Greenwood is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Greenwood enrolled in college, Greenwood has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
One of the benefits of Greenwood is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.33 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Greenwood doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Greenwood citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.84% of adults 25 and older in Greenwood have a college degree.
The per capita income in Greenwood in 2022 was $20,831, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,324 for a family of four. However, Greenwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Greenwood is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Greenwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greenwood residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Greenwood include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Greenwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
