Greenville

Population & Demographics

Greenville, NC

Greenville is home to 92,857 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 38,823 resident workers commute each day.

North CarolinaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
92,857
people
Population

92,857 residents

Median age 27.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Greenville population & demographics

Who lives in Greenville — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
92,857
Median age
27.3yrs
Median household income
$49,748
Median home value
$233,500
Median gross rent
$1,007/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
39.1%
Poverty rate
24.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Greenville

How Greenville breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White48.5%
Black39.5%
Hispanic or Latino5.5%
Two or more races3.3%
Asian2.7%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Greenville

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Greenville.

Greenville at a glance
Employed Residents
38,823
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
25.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
45.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Raleigh
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Greenville proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Greenville commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

77 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Greenville

38,823 commutes, one dot at a time

Greenville

Where 38,823 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Greenville, by worker count.

1Greenville0.0 mi17,754
2Raleigh72.7 mi1,669
3Kinston25.3 mi884
4Winterville4.7 mi858
5Charlotte196.7 mi785
6Wilson32.3 mi653
7Durham89.6 mi626
8Washington18.5 mi585

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Greenville.

1Greenville0.0 mi17,754
2Winterville4.7 mi2,318
3Raleigh72.7 mi920
4Rocky Mount34.5 mi769
5Wilson32.3 mi765
6Ayden9.2 mi728
7Washington18.5 mi631
8Farmville11.9 mi529

Top industries

The sectors that employ Greenville’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance32.1%
EDEducational Services13.6%
RTRetail Trade13.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.4%
PAPublic Administration4.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services2.9%
COConstruction2.5%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Greenville

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps99%
5 Gbps99%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Greenville

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