Greenville, South Carolina Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Greenville	South Carolina	National
Population	62,776	5,148,714	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	2,163	173	91
Median age	34.0	38.8	37.7
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	0.9:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	45%	56%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	44%	40%	43%
Speak English	92%	93%	79%
Speak Spanish	4%	4%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Greenville is 1150% higher than South Carolina
The median age in Greenville is 12% lower than South Carolina
In Greenville 67.76% of the population is White
In Greenville 27.14% of the population is Black
In Greenville 2.10% of the population is Asian

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Greenville population breakdown by race

Race	Greenville	South Carolina	National
White	67.76%	67.27%	73.35%
Black	27.14%	27.35%	12.63%
Asian	2.10%	1.42%	5.22%
American Indian	0.28%	0.32%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.13%	0.06%	0.18%
Mixed race	1.53%	2.07%	3.06%
Other race	1.05%	1.51%	4.75%

In Greenville, 4.9% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Household income distribution

Place of birth by citizenship

Greenville age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Source: The Greenville, SC demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).