City safety & data profile

GreenwoodSC

Greenwood, SC is a 23K-resident city in Greenwood County with a median household income of $41,150.

Greenwood County, South Carolina. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Greenwood, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Greenwood has a population larger than 52% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $136,300, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

23K
Population (place)
Top 48%
By size
$41,150
Median income (place)
$136,300
Median home (place)
21.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Greenwood

Greenwood posts a median household income higher than 2% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Greenwood area.

Bottom 3%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Greenwood

Where Greenwood income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$41,150 Bottom 2% higher than 2% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Greenwood $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in SC

Population among 50 SC places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Columbia is the largest SC city on this list; Five Forks leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in SC

Median household income among the same 50-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Five Forks posts the highest place-level median income in SC; Columbia is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Greenwood, SC beyond the headline numbers

Greenwood sits inside Greenwood County, South Carolina, at roughly 34.20°N, -82.16°W. Population 23,260, $41,150 median household income. Median home value $136,300, median rent $839. Poverty rate 21.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Greenwood, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

21.6% of Greenwood, SC residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Greenwood costs roughly 3.3 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Only 3% of Greenwood workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, stroke departs furthest from its peer median: 5.1% in Greenwood, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Greenwood's median age is 34.3 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Greenwood from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
23,260
Greenwood · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$41,150
-54% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$136,300
-67% vs avg
Median Age (place)
34.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Greenwood County): Greenwood's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
69K-0%
Median Income
$52,830+45%
Median Home Value
$180,500+72%
Poverty Rate
15.1%-35%
Unemployment
5.5%-62%

Economics

Economics indicators for Greenwood, SC
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$839/mo
Poverty Rate
21.6% +74% vs avg
Unemployment 8.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 17.6%
Work From Home 3%
Public Transit 0.2%

Population

White 42.1%
African American 50%
Asian 1.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
42.2%
High Blood Pressure
40.5%
Obesity
39.1%
Physical Inactivity
32.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.1%
Diabetes
16.9%
Current Smoking
16.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
16%
Lack of Health Insurance
16%
Binge Drinking
13.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 54.3%
Annual Checkup 81.2%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
10.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.6%
Stroke
5.1%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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0
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Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
SELF REGIONAL HEALTHCARE
GREENWOOD · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

Alerts & News - Greenwood Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Greenwood right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Greenwood, SC? ▼
Greenwood, SC has a population of 23,260 people, located in Greenwood County, South Carolina.
What is the median household income in Greenwood? ▼
The median household income in Greenwood, SC is $41,150 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 21.6%.
What is the median home value in Greenwood? ▼
The median home value in Greenwood, SC is $136,300. Median rent is $839/month.
What are the top health concerns in Greenwood? ▼
The top health indicators in Greenwood include Short Sleep Duration (42.2%), High Blood Pressure (40.5%), Obesity (39.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Greenwood? ▼
Greenwood has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Greenwood? ▼
The median age in Greenwood, SC is 34.3 years. 17.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Greenwood, SC is located in Greenwood County, South Carolina. With a population of 23K and a $41,150 median household income, the community faces health challenges including short sleep duration and high blood pressure. Residents have access to 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Greenwood area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Primary source data

EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data

Federal monitoring network, every measurement we report

AirNow - South Carolina

Real-time AQI for every monitored South Carolina location

National Weather Service

NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories

CDC Air Quality & Health

Health-impact reference for every AQI category

EPA NAAQS standards

National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Greenwood, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside SC (21.6% here).

Trenton, NJ 21.6% El Centro, CA 21.6% Bell, CA 21.6% New London, CT 21.6%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside SC ($41,150 here).

Forest Park, GA $41,211 Picayune, MS $41,213 Atlantic City, NJ $41,028 Mountain Home, AR $41,274

Nearby Cities 8

Newberry, SC 10K Simpsonville, SC 21K Anderson, SC 27K Mauldin, SC 25K Five Forks, SC 14K Gantt, SC 14K Evans, GA 29K Martinez, GA 36K
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Using Greenwood's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Greenwood area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Greenwood against South Carolina peers on any ranking lens. Explore South Carolina

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Greenwood County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.