Farmville vs Greenville

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

Farmville and Greenville are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Greenville has the higher population (88,540 vs 4,493 in Farmville). Farmville has the higher median household income ($50,870 vs $50,564 in Greenville). Greenville has the higher median home value ($213,100 vs $184,900 in Farmville).

Population, income & housing

	Farmville	Greenville
Population	4,493	88,540
Median age	41.6 yrs	28.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,870	$50,564
Median home value	$184,900	$213,100
Median gross rent	$1,019	$983
Housing units	2,238	44,334
Homeownership rate	55.3%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	39.3%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farmville	Greenville
Population	4,712 → 4,493 (-4.6%)	91,921 → 88,540 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$43,083 → $50,870 (+18.1%)	$40,875 → $50,564 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$141,600 → $184,900 (+30.6%)	$161,200 → $213,100 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$712 → $1,019 (+43.1%)	$819 → $983 (+20.0%)

Farmville

Population

4,7124,493

Median household income

$43,083$50,870

Median home value

$141,600$184,900

Median gross rent

$712$1,019

Greenville

Population

91,92188,540

Median household income

$40,875$50,564

Median home value

$161,200$213,100

Median gross rent

$819$983

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farmville	Greenville
Under 5	3.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	23.6%	12.4%
18 to 24	3.5%	25.4%
25 to 34	13.5%	16.2%
35 to 44	7.3%	11.1%
45 to 54	9.3%	9.3%
55 to 64	12.6%	8.2%
65 to 74	19.5%	6.8%
75 and over	7.0%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farmville	Greenville
White (non-Hispanic)	45.1%	48.7%
Black or African American	44.2%	40.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farmville	Greenville
No high school diploma	15.4%	6.2%
High school graduate	26.3%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	18.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farmville	Greenville
Drove alone	71.4%	74.8%
Carpooled	14.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.5%	11.7%
Other means	2.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farmville	Greenville
1-unit, detached	84.7%	31.9%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	16.9%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	30.4%
20 or more units	1.1%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Farmville	Greenville
Poverty rate	27.0%	24.5%
Average household size	2.19	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	30	18
Median year structure built	1976	1995