Greer is a medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 42,090 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Greer is the 14th largest community in South Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Greer, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Greer, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Greer’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Greer does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $73,534.00.
Greer real estate is some of the most expensive in South Carolina, although Greer house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Greer has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Greer telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.67% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Even though Greer is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.
The population of Greer is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.51% of adults in Greer have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Greer in 2022 was $37,238, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,952 for a family of four. However, Greer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Greer is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Greer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Greer also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.75% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Greer include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Greer's cultural character, accounting for 15.22% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Greer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.