Greenville is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 95,138 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, Greenville is the 12th largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Greenville, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Greenville, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Greenville’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Greenville does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $49,748.00.Greenville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Greenville is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greenville who work in healthcare (11.25%), office and administrative support (10.08%), and management occupations (9.70%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.35% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Greenville is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Greenville has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Greenville enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Greenville. The citizens of Greenville are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.07% of adults in Greenville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Greenville in 2022 was $33,924, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,696 for a family of four. However, Greenville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Greenville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Greenville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greenville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Greenville include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Greenville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
