Language Spoken At Home in Greer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 5,850 | 100% |
English only | 5,433 | 92.9% |
Language other than English | 417 | 7.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 83 | 1.4% |
Spanish | 338 | 5.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 83 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 20 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 10 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 49 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Greer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,185 | 100% |
American | 571 | 9.2% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 31 | 0.5% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 183 | 3.0% |
English | 690 | 11.2% |
French (except Basque) | 105 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 621 | 10.0% |
Greek | 12 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,213 | 19.6% |
Italian | 207 | 3.3% |
Lithuanian | 11 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0% |
Polish | 10 | 0.2% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 2 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 60 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 61 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 0 | 0.0% |
Swiss | 3 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 9 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 48 | 0.8% |
Households By Type in Greer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,168 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,467 | 67.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 512 | 23.6% |
Married-couple family | 1,142 | 52.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 381 | 17.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 170 | 7.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 29 | 1.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 155 | 7.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 102 | 4.7% |
Nonfamily households | 701 | 32.3% |
Householder living alone | 635 | 29.3% |
65 years and over | 318 | 14.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 550 | 25.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 820 | 37.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Greer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 4,967 | 100% |
Householder | 2,168 | 43.6% |
Spouse | 1,131 | 22.8% |
Child | 1,236 | 24.9% |
Other relatives | 247 | 5.0% |
Nonrelatives | 185 | 3.7% |
Unmarried partner | 113 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Greer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,085 | 100% |
Never married | 1,080 | 35.0% |
Now married, except separated | 1,406 | 45.6% |
Separated | 67 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 78 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 454 | 14.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,124 | 100% |
Never married | 376 | 17.7% |
Now married, except separated | 1,177 | 55.4% |
Separated | 36 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 256 | 12.1% |
Divorced | 279 | 13.1% |
Fertility in Greer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 63 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 113 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Grandparents in Greer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 72 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 58 | 80.6% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 21 | 29.2% |
3 or 4 years | 27 | 37.5% |
5 or more years | 10 | 13.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 58 | 100% |
Who are female | 31 | 53.4% |
Who are married | 37 | 63.8% |
School Enrollment in Greer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,037 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 72 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 51 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 566 | 54.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 234 | 22.6% |
College or graduate school | 114 | 11.0% |
Educational Attainment in Greer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 4,534 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 358 | 7.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 606 | 13.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,703 | 37.6% |
Some college, no degree | 935 | 20.6% |
Associate's degree | 256 | 5.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 500 | 11.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 176 | 3.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 78.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.9% |
Veteran Status in Greer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 5,009 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 534 | 10.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Greer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 4,982 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,039 | 20.9% |
Under 18 years | 1,176 | 100% |
With a disability | 77 | 6.5% |
18 to 64 years | 2,718 | 100% |
With a disability | 412 | 15.2% |
65 years and over | 1,088 | 100% |
With a disability | 550 | 50.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Greer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 6,092 | 100% |
Same house | 4,828 | 79.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,264 | 20.7% |
Same county | 371 | 6.1% |
Different county | 893 | 14.7% |
Same state | 684 | 11.2% |
Different state | 209 | 3.4% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Greer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,185 | 100% |
Native | 6,132 | 99.1% |
Born in United States | 6,065 | 98.1% |
State of residence | 3,913 | 63.3% |
Different state | 2,152 | 34.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 67 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 53 | 0.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Greer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 53 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 0 | 0.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 53 | 100.0% |
Year of Entry in Greer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 120 | 100% |
Native | 67 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 67 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 53 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 53 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Greer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 53 | 100% |
Europe | 0 | 0.0% |
Asia | 2 | 3.8% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 51 | 96.2% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |