Greenville, SC Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 14,602 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 772 | 5.3 |
| Kindergarten | 694 | 4.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,288 | 36.2 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,631 | 18.0 |
| College or graduate school | 5,217 | 35.7 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 37,171 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 2,804 | 7.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,985 | 13.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,603 | 20.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 6,941 | 18.7 |
| Associate degree | 2,128 | 5.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 8,216 | 22.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 4,494 | 12.1 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 79.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 34.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 46,813 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 16,580 | 35.4 |
| Now married, except separated | 19,212 | 41.0 |
| Separated | 2,071 | 4.4 |
| Widowed | 3,981 | 8.5 |
Female | 3,257 | 7.0 |
| Divorced | 4,969 | 10.6 |
Female | 2,898 | 6.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,139 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 762 | 66.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 45,036 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 4,668 | 10.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 11,469 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,212 | 10.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 32,842 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,821 | 17.7 |
Percent employed | 56.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 27,021 | 82.3 |
Percent employed | 78.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 7,801 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,492 | 44.8 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 53,204 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 24,906 | 46.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 26,793 | 50.4 |
Same county | 14,816 | 27.8 |
Different county | 11,977 | 22.5 |
Same state | 4,401 | 8.3 |
Different state | 7,576 | 14.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,505 | 2.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 56,334 | 100.0 |
| Native | 53,915 | 95.7 |
Born in United States | 53,452 | 94.9 |
State of residence | 34,801 | 61.8 |
Different state | 18,651 | 33.1 |
Born outside United States | 463 | 0.8 |
| Foreign born | 2,419 | 4.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,610 | 2.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 543 | 1.0 |
Not a citizen | 1,876 | 3.3 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 2,419 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 487 | 20.1 |
| Asia | 526 | 21.7 |
| Africa | 134 | 5.5 |
| Oceania | 26 | 1.1 |
| Latin America | 1,091 | 45.1 |
| Northern America | 155 | 6.4 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 53,204 | 100.0 |
| English only | 49,524 | 93.1 |
| Language other than English | 3,680 | 6.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,546 | 2.9 |
Spanish | 1,938 | 3.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 924 | 1.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,188 | 2.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 358 | 0.7 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 446 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 264 | 0.5 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 56,334 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 50,009 | 88.8 |
| Arab | 189 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 102 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 108 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 681 | 1.2 |
| English | 6,018 | 10.7 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,006 | 1.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 248 | 0.4 |
| German | 5,018 | 8.9 |
| Greek | 290 | 0.5 |
| Hungarian | 84 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 3,889 | 6.9 |
| Italian | 999 | 1.8 |
| Lithuanian | 34 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 281 | 0.5 |
| Polish | 431 | 0.8 |
| Portuguese | 23 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 122 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,540 | 4.5 |
| Scottish | 1,712 | 3.0 |
| Slovak | 13 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 785 | 1.4 |
| Swedish | 258 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 116 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 34 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 4,870 | 8.6 |
| Welsh | 331 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 80 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 19,747 | 35.1 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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