Five Forks, SC

Census Place

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2024 Population
18,656
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40.4
5.21% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
2.54%
20.7% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$141,786
0.795% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$452,200
6.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
8,611
3.21% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Five Forks, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.6% of the residents in Five Forks, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Five Forks, SC was $452,200, and the homeownership rate was 86.6%.

Most people in Five Forks, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Five Forks, SC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesSouth CarolinaGreenville County, SCGreenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SCGreenville County (Central East)--Greer City (South & West) PUMA, SCGreenville (South & East)--Outside Greenville & Greer (South) Cities PUMA, SC

Population & Diversity

Five Forks, SC is home to a population of 18.7k people, from which 95.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.4% of Five Forks, SC residents were born outside of the country (1.75k people).

In 2024, there were 8.91 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.9k people) in Five Forks, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.56k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.13k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.6%
2024 Citizenship
96.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.6% of Five Forks, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Five Forks, SC was 96.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Five Forks, SC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    13.9k ± 2.08k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.56k ± 601
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.13k ± 406
5.45%
Hispanic Population
1.02k people

In 2024, there were 8.91 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.9k people) in Five Forks, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.56k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.13k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.45% of the people in Five Forks, SC are hispanic (1.02k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Five Forks, SC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for South Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    63,986 ± 6,172 people
  2. India
    20,779 ± 3,532 people
  3. Honduras
    17,281 ± 3,222 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 63,986 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 20,779 and Honduras with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.75k people
8.78%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.68k people

As of 2024, 9.4% of Five Forks, SC residents (1.75k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Five Forks, SC was 8.78%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    413 ± 258
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    411 ± 178
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    181 ± 130

Five Forks, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Five Forks, SC employs 8.61k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Five Forks, SC were Manufacturing (1,615 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,047 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (953 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($137,882), Manufacturing ($117,140), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($116,158).

Employment

Occupations

8.61k
2024 Value
± 905
−3.21%
1 Year decline
± 15.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Five Forks, SC declined at a rate of −3.21%, from 8.9k employees to 8.61k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Five Forks, SC, are Management Occupations (1,876 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,393 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (952 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Five Forks, SC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

8.61k
2024 Value
± 905
−3.21%
1 Year decline
± 15.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Five Forks, SC declined at a rate of −3.21%, from 8.9k employees to 8.61k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Five Forks, SC, are Manufacturing (1,615 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,047 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (953 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Five Forks, SC, though some of these residents may live in Five Forks, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$102,747
Median earning men ± $10,191
$56,996
Median earning women ± $8,562

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($167,011), Information ($138,700), and Manufacturing ($117,481).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($121,544), Manufacturing ($113,125), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,068).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.
Y-Axis
2.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Five Forks, SC was $452,200 in 2024, which is 1.36 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $424,600 to $452,200, a 6.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Five Forks, SC is 86.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Five Forks, SC have an average commute time of 25.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Five Forks, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$452,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$21,187
$5,625
Median Property Taxes
±$668

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Five Forks, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Five Forks, SC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

86.6%
Homeownership
2024
65.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 86.6% of the housing units in Five Forks, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 88.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$141,786
Median Household Income
± $10,807
6.49k
Number of Households
± 709

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.49k households in Five Forks, SC grew to $141,786 from the previous year's value of $140,668.

The following chart displays the households in Five Forks, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Five Forks, SC is from South Carolina.
0.464
2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (19.2%)
  3. Carpooled (3.12%)

In 2024, 74.7% of workers in Five Forks, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.2%) and those who carpooled to work (3.12%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Five Forks, SC have a shorter commute time (25.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.04% of the workforce in Five Forks, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Five Forks, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Five Forks, SC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.54% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Five Forks, SC (470 out of 18.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Five Forks, SC is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.3% of the population of Five Forks, SC has health coverage, with 63.2% on employee plans, 2.09% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 18.6% on non-group plans, and 1.3% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Carolina see 1,485 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1682 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.4% under 18 years, 14.5% between 18 and 34 years, 42.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.71%
Uninsured
63.2%
Employer Coverage
2.09%
Medicaid
11.1%
Medicare
18.6%
Non-Group
1.3%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Five Forks, SC grew by 4.45% from 3.55% to 3.71%.

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