Greenville

Population & Demographics

Greenville, SC

Greenville is home to 72,935 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 33,461 resident workers commute each day.

South CarolinaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
72,935
people
Population

72,935 residents

Median age 34.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Greenville population & demographics

Who lives in Greenville — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
72,935
Median age
34.7yrs
Median household income
$71,472
Median home value
$487,500
Median gross rent
$1,312/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
55.5%
Poverty rate
14.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Greenville

How Greenville breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White66.2%
Black19.4%
Hispanic or Latino7.2%
Two or more races3.8%
Asian2.2%
Some other race0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Greenville

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Greenville.

Greenville at a glance
Employed Residents
33,461
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
38.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
15.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Mauldin
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Greenville proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Greenville commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

77
Commute Score

77 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Greenville

33,461 commutes, one dot at a time

Greenville

Where 33,461 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Greenville, by worker count.

1Greenville0.0 mi12,809
2Mauldin6.1 mi1,277
3Wade Hampton3.8 mi738
4Greer10.5 mi711
5Gantt3.9 mi598
6Spartanburg26.6 mi543
7Columbia96.9 mi504
8Travelers Rest8.8 mi431

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Greenville.

1Greenville0.0 mi12,809
2Greer10.5 mi3,621
3Mauldin6.1 mi3,491
4Wade Hampton3.8 mi3,135
5Taylors6.2 mi3,039
6Simpsonville10.2 mi2,719
7Easley12.0 mi2,154
8Five Forks9.0 mi1,924

Top industries

The sectors that employ Greenville’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services13.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services11.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.0%
RTRetail Trade9.8%
FIFinance and Insurance7.0%
EDEducational Services5.2%
COConstruction3.7%
MFManufacturing3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Greenville

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps1%
See all internet providers in Greenville

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).