Greenwood is a medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 22,454 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. 36.81% 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, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greenwood who work in sales jobs (11.23%), office and administrative support (9.30%), and food service (8.23%).Greenwood is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Greenwood enrolled in college, Greenwood has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Greenwood spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.02 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The education level of Greenwood citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.37% of adults in Greenwood have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Greenwood in 2022 was $21,399, 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 $85,596 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 English, German, Irish, African, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Greenwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.
