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People QuickFacts |
Greenville |
South Carolina |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
57,428 | 4,321,249 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
2.2% | 7.7% |
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Population, 2000 |
56,002 | 4,012,012 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
5.6% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
20.0% | 25.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
14.4% | 12.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.7% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
62.1% | 67.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
33.9% | 29.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.3% | 0.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.1% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
3.4% | 2.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
46.8% | 55.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.3% | 2.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
6.9% | 5.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
79.0% | 76.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
34.2% | 20.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
16.8 | 24.3 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
27,295 | 1,753,670 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
47.0% | 72.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$118,100 | $94,900 |
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Households, 2000 |
24,382 | 1,533,854 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.11 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$33,144 | $37,082 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$23,242 | $18,795 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
16.1% | 14.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Greenville |
South Carolina |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
4,243,756 | 32,988,974 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,833,918 | 40,629,089 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$32,586 | $9,903 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
252,092 | 6,104,316 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
8,622 | 292,984 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
5.3% | 9.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.5% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.3% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
24.9% | 26.2% |
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