Latest news about poverty in Greenville, SC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
12.2% of Greenville, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 14.0% less than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 7.8% of high school graduates and 47.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 67.1%. For comparison, it was 38.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Greenville, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Greenville:
12.2%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Greenville:
7.2%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Greenville:
16.6%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 9.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Greenville:
13.9%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
67.1%
Residents above poverty level:
38.0%
Poverty by age in Greenville, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Greenville,SC (percentage below poverty level)
33.6%Under 5 years
16.3%5 years
13.0%6 to 11 years
11.9%12 to 14 years
34.2%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
21.0%18 to 24 years
3.5%25 to 34 years
4.8%35 to 44 years
13.2%45 to 54 years
10.9%55 to 64 years
5.1%65 to 74 years
12.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Greenville,SC (percentage below poverty level)
6.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
13.8%6 to 11 years
8.3%12 to 14 years
25.4%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
24.2%18 to 24 years
16.4%25 to 34 years
12.9%35 to 44 years
12.2%45 to 54 years
9.3%55 to 64 years
13.1%65 to 74 years
8.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Greenville,SC (% below half of poverty level)
15.3%Under 6 years
9.9%6 to 11 years
6.9%12 to 17 years
10.1%18 to 24 years
9.7%25 to 34 years
5.6%35 to 44 years
4.3%45 to 54 years
4.9%55 to 64 years
1.8%65 to 74 years
3.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Greenville, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Greenville, SC (%)
11.9%White
27.9%Black
11.8%American Indian
10.7%Asian
16.3%Native Hawaiian
5.8%Other race
12.9%2+ races
8.2%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Greenville, SC (absolute numbers)
5,650White
4,166Black
14American Indian
142Asian
24Native Hawaiian
106Other race
5482+ races
370Hispanic
12.8%Below poverty level
87.2%Above poverty level
5.8%Below poverty level
94.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Greenville, SC
Children below poverty level:
Greenville, South Carolina:
17.0%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Greenville:
7.8%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Greenville:
47.3%
South Carolina:
28.6%
26.3%Married-couple family
7.3%Male, no wife present
66.4%Female, no husband present
16.4%Worked full-time, year-round
44.2%Worked part-time
39.4%Did not work
6.8%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
3.2%One full-time, other didn't work
17.9%Both worked part-time
35.1%One part-time, other didn't work
37.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.6%1995 to 1998
1.2%1990 to 1994
3.4%1980 to 1989
9.6%1970 to 1979
9.8%1960 to 1969
32.1%1950 to 1959
21.6%1940 to 1949
20.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
2.8%1995 to 1998
3.5%1990 to 1994
9.4%1980 to 1989
8.1%1970 to 1979
13.5%1960 to 1969
28.4%1950 to 1959
17.1%1940 to 1949
16.3%1939 or earlier
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