Greenwood is a medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 22,454 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Greenwood is the 26th largest community in South Carolina.Greenwood is a blue-collar town, with 36.81% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Greenwood is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greenwood who work in sales jobs (11.23%), office and administrative support (9.30%), and food service (8.23%).In addition, Greenwood is a college town. There are a lot of students in Greenwood attending college, and as a result Greenwood provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to 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 19.02 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.The education level of Greenwood citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.37% of adults in Greenwood have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Greenwood in 2022 was $21,399, 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 $85,596 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 English, German, Irish, African, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Greenwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.
