Greenville

Population: 88,540
Median household income: $50,564
Median home value: $213,100

Greenville, a community in Pitt County, North Carolina, has 88,540 residents. Its median household income of $50,564 runs below the Pitt County figure of $58,851.

Between 2019 and 2023, Greenville's population declined 3.7% from 91,921 to 88,540, while its median home value rose 32.2% from $161,200 to $213,100.

24.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.11 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 88,540
Median age: 28.0 yrs
Median household income: $50,564
Median home value: $213,100
Median gross rent: $983
Housing units: 44,334
Homeownership rate: 32.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

91,92188,540

Median household income

$40,875$50,564

Median home value

$161,200$213,100

Median gross rent

$819$983

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	91,921	$40,875	$161,200	$819
2020	92,826	$42,612	$159,400	$823
2021	87,815	$44,064	$163,500	$869
2022	87,894	$47,485	$192,900	$933
2023	88,540	$50,564	$213,100	$983

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 2425.4%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 648.2%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,704	6.4%
5 to 17	11,008	12.4%
18 to 24	22,503	25.4%
25 to 34	14,303	16.2%
35 to 44	9,867	11.1%
45 to 54	8,276	9.3%
55 to 64	7,256	8.2%
65 to 74	5,981	6.8%
75 and over	3,642	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	43,116	48.7%
Black or African American	35,684	40.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	75	0.1%
Asian	2,334	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	278	0.3%
Two or more races	3,245	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,807	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate23.3%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree21.2%

Graduate or professional degree18.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,077	6.2%
High school graduate	11,515	23.3%
Some college or associate's	15,361	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	10,438	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8,934	18.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone74.8%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit1.3%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	32,046	74.8%
Carpooled	3,546	8.3%
Public transit	543	1.3%
Walked	1,271	3.0%
Bicycle	83	0.2%
Worked from home	4,994	11.7%
Other means	365	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19,054	50.3%
15 to 29 min	12,255	32.4%
30 to 44 min	3,498	9.2%
45 to 59 min	1,508	4.0%
60+ min	1,539	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 24.5% (20,353 of 83,193)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,862	45.3%
Nonfamily households	21,562	54.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	39,424	88.9%
Vacant	4,910	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,837	32.6%
Renter-occupied	26,587	67.4%

1-unit, detached31.9%

1-unit, attached16.9%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units30.4%

20 or more units11.8%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,131	31.9%
1-unit, attached	7,509	16.9%
2 to 4 units	3,504	7.9%
5 to 19 units	13,468	30.4%
20 or more units	5,239	11.8%
Mobile home & other	483	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3728080
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 38 sq mi
Water area: 0.76 sq mi
Center point: 35.5964, -77.3753