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Greer, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Greer is a Census city of 41,536 people across 23.51 square miles of land, lying across Greenville County and Spartanburg County. Median household income is $82,626, 72.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 103 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $58.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Greer
What Greer is
- Census place typecity
- Land area23.51 sq mi
- Water area2.12 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,767
- County holding the largest share of its areaGreenville County, 56.1 percent
- Counties this place lies inGreenville County 56.1 percent, Spartanburg County 43.9 percent
Greer crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Greer
How many people live in Greer
- Population41,536
- Median age36.0
- Population under 1811,069
- Share under 1826.6 percent
- Population 65 and over5,436
- Share 65 and over13.1 percent
- Households16,285
- Family households10,952
- Share of households that are families67.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Greer
- Median household income$82,626
- Per capita income$42,331
- Civilian labor force22,226
- Employed21,687
- Unemployed539 plus or minus 200
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over28,123
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher41.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Greer
- Housing units17,551
- Occupied units16,285
- Vacant units1,266 plus or minus 368
- Vacancy rate7.2 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Owner occupied11,846
- Renter occupied4,439
- Ownership rate72.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$288,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,198
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.4 percent
- Single family units14,390
- Share single family82.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,649 plus or minus 537
- Share in buildings of two or more15.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Mobile homes490 plus or minus 288
- Median year structure built2003
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Greer gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute18,146
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,049
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,925
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.7 percent
- Drove alone75.0 percent
- Carpooled6.7 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home15.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Greer (7(a))
- Approvals103
- Gross approval$58,624,500
- Average approval$569,170
- Median approval$310,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,549,360
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,260
- Jobs per approval12.2
- Loans with a final outcome27
- Paid in full23
- Charged off4
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.4 percent
- Share to franchises19.4 percent
- Distinct lenders34
- Distinct industries by NAICS63
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Greer, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 27 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Greer (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$8,962,000
- Average approval$896,200
- Median approval$738,000
- Largest approval$2,017,000
- Jobs supported140
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Greer, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 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 Greer
- NFIP communityCity of Greer
- NFIP community number450200
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/04/21
The City of Greer participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450200 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Greenville County, not Greer
Greenville County context, not Greer 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 Greer.
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
Greer questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Greer, South Carolina?
41,536, in 16,285 households. Greer city covers 23.51 square miles of land, which is 1,767 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Greer in?
Greer lies in more than one. By area it is 56.1 percent in Greenville County, 43.9 percent in Spartanburg County. This page sits under Greenville County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Greer?
$82,626. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $288,700. Median gross rent is $1,198 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Greer businesses?
103 7(a) approvals totaling $58.6 m since FY2020, across 34 lenders, median approval $310,000, plus 10 504 approvals worth $9.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Greer, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Greer borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Greer. Only 27 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Greer in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Greer appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Greer, city of, community 450200, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Greer 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 Greer.
Is zoning published for Greer?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.