, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 06, 2004 to October 11, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1566: October 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1566, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.16% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($61,881 average adjusted gross income)

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($818 average AGI)

Greenville County:	0.05%
South Carolina average:	0.07%

3.00% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($19,934 average AGI)
4.12% relocated from other states ($41,129 average AGI)

Greenville County:	4.12%
South Carolina average:	4.20%

from Spartanburg County, SC	0.76% ($48,235 average AGI)
from Anderson County, SC	0.48% ($44,626)
from Pickens County, SC	0.41% ($43,429)
from Laurens County, SC	0.28% ($39,444)
from Richland County, SC	0.16% ($52,754)
from Charleston County, SC	0.14% ($70,000)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.13% ($74,338)

6.07% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($53,594 average adjusted gross income)

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,160 average AGI)

Greenville County:	0.07%
South Carolina average:	0.07%

3.09% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($25,009 average AGI)
2.91% relocated to other states ($27,424 average AGI)

Greenville County:	2.91%
South Carolina average:	3.18%

to Spartanburg County, SC	0.98% ($45,807 average AGI)
to Anderson County, SC	0.57% ($46,222)
to Pickens County, SC	0.48% ($48,958)
to Laurens County, SC	0.26% ($38,431)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.16% ($70,770)
to Charleston County, SC	0.12% ($70,650)
to Richland County, SC	0.12% ($47,971)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 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
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 6.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Greenville County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 102,799 (25,402 living alone), Female householders: 96,752 (33,195 living alone)

• 98,333 spouses (97,660 opposite-sex spouses), 11,846 unmarried partners, (11,647 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 150,930 children (138,868 natural, 5,942 adopted, 6,120 stepchildren), 14,100 grandchildren, 4,777 brothers or sisters, 7,884 parents, 241 foster children, 10,005 other relatives, 14,517 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 11,358

Size of family households: 61,385 2-persons, 28,698 3-persons, 23,688 4-persons, 9,918 5-persons, 4,772 6-persons, 1,835 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 58,597 1-person, 8,691 2-persons, 1,417 3-persons, 321 4-persons, 229 5-persons.

74,840 married couples with children.
31,085 single-parent households (8,634 men, 22,451 women).

87.3% of residents of Greenville speak English at home.
8.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,055,176,000 ($5,123 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $338,242,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $899,814,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $362,387,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,315,000
Federal grants: $353,061,000
Federal procurement contracts: $308,262,000 ($263,443,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $123,337,000 ($22,210,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $40,101,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $191,769,000
Federal Government insurance: $92,169,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 48.34 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

• Year house built in Greenville County, South Carolina
• 20,8492014 or later
• 8,2372010 to 2013
• 40,7842000 to 2009
• 40,7691990 to 1999
• 26,1531980 to 1989
• 27,2531970 to 1979
• 22,3381960 to 1969
• 17,5791950 to 1959
• 7,0121940 to 1949
• 7,2311939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Greenville County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Greenville County, South Carolina
• 2231 room
• 2682 rooms
• 1,3353 rooms
• 10,3114 rooms
• 19,9995 rooms
• 29,6986 rooms
• 25,6037 rooms
• 21,5488 rooms
• 30,3469+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greenville County, South Carolina
• 2,1141 room
• 3,4492 rooms
• 9,9793 rooms
• 17,7954 rooms
• 11,9165 rooms
• 7,7586 rooms
• 3,0317 rooms
• 2,7758 rooms
• 1,4039+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Greenville County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Greenville County, South Carolina
• 389no bedroom
• 1,0731 bedroom
• 18,0522 bedrooms
• 70,9583 bedrooms
• 38,8034 bedrooms
• 10,0565+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greenville County, South Carolina
• 2,308no bedroom
• 13,2381 bedroom
• 25,3952 bedrooms
• 16,2383 bedrooms
• 2,3794 bedrooms
• 6625+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Greenville County, South Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Greenville County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 3,283no vehicle
• 33,1971 vehicle
• 60,6472 vehicles
• 29,5753 vehicles
• 8,2894 vehicles
• 4,3405+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Greenville County in renter-occupied apartments
• 8,095no vehicle
• 29,8931 vehicle
• 17,0072 vehicles
• 4,3343 vehicles
• 6474 vehicles
• 2445+ vehicles

84.2% of Greenville County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in South Carolina.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 270,041
• Other state: 197,495
• Northeast: 50,805
• Midwest: 44,883
• South: 85,968
• West: 15,839

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 7,658
• Number of aged recipients: 757
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 6,901
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,541
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 4,672
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,445
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,915
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 3,507

Greenville County on our top lists:

• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
• #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
• #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"