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Greenville, SC
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Greenville profile


Living in Greenville



Greenville is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 72,310 people and 62 constituent neighborhoods, Greenville is the sixth largest community in South Carolina.

Greenville real estate is some of the most expensive in South Carolina, although Greenville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Greenville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.68% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing that you will notice about Greenville is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Greenville a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Greenville. 52.51% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Greenville in 2018 was $48,837, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $195,348 for a family of four. However, Greenville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Greenville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Greenville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greenville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Greenville include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Greenville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.