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Greenville, NC

95,144 Population
38.3 square miles 2,481.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.5 ±1.2 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 33.1 ±0.7
  • about two-thirds of the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,466 ±$3,780 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: $33,995 ±$2,252
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$52,016 ±$8,417 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: $57,031 ±$4,875
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

24.3% ±4.5% (21,643  ±4,053) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 20.4% † 35,513 (±3.2% / ±5,532)
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

18.8 minutes ±0.9 (727,040  ±48,478) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 22.1 1,606,845 (±0.8 / ±74,347)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

42,003 ±1,671 Number of households
  • the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 75,957 ±1,779
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.1 ±0.1 (89,581  ±207) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 2.3 174,580 (±0.1 / ±202)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.3% ±1.7% (1,024  ±545) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 3.1% † 1,628 (±1.3% / ±700)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

47,780 ±1,749 Number of housing units
  • the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 84,825 ±90
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$273,100 ±$20,342 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: $245,800 ±$16,621
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

24.8% ±4.8% (23,216  ±4,512.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 17.6% † 31,485 (±2.9% / ±5,198.6)
  • about double the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.1% ±7.4% (46,993  ±4,220.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 90.3% 98,507 (±5.1% / ±5,607.9)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
35.9% ±4.7% (18,509  ±2,500) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 32.8% 35,747 (±3.1% / ±3,379.6)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.6% ±1.6% (5,279  ±1,532) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 5.8% 10,543
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.6% ±2.1% (5,844  ±1,635) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 7% † 9,959 (±1.2% / ±1,708)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,844 Total veterans ±1,635 5,029 Male ±1,496 815 Female ±682

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