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.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Greenwood is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.83% of the Greenwood workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. 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%).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. 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. As is often the case in a small city, Greenwood doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.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.
