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South Carolina·Greenwood County
10 tracts·27K people·$136K median·1,619/mi²
Black 50 · White 37 · Hispanic 11 · Asian 1 · Other 1 · Multiracial 1
Living alone 45 · Other 34 · Married couple 21
Health 42 · Manufacturing 16 · Retail 13 · Leisure 10 · Professional 9 · Public admin 8 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 29 · Production · transport 29 · Sales · office 17 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 81 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 4 · Walk 3 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Greenwood is $136,300 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Greenwood has 22,536 residents across 6 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.3; the population is 49.8% Black, 36.6% White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, 0.8% Other and 0.7% Multiracial; the average household has 2.2 people; 17.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.6% (Census ACS).
Merrywood Elementary (69%), Mathews Elementary (61%) and Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary (60%) lead the elementary schools; Westview Middle (42%), Brewer Middle (32%) and Northside Middle (31%) lead the middle schools; Emerald High is the high school with reported scores (38%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $839/month, 47% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Greenwood is $41,150 a year, 52% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Greenwood, median rent is $839/month and the median home value is $136,300 (Census ACS).
Greenwood reported 6.7 violent crimes and 39.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 45 inches; snowfall averages 3 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Greenwood are cold wave (97), ice storm (97) and tornado (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.24g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Greenwood, 2.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).