Greenwood, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Greenwood, SC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 54,394. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet GREENWOOD-SC · Greenwood, SC 2 ZIPs · 54,394 pop · #21918/25278 · Greenwood County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $49,513
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21918/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Bradley
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-SMALL 54,394
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 29646→29649
  • HOME-LOW $188,750

Nearest income peer: Bradley, SC (+ $5,904 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Greenwood

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Greenwood on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Greenwood, SC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

13th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
54,394
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$49,513
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($49,513 average) · poverty 14.6%. The primary code (29646) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (62.8%) for this income tier, rent $896 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within South Carolina, Wagener is the closest lower-income city and Walhalla the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Greenwood.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Greenwood differ

Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 29646 has a median home value of $142,400, compared with $235,100 in 29649. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.2×

29646 to 29649

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.7×

29646 to 29649

Poverty-rate spread
7.5 points

29649 to 29646

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 29646 skews compact Greenwood

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 29646 covers about 52% of Greenwood's 54,394 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Greenwood

Citywide ZBP: 1,162 establishments, 20,628 employees , annual payroll $904,129k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29649 (682 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (253) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Greenwood, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Greenwood County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Greenwood. See the Greenwood County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Greenwood County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Greenwood, Ninety Six, Hodges and Bradley among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Ninety Six marks the far end of that range at $73,571, 49% above Greenwood.

Side-by-side: Compare 29646 vs 29649 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29646 28,159 $44,441 480 97
29649 26,235 $54,585 682 187

Greenwood roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Greenwood, .