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Berea, South Carolina.

A community in Greenville County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Greenville County’s.

Living in Berea, Greenville County, South Carolina

Berea, in Greenville County, had 15,578 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $49,829 a year and half less, against $76,932 across Greenville County; 23% of its people live below the poverty line. 64% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 36% are rented. Unemployment in Greenville County was 3.7% in August 2026, and the county had 1.8% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then construction.

People 15,578 in the 2020 census; median age 36.7
Household income $49,829 the median, give or take $4,543 · Greenville County: $76,932
Unemployment 3.7% Greenville County, August 2026; 4.3% a year before
Homes 64% lived in by their owners; 36% rented
  • 6,355households
  • 21%of adults have a degree
  • 23%below the poverty line
  • 25 mintypical commute
  • 7%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care16%
  • Building trades16%
  • Manufacturing16%
  • Professional and business services13%
  • Shops (retail)12%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment8%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Greenville County had 302,324 jobs in 2025, 1.8% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 52° and 30°; warmest in July, 87° and 68° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° J 52° 30° F M A M J J 87° 68° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 52° and 30°; warmest in July, 87° and 68° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° J 52° 30° F M A M J J 87° 68° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 52° and lows near 30°; warmest in July, with highs near 87° and lows near 68°. About 51 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Greenville weather station, 7 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Berea

  1. Reedy River Post AcuteSkilled nursing facilities102
  2. Cherrydale Post AcuteSkilled nursing facilities95
  3. Food LionGrocery store65
  4. Ingles MarketsSupermarkets and other grocery stores48

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 4 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 310 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. LightningRelatively high
  2. Ice stormsRelatively moderate
  3. Cold wavesRelatively moderate
  4. TornadoesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Berea’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Greenville County.