Greenville

Population: 28,833
Median household income: $36,297
Median home value: $100,800

Greenville is a community in Washington County, Mississippi, home to 28,833 residents. Its median household income of $36,297 runs below the Washington County figure of $40,117.

Between 2019 and 2023, Greenville's population declined 5.7% from 30,588 to 28,833, while its median home value rose 28.7% from $78,300 to $100,800.

The median gross rent is $824. 20.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,833
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $36,297
Median home value: $100,800
Median gross rent: $824
Housing units: 14,060
Homeownership rate: 51.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,58828,833

Median household income

$27,025$36,297

Median home value

$78,300$100,800

Median gross rent

$694$824

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,588	$27,025	$78,300	$694
2020	29,854	$29,013	$79,900	$720
2021	30,175	$32,066	$81,000	$751
2022	29,495	$35,148	$95,800	$814
2023	28,833	$36,297	$100,800	$824

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,876	6.5%
5 to 17	5,485	19.0%
18 to 24	2,148	7.4%
25 to 34	3,590	12.5%
35 to 44	3,438	11.9%
45 to 54	3,058	10.6%
55 to 64	4,115	14.3%
65 to 74	3,382	11.7%
75 and over	1,741	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,519	15.7%
Black or African American	23,572	81.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.1%
Asian	331	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	62	0.2%
Two or more races	234	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	83	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.9%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,037	20.9%
High school graduate	6,546	33.9%
Some college or associate's	4,844	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,420	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,477	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone85.0%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit1.1%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,558	85.0%
Carpooled	846	8.4%
Public transit	115	1.1%
Walked	203	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	276	2.7%
Other means	70	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,948	50.5%
15 to 29 min	3,356	34.3%
30 to 44 min	570	5.8%
45 to 59 min	552	5.6%
60+ min	366	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 31.8% (8,939 of 28,116)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,507	57.1%
Nonfamily households	4,883	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,390	81.0%
Vacant	2,670	19.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,808	51.0%
Renter-occupied	5,582	49.0%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,446	74.3%
1-unit, attached	260	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1,186	8.4%
5 to 19 units	867	6.2%
20 or more units	991	7.0%
Mobile home & other	310	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2829180
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 0.77 sq mi
Center point: 33.3835, -91.0523