Greenville County, SC Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Greenville county south carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 96,798 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 6,178 | 6.4 |
| Kindergarten | 6,170 | 6.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 43,122 | 44.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 20,596 | 21.3 |
| College or graduate school | 20,732 | 21.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 250,258 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 17,336 | 6.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 34,076 | 13.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 65,815 | 26.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 49,277 | 19.7 |
| Associate degree | 18,103 | 7.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 45,245 | 18.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 20,406 | 8.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 79.5 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 26.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 301,150 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 73,576 | 24.4 |
| Now married, except separated | 170,112 | 56.5 |
| Separated | 8,935 | 3.0 |
| Widowed | 20,363 | 6.8 |
Female | 17,024 | 5.7 |
| Divorced | 28,164 | 9.4 |
Female | 15,800 | 5.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,365 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 4,070 | 55.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 285,998 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 37,066 | 13.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 83,958 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 6,939 | 8.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 223,296 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 40,056 | 17.9 |
Percent employed | 56.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 183,240 | 82.1 |
Percent employed | 79.6 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 42,872 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 18,710 | 43.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 354,190 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 182,500 | 51.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 162,960 | 46.0 |
Same county | 90,381 | 25.5 |
Different county | 72,579 | 20.5 |
Same state | 24,593 | 6.9 |
Different state | 47,986 | 13.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 8,730 | 2.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 379,616 | 100.0 |
| Native | 361,196 | 95.1 |
Born in United States | 358,156 | 94.3 |
State of residence | 222,079 | 58.5 |
Different state | 136,077 | 35.8 |
Born outside United States | 3,040 | 0.8 |
| Foreign born | 18,420 | 4.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 11,425 | 3.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 5,451 | 1.4 |
Not a citizen | 12,969 | 3.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 18,420 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 3,786 | 20.6 |
| Asia | 4,040 | 21.9 |
| Africa | 557 | 3.0 |
| Oceania | 138 | 0.7 |
| Latin America | 9,008 | 48.9 |
| Northern America | 891 | 4.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 354,190 | 100.0 |
| English only | 329,182 | 92.9 |
| Language other than English | 25,008 | 7.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 11,872 | 3.4 |
Spanish | 13,924 | 3.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 7,783 | 2.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,865 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,979 | 0.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 3,208 | 0.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,732 | 0.5 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 379,616 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 336,511 | 88.6 |
| Arab | 1,233 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 878 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 668 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 5,024 | 1.3 |
| English | 38,938 | 10.3 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 7,766 | 2.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,591 | 0.4 |
| German | 36,461 | 9.6 |
| Greek | 1,552 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 934 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 36,420 | 9.6 |
| Italian | 9,561 | 2.5 |
| Lithuanian | 284 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 1,600 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 3,963 | 1.0 |
| Portuguese | 432 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 890 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 13,511 | 3.6 |
| Scottish | 9,024 | 2.4 |
| Slovak | 393 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 2,478 | 0.7 |
| Swedish | 2,120 | 0.6 |
| Swiss | 1,002 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 544 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 54,983 | 14.5 |
| Welsh | 2,075 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 548 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 101,638 | 26.8 |
| (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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