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Greenville, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Greenville is a Census city of 72,935 people across 30.30 square miles of land, in Greenville County. Median household income is $71,472, 41.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 411 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $252.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Greenville
What Greenville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area30.3 sq mi
- Water area0.23 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,407
- County holding the largest share of its areaGreenville County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Greenville
How many people live in Greenville
- Population72,935
- Median age34.7
- Population under 1812,509
- Share under 1817.2 percent
- Population 65 and over11,021
- Share 65 and over15.1 percent
- Households35,482
- Family households16,483
- Share of households that are families46.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Greenville
Income and work in Greenville
- Median household income$71,472
- Per capita income$58,929
- Civilian labor force42,471
- Employed40,585
- Unemployed1,886
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over51,392
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher55.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Greenville
- Housing units39,373
- Occupied units35,482
- Vacant units3,891
- Vacancy rate9.9 percent
- Owner occupied14,584
- Renter occupied20,898
- Ownership rate41.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$487,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,312
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.0 percent
- Single family units18,464
- Share single family46.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more20,696
- Share in buildings of two or more52.6 percent
- Mobile homes191 plus or minus 113
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Greenville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute33,246
- Commuting under 15 minutes13,173
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,877
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.7 percent
- Drove alone73.1 percent
- Carpooled5.2 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked3.3 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home15.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Greenville
SBA loans in Greenville (7(a))
- Approvals411
- Gross approval$251,969,300
- Average approval$613,064
- Median approval$300,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,610,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported4,917
- Jobs per approval12.0
- Loans with a final outcome91
- Paid in full83
- Charged off8
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans8.8 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.5 percent
- Share to franchises15.1 percent
- Distinct lenders72
- Distinct industries by NAICS173
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Greenville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Greenville
SBA loans in Greenville (504)
- Approvals73
- Gross approval$62,118,000
- Average approval$850,932
- Median approval$526,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported1,107
- Loans with a final outcome24
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Greenville, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 24 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Greenville
- NFIP communityCity of Greenville
- NFIP community number450091
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date01/18/19
The City of Greenville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450091 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Greenville County, not Greenville
Greenville County context, not Greenville figures
- Establishments in Greenville County15,493
- Covered employment, Greenville County296,981
- Average annual pay, Greenville County$63,216
- Housing units permitted, Greenville County5,575
Every figure in this section is published for Greenville County as a whole and is not a measurement of Greenville.
All Greenville County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Greenville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Greenville, South Carolina?
72,935, in 35,482 households. Greenville city covers 30.30 square miles of land, which is 2,407 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Greenville in?
Greenville County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Greenville?
$71,472. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $487,500. Median gross rent is $1,312 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Greenville businesses?
411 7(a) approvals totaling $252.0 m since FY2020, across 72 lenders, median approval $300,000, plus 73 504 approvals worth $62.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Greenville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Greenville borrowers get paid back?
Of the 91 loans that have reached a final outcome, 83 were paid in full and 8 charged off, a charge off rate of 8.8 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Greenville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Greenville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Greenville, city of, community 450091, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Greenville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Greenville County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Greenville.
Is zoning published for Greenville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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