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Greenville Demographics Information

Population: 56,181
Males: 26,506 (47.3%), Females: 29,496 (52.7%)

Elevation: 966 feet

County: Greenville

Land area: 26.1 square miles

Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $50,000
Median house value: $200,000

Races in Greenville:

White Non-Hispanic (60.6%)
Black (33.9%)
Hispanic (3.4%)
Other race (1.4%)
Two or more races (1.1%)

Ancestries: English (10.7%), German (9.0%), United States (8.7%), Irish (6.9%), Scotch-Irish (4.5%), Scottish (3.1%).

For population 25 years and over in Greenville

High school or higher: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.1%
Unemployed: 6.5%
Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Greenville city

Never married: 35.4%
Now married: 41.0%
Separated: 4.4%
Widowed: 8.5%
Divorced: 10.6%

4.3% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.9% Asia, 0.9% Europe).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (109.8 miles, pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (605.3 miles, pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Dunean, SC (2.8 miles), Judson, SC (2.9 miles), City View, SC (3.1 miles), Sans Souci, SC (3.8 miles), Parker, SC (3.8 miles), Gantt, SC (4.4 miles), Wade Hampton, SC (4.5 miles), Welcome, SC (4.6 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 67 buildings, average cost: $90,500
1997: 45 buildings, average cost: $138,900
1998: 53 buildings, average cost: $116,500
1999: 44 buildings, average cost: $132,700
2000: 86 buildings, average cost: $139,800
2001: 71 buildings, average cost: $189,500
2002: 45 buildings, average cost: $200,300
2003: 176 buildings, average cost: $128,100

Area code: 864

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.0%), Manufacturing (14.6%), Retail trade (11.2%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.6%).