Greenville is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 89,233 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, Greenville is the 12th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Greenville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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 sales jobs (11.09%), healthcare (10.89%), and office and administrative support (10.20%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.90% 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. In addition, Greenville is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Greenville culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Greenville really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Greenville every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Greenville. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Greenville benefits directly from this. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Greenville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.13 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The citizens of Greenville are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.27% of adults in Greenville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Greenville in 2022 was $30,605, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $122,420 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, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Greenville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
