Greenwood County, South Carolina

Greenwood County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 66,271; in 2005 the estimated that its population had reached 67,979. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,199 (463 ). 1,180 km² (456 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (7 sq mi) of it (1.60%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 66,271 people, 25,729 households, and 17,753 families residing in the county. The was 56/km² (146/sq mi). There were 28,243 housing units at an average density of 24/km² (62/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 65.57%, 31.74% or , 0.18% , 0.71% , 0.04% , 1.03% from , and 0.74% from two or more races. 2.87% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 25,729 households out of which 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.70% were living together, 16.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,702, and the median income for a family was $42,022. Males had a median income of $30,759 versus $23,820 for females. The for the county was $17,446. About 9.90% of families and 14.20% of the population were below the, including 17.70% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.