Population 1,469 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Green Sea
Household size in Green Sea
| Period | Green Sea | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.39 | 2.54 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.74 | 2.59 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.71 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.66 | 2.50 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.27 | −0.04 | −0.03 |
At 2.66 people per household, Green Sea sits close to the national average of 2.65. The typical household here is bigger than in South Carolina overall, where it has 2.50 people. Household size has climbed from 2.39 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Green Sea
| Period | Green Sea | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.0 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 33.7 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 42.5 | 40.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 45.7 | 41.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +6.8 | +2.9 | +2.3 |
Green Sea skews older: half of its residents are older than 45.7, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Green Sea
| Period | Green Sea | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.0% | 13.0% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 20.4% | 13.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 14.8% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 25.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | +6.8 pts | −1.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in Green Sea: 25.8% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Green Sea
Renters in Green Sea
| Period | Green Sea | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 24.1% | 30.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.8% | 31.4% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 30.5% | 30.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 36.9% | 28.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +12.8 pts | −2.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than a third of households in Green Sea rent their homes (36.9%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Renters make up a bigger share here than in South Carolina as a whole (28.1%). Just over six in ten owners (63.0%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Green Sea
| Period | Green Sea | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.0% | 14.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.1% | 14.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 19.0% | 13.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.3% | 11.8% | 9.6% |
| Change | −16.7 pts | −2.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Green Sea is close to the national rate: 9.3% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. The rate is lower than in South Carolina as a whole (11.8%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Green Sea
| Period | Green Sea | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1984 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1981 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1984 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1979 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +7 | +6 |
The typical home in Green Sea was built around 1979, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in South Carolina overall, where the median home dates to 1991.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Green Sea
| Period | Green Sea | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $669 | $780 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $731 | $859 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $674 | $984 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $782 | $1,294 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$113 | +$514 | +$606 |
The median renter in Green Sea pays $782 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 37.6% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Green Sea
Bachelor's degrees in Green Sea
| Period | Green Sea | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.1% | 25.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.9% | 26.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.2% | 28.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 18.0% | 32.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.9 pts | +7.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Green Sea have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 18.0%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Green Sea
| Period | Green Sea | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 72.5% | 84.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 79.0% | 85.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 79.5% | 87.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 82.5% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +10.0 pts | +6.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in six adults in Green Sea never finished high school, well above the national share: only 82.5% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Green Sea
| Period | Green Sea | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.6% | 9.1% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 13.4% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.2% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.7% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | +3.0 pts | −4.2 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Green Sea: 7.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Green Sea compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Sea | 2.66 | 45.7 | 25.8% | 36.9% | 9.3% | 1979 | $782 | 18.0% | 82.5% | 7.7% |
| Finklea | 2.33 | 39.7 | 30.8% | 33.9% | 7.8% | 1991 | $769 | 16.4% | 88.7% | 8.9% |
| Emerson | 2.84 | 36.0 | 3.7% | 22.2% | 15.8% | 1965 | $737 | 8.8% | 81.6% | 0.9% |
| Mount Olive | 2.71 | 39.9 | 23.3% | 26.1% | 16.0% | 1979 | $823 | 17.9% | 85.7% | 10.4% |
| Howard | 2.51 | 47.2 | 9.4% | 27.4% | 21.5% | 1996 | $699 | 8.3% | 87.0% | 9.7% |
| Tabor City | 2.38 | 46.6 | 9.5% | 30.9% | 15.0% | 1979 | $836 | 15.9% | 84.0% | 5.9% |
| Cherry Grove | 2.24 | 43.6 | 15.1% | 43.1% | 9.3% | 1980 | $662 | 17.6% | 86.6% | 4.2% |
| Ironhill | 2.32 | 49.8 | 13.9% | 15.4% | 17.6% | 1988 | $753 | 16.6% | 97.7% | 0.0% |
| Nichols | 2.71 | 41.1 | 19.7% | 25.5% | 15.8% | 1977 | $771 | 15.7% | 85.7% | 6.0% |
| Bayboro | 2.64 | 33.4 | 32.0% | 23.4% | 3.7% | 1994 | $814 | 25.0% | 91.4% | 6.6% |
| Loris | 2.47 | 46.8 | 13.5% | 25.6% | 10.5% | 1996 | $1,028 | 14.4% | 83.8% | 6.8% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Green Sea. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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