Greenville vs South Cairo

A side-by-side comparison of Greenville and South Cairo: population, income, housing, and more.

Greenville and South Cairo are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Greenville has the higher population (692 vs 601 in South Cairo). Greenville has the higher median home value ($266,300 vs $165,400 in South Cairo). Since 2019, South Cairo's population has grown faster (-1.8% vs -18.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Greenville	South Cairo
Population	692	601
Median age	46.3 yrs	57.2 yrs
Median household income	$76,250	—
Median home value	$266,300	$165,400
Median gross rent	—	$919
Housing units	317	276
Homeownership rate	81.0%	46.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	5.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greenville	South Cairo
Population	846 → 692 (-18.2%)	612 → 601 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$65,938 → $76,250 (+15.6%)	—
Median home value	$169,100 → $266,300 (+57.5%)	$133,300 → $165,400 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $865 (+35.4%)	$821 → $919 (+11.9%)

Greenville

Population

846692

Median household income

$65,938$76,250

Median home value

$169,100$266,300

Median gross rent

$639$865

South Cairo

Population

612601

Median home value

$133,300$165,400

Median gross rent

$821$919

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greenville	South Cairo
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	35.1%	1.8%
18 to 24	1.4%	20.6%
25 to 34	8.8%	25.5%
35 to 44	3.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.1%	1.8%
55 to 64	12.4%	8.7%
65 to 74	13.4%	18.3%
75 and over	14.9%	23.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greenville	South Cairo
White (non-Hispanic)	98.3%	96.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greenville	South Cairo
No high school diploma	6.4%	1.9%
High school graduate	22.1%	68.9%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greenville	South Cairo
Drove alone	64.3%	89.3%
Carpooled	9.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.9%	10.7%
Other means	11.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greenville	South Cairo
1-unit, detached	42.3%	34.4%
1-unit, attached	27.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25.2%	31.5%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	27.2%

Poverty & households

	Greenville	South Cairo
Poverty rate	7.9%	14.8%
Average household size	2.63	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	39	16
Median year structure built	1978	1969