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 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.Greenville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.51% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Greenville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greenville who work in management occupations (12.28%), sales jobs (10.32%), and office and administrative support (10.13%). 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. 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.
