MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Greenville Micro

Greenville, OH · 1 counties · 53,619 residents · 598 sq mi

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Greenville is a metro area of 53,619 people. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $51,600. Renters pay $327 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 9.0%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

53,619

+1%vs 2000

vs 53,309 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

90 / sq mi

+1%vs 2000

vs 89 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

33.9

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

598 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202452K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(3,872)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(4,079)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(4,404)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(3,943)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(3,273)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(8,145)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(7,548)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(5,764)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(4,708)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(4,407)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(2,518)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(958)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,640

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,307 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,693

−37%vs 2000

vs $18,670 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.0%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,600

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $93,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$327

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $447 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.6% in 2000

23.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(52,046)

Black0.4%(204)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(457)

Asian0.2%(132)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(52,908)

Black0.5%(291)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(349)

Asian0.4%(189)

Other0.4%(231)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(417)

Cuban0.3%(150)

Puerto Rican0.2%(105)

South American0%(19)

Peruvian0%(8)

Central American0%(7)

Guatemalan0%(7)

Venezuelan0%(6)

Ecuadorian0%(5)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(157)

Filipino0.2%(85)

Chinese0.1%(39)

Japanese0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(64)

Marshallese0%(6)

Ancestry

German30.9%(15,921)

English10.6%(5,477)

Irish10.1%(5,228)

American8.2%(4,218)

French3.4%(1,774)

Scottish1.8%(943)

Italian1.7%(885)

Dutch0.7%(372)

Polish0.7%(349)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(270)

Swiss0.4%(230)

Swedish0.4%(226)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.3%(140)

Welsh0.3%(137)

Arab0.2%(107)

Hungarian0.2%(86)

British0.2%(82)

Lebanese0.2%(80)

Portuguese0.1%(66)

French Canadian0.1%(60)

Slovak0.1%(44)

Lithuanian0.1%(36)

Belgian0%(25)

Danish0%(25)

Palestinian0%(23)

Croatian0%(22)

Subsaharan African0%(21)

Finnish0%(19)

Czech0%(17)

Russian0%(15)

Serbian0%(13)

Canadian0%(10)

West Indian0%(9)

Austrian0%(7)

Greek0%(7)

Armenian0%(5)

Egyptian0%(4)

Turkish0%(3)

Romanian0%(2)

Haitian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.5%

−9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.8 min

+53%vs 2000

vs 15.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30%(6,190)

Married54.5%(11,247)

Widowed4.3%(880)

Divorced11.2%(2,317)

Women 15+

Never married20.2%(4,245)

Married56.1%(11,806)

Widowed11.7%(2,462)

Divorced12%(2,531)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.2%

−5.2 ptssince 2013

from 12.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.3%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 57.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.6%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.8%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 72.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.3% 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)18.7%(382)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.9%(303)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.3%(720)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.5%(152)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.4%(48)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,038 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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