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. Much of the housing stock in Greenville was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Greenville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Greenville, where the median household income is $65,519.00.

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: 11.71% 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.

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.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Greenville, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Greenville is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 53.68% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Greenville in 2018 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.