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Population (year 2000): 56,002. Estimated
population in July 2005: 56,676 (+1.2% change)
Males: 26,506 (47.3%), Females: 29,496 (52.7%)
Greenville County
Zip codes:
29601,
29605,
29607,
29609,
29611,
29615,
29617.
Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $33,144 (year 2000)
Median house value: $118,100 (year 2000)
Races in Greenville:
- White Non-Hispanic (60.6%)
- Black (33.9%)
- Hispanic (3.4%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: English (10.7%), German (9.0%),
United States (8.7%), Irish (6.9%), Scotch-Irish (4.5%),
Scottish (3.1%).
Elevation: 966 feet
Land area: 26.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Greenville
- High school or higher: 79.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.1%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Greenville city
- Never married: 35.4%
- Now married: 41.0%
- Separated: 4.4%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 10.6%
4.3% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.9%
Asia, 0.9% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -2,785 (-4.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Greenville:
- GREENVILLE HOSPITAL CENTER (701 GROVE RD)
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (1 ST FRANCIS DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Greenville:
- CAROLINA CTR FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH,THE (about 11
miles; GREER, SC)
- HILLCREST HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SIMPSONVILLE,
SC)
- NORTH GREENVILLE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; TRAVELERS
REST, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Greenville:
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 7 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID:
GYH)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 12 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
- ANDERSON RGNL (about 33 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID:
AND)
Other public-use airports nearest to Greenville:
- GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (about 3 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
ID: GMU)
- PICKENS COUNTY (about 22 miles; PICKENS, SC; ID: LQK)
- FAIRVIEW (about 29 miles; LANDRUM, SC; ID: 33A)
Amtrak station:
GREENVILLE (1120 W. WASHINGTON ST.). Services: ticket
office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi
service.
Colleges/Universities in Greenville:
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 6,157; Location: 506 S PLEASANTBURG DR;
Public; Website: www.greenvilletech.com)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 3,577;
Location: 1700 Wade Hampton Boulavard; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.bju.edu; Offers Doctor's
degree)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 2,915;
Location: 3300 POINSETT HWY; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.furman.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 195;
Location: 1 MARCUS DR STE 402; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.itt-tech.edu)
- ACADEMY OF HAIR TECHNOLOGY (FT enrollment:
63; Location: 3715 E NORTH ST STE F; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.hairchamps.com)
- ALPHA BEAUTY SCHOOL (Location: 38 LIBERTY LN;
Private, for-profit)
- MUSEUM SCHOOL OF ART (Location: 420 COLLEGE
ST; Public)
- WYATT INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE (Location: 710
E NORTH ST; Private, for-profit)
- HOLMES COLLEGE OF THE BIBLE (Location: 115
BRIGGS AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Greenville:
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; CLEMSON, SC;
Full-time enrollment: 15,962)
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles;
SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
- TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about
32 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
- LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,429)
- PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
GREENWOOD, SC; FT enrollment: 2,406)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 53 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
Public high schools in Greenville:
- GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,349;
Location: 1 VARDRY STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- J L MANN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,250;
Location: 61 ISBELL LANE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WADE HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,187;
Location: 100 PINE KNOLL DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BEREA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,148; Location:
515 BEREA DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 968;
Location: 100 BLASSINGAME RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 644;
Location: 2725 ANDERSON ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL CHARTER (Students: 376;
Location: 506 S. PLEASANTBURG DR.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ENOREE AREA VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 108
SCALEYBARK RD; Grades: 11 - 12)
- GOLDEN STRIP CAREER CENTER (Location: 1120
EAST BUTLER RD; Grades: 11 - 12)
- DONALDSON VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 100
VOCATIONAL DR; Grades: 11 - 12)
Private high schools in Greenville:
- SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (Students: 1,183;
Location: PO BOX 26569; Grades: PK - 12)
- HAMPTON PARK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 727;
Location: 875 STATE PARK ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- SHANNON FOREST CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 597;
Location: 829 GARLINGTON ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- BOB JONES ACADEMY (Students: 548; Location:
1700 WADE HAMPTON BLVD; Grades: 9 - 12)
- TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 363;
Location: 3931 WHITE HORSE ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- ST JOSEPH'S HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 108;
Location: 4810 FRONTAGE RD; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Greenville:
- HUGHES MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 929;
Location: 122 DEOYLEY AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BLYTHE ACADEMY SCHOOL (Students: 883;
Location: 100 BLYTHE DRIVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- GREENVILLE MIDDLE ACADEMY (Students: 825;
Location: 339 LOWNDES AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HOLLIS ACADEMY (Students: 789; Location: 14
EIGHTH STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- EAST NORTH STREET ACADEMY (Students: 781;
Location: 1720 EAST NORTH STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- BEREA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 767; Location:
151 BEREA MIDDLE SCHOOL RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 757;
Location: 31 SHANNON DRIVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- LEAGUE ACADEMY (Students: 703; Location: 125
TWIN LAKE RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DUNCAN CHAPEL ELEMENTARY (Students: 671;
Location: 210 DUNCAN CHAPEL ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- BECK ACADEMY OF LANGUAGE (Students: 642;
Location: 302 MCALISTER ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Greenville:
- MITCHELL RD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 352;
Location: 207 MITCHELL ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST MARYS SCHOOL (Students: 348; Location: 101
HAMPTON AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
- MT ZION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 275;
Location: 725 GARLINGTON RD; Grades: PK - 8)
- NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 264;
Location: 212 ROPER MOUNTAIN RD EXT.; Grades: PK - 8)
- BOB JONES JR HIGH (Students: 254; Location:
1700 WADE HAMPTON BLVD; Grades: 7 - 8)
- OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY ELEM SC (Students:
234; Location: 2 JAMES DRIVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- WESTMINSTER CHURCH SCHOOL (Students: 230;
Location: 2310 AUGUSTA RD; Grades: PK - KG)
- FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH KINDERGAR (Students:
209; Location: 847 CLEVELAND ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH KIND (Students:
201; Location: 200 W WASHINGTON ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- THE SUNSHINE HOUSE #9 (Students: 168;
Location: 6900 WHITE HORSE RD; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Greenville:
- GREENVILLE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $9,050,912; Location: 300 COLLEGE STREET;
800,282 books; 46,737 audio materials; 40,758 video
materials; 1,369 serial subscriptions)
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