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Greenville

North Carolina · 96,443 residents (2025 est.) · 37.4 sq mi
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Greenville is a city of 92,857 people in North Carolina. This skews young, with a median age of 27.3. 33% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 32,381 people. 73% were living in the same home a year earlier. The poverty rate is 24.6%, above the 12.5% national rate.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,748, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 27.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Greenville

What changed most since 1990

  • Population44,972 → 92,857 (+106%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Homes owned by their occupants42.1% → 32.7% (−9.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree33.7% → 39.1% (+5.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts

Among the 12 cities and towns in the Greenville metro

  • 5th in household income$49,748
  • 3rd in share with a bachelor's degree39.1%
  • 2nd in home value$233,500
  • 3rd in diversity score75.4

Its weight in Pitt County

Greenville's population equals 52% of Pitt County's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 40% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
92,857
+54%since 2000
from 60,476 in 2000
96,443 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,480 / sq mi
+54%since 2000
from 1,615 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
27.3
+5%since 2000
from 26.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
37.4 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
40K55K69K83K98K19902000201020202024Greenville
202493K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(5,922)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.7%(4,390)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.9%(4,580)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 1910.8%(10,043)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2418.7%(17,401)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.2%(14,139)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4410.6%(9,855)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 549.3%(8,682)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 648.1%(7,492)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.7%(6,245)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.4%(3,150)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1%(958)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$49,748
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $28,648 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,924
+84%since 2000
from $18,476 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
34.7%
+17.1 ptssince 2009
from 17.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
24.6%
−1.4 ptssince 2000
from 26.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.520
−2%since 2010
from 0.532 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade7.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services5.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade2.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$233,500
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $92,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,007
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $482 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
32.7%
−6.6 ptssince 2000
from 39.3% in 2000
67.3% rent
Vacancy rate
10.9%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.14 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.08 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.4%
−10.4 ptssince 2009
from 27.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.0%
−7.9 ptssince 2009
from 57.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.7
+10%since 2009
from 4.3 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
46
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic60.6%(36,660)
Black33.9%(20,531)
Hispanic / Latino2.1%(1,244)
Asian1.8%(1,089)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic48.5%(45,071)
Black39.5%(36,669)
Hispanic / Latino5.5%(5,136)
Asian2.7%(2,545)
Other3.7%(3,436)
Diversity Score
75
+12%since 2009
from 67 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.7%(2,480)
Puerto Rican1.2%(1,126)
Venezuelan0.3%(295)
Honduran0.2%(227)
Dominican0.2%(158)
Guatemalan0.2%(143)
Salvadoran0.1%(139)
Cuban0.1%(112)
Peruvian0.1%(102)
Colombian0.1%(70)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Chinese0.4%(351)
Korean0.3%(315)
Filipino0.3%(252)
Pakistani0.2%(222)
Vietnamese0.2%(202)
Japanese0.2%(189)
Burmese0.1%(54)
Hmong0.1%(50)
Laotian0%(25)
Thai0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.2%(165)
Ancestry
English10%(9,322)
Irish6.7%(6,203)
German6.3%(5,835)
American3.1%(2,864)
Italian2.3%(2,156)
Scotch-Irish1.8%(1,647)
Scottish1.3%(1,244)
Polish1.3%(1,198)
French1%(950)
Welsh0.6%(586)
+ 37 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.6%(578)
Jamaican0.5%(475)
British0.4%(389)
Dutch0.3%(306)
Palestinian0.3%(249)
Norwegian0.3%(237)
Russian0.2%(213)
Swedish0.2%(189)
Hungarian0.2%(173)
Greek0.2%(168)
Haitian0.2%(153)
Austrian0.1%(124)
Danish0.1%(111)
Brazilian0.1%(100)
Romanian0.1%(99)
Slovak0.1%(99)
Ukrainian0.1%(99)
Swiss0.1%(97)
Canadian0.1%(88)
Iranian0.1%(75)
Portuguese0.1%(73)
Jordanian0.1%(67)
Lebanese0.1%(65)
Ghanaian0.1%(54)
Nigerian0%(45)
Egyptian0%(41)
Czech0%(38)
Barbadian0%(33)
Belgian0%(26)
Turkish0%(25)
Ethiopian0%(23)
Syrian0%(20)
Serbian0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
39.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 38.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.0%
+7.0 ptssince 2000
from 86.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
17.8%
+3.4 ptssince 2000
from 14.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
18.8 min
+52%since 2000
from 12.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.9%
−7.6 ptssince 2009
from 80.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.3%
+11.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
10.7%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
9.0%
−2.7 ptssince 2011
from 11.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.2%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 66.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.6%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 74.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.9%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 17.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.6%
+3.5 ptssince 2009
from 40.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
45.7%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 46.9% in 2009
Female
54.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 53.1% in 2009
Foreign born
5.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.3%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.7%
+3.3 ptssince 2012
from 9.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.5%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 14.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.6%
+13.6 ptssince 2017
from 76.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.3%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 92.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
73.4%
+6.0 ptssince 2020
from 67.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
93.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 93.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 3.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married56.9%(19,773)
Married34.5%(11,983)
Widowed1.9%(673)
Divorced6.7%(2,330)
Women 15+
Never married56.2%(24,269)
Married27.1%(11,691)
Widowed5.2%(2,268)
Divorced11.5%(4,978)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.5%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 14.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
49.4%
−3.2 ptssince 2020
from 52.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
19.4%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 21.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.6%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 11.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
21.6%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 18.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 1.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.4%
−5.0 ptssince 2020
from 72.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.9%
+4.7 ptssince 2020
from 27.2% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)34.5%(1,381)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.9%(1,197)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.2%(927)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(106)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(54)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,998 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Greenville, decade by decade

Greenville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199044,972$54,388$172,08533.7%58.9
200060,476$52,187$167,77438.4%64.5
201084,554$48,228$206,43536.1%70.3
202087,521$51,647$193,19937.8%77.2
202492,857$49,748$233,50039.1%75.4

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Greenville, North Carolina?

Greenville, North Carolina has about 92,857 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Greenville, North Carolina?

The typical household in Greenville, North Carolina earns about $49,748 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Greenville, North Carolina expensive?

In Greenville, North Carolina, the median home is worth about $233,500, and the typical rent is about $1,007 a month.

How educated are people in Greenville, North Carolina?

About 39.1% of adults age 25 and over in Greenville, North Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Greenville, North Carolina?

About 24.6% of people in Greenville, North Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Greenville, North Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Greenville, North Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 47,885 residents, a change of about 106 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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