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Greenville, SC
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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 associated neighborhoods, Greenville is the sixth largest community in South Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Greenville, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Greenville, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Greenville’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Greenville does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $65,519.00.

Greenville home prices are not only among the most expensive in South Carolina, but Greenville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.71% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Another interesting thing about Greenville, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

If knowledge is power, Greenville is a pretty powerful place. 53.68% of the adults in Greenville have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Greenville in 2022 was $52,404, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $209,616 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.