Greenwood is a medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 22,498 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Greenwood is the 26th largest community in South Carolina.When you are in Greenwood, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.83% of Greenwood’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Greenwood is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greenwood who work in office and administrative support (10.41%), sales jobs (10.00%), and food service (8.53%).In addition, Greenwood is a college town. There are a lot of students in Greenwood attending college, and as a result Greenwood provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. One of the benefits of Greenwood is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.33 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Greenwood is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Greenwood citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.84% of adults 25 and older in Greenwood have a college degree. The per capita income in Greenwood in 2022 was $20,831, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,324 for a family of four. However, Greenwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Greenwood is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Greenwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greenwood residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Greenwood include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Greenwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
