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.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 healthcare (11.25%), office and administrative support (10.08%), and management occupations (9.70%). A relatively large number of people in Greenville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.35% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Combining city textures and college town sensibilities, Greenville really has a nice blend of characteristics. While not a huge city, Greenville is big enough to offer a healthy dose of diversion, opportunity, and amenity to its residents and to the thousands of college students who descend on it every fall. Its size and diversity makes Greenville more than just a college town, but removing the students from the equation would undeniably change Greenville’s character and quality of life. 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.
