2024 population: 180,783 ( 8,971 from 2020)
Land area: 652.4 square miles
Population density: 277.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	93,469	51.70%	2.3%
Black:	63,545	35.15%	5.8%
Indian:	561	0.31%	7.3%
Asian:	4,181	2.31%	21.9%
2+ races:	4,055	2.24%	18.7%
Hispanic:	14,972	8.28%	15.4%

Total non-White:	87,314	48.30%	8.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,593	12.5
Deaths:	7,104	10.3
Net Migration:	5,924	8.6
Net Immigration:	1,829	2.7

Change in White population:	2,078	1.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,893	4.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
171,812
91,391	53.19%
60,077	34.97%
523	0.30%
3,431	2.00%
3,416	1.99%
12,974	7.55%
80,421	46.81%

2010
168,148
96,038	57.12%
56,813	33.79%
474	0.28%
2,632	1.57%
2,699	1.61%
9,202	5.47%
72,110	42.88%

2000
133,798
81,613	61.00%
44,819	33.50%
330	0.25%
1,475	1.10%
1,166	0.87%
4,216	3.15%
52,185	39.00%

1990
107,924
70,607	65.42%
35,919	33.28%
124	0.11%
699	0.65%
n/a
575	0.53%
37,317	34.58%

1980
90,146
58,422	64.81%
30,506	33.84%
70	0.08%
269	0.30%
n/a
822	0.91%
31,724	35.19%

1970
73,900
48,176	65.19%
25,449	34.44%
24	0.03%
78	0.11%
n/a
142	0.19%
25,724	34.81%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
19,462	11.6
11,518	6.8
3,287	2.0
1,371	0.8

-4,647	-2.8
8,311	4.9

Number	Rate
2000's
19,654	14.7
10,109	7.6
14,080	10.5
2,471	1.8

14,425	10.8
19,925	14.9

Number	Rate
1990's
17,689	16.4
9,640	8.9
7,970	7.4
758	0.7

11,006	10.2
14,868	13.8

Number	Rate
1980's
14,518	16.1
7,684	8.5
11,671	12.9
n/a

12,185	13.5
5,593	6.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
9,025	12.2
n/a

10,246	13.9
6,000	8.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Greenville, NC Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
33.0
37,244	20.6%
143,539	79.4%
25,702	14.2%

74,533
2.30

41,809	56.1%
25,558	61.1%
6,888	16.5%
32,724	43.9%

2010
Number	Percent
31.0
37,798	22.5%
130,350	77.5%
16,619	9.9%

67,577
2.39

39,665	58.7%
26,372	66.5%
6,278	15.8%
27,912	41.3%

2000
Number	Percent
30.8
31,437	23.5%
102,361	76.5%
12,878	9.6%

52,603
2.42

32,643	62.1%
23,092	70.7%
4,637	14.2%
19,960	37.9%

1990
Number	Percent
29.5
26,184	24.3%
81,740	75.7%
10,440	9.7%

40,432
2.54

26,529	65.6%
19,481	73.4%
3,136	11.8%
13,903	34.4%

1980
Number	Percent
26.3
23,412	26.0%
66,734	74.0%
7,721	8.6%

30,265
2.76

21,736	71.8%
16,909	77.8%
2,131	9.8%
8,529	28.2%

2024 Housing Data for Greenville, NC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,600	8.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,271	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,432	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,633	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,102	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,657	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,933	5.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,145	5.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,350	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,245	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,422	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,005	13.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,619	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,150	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,261	5.7%
$200,000 or more	4,708	6.3%

Median Household Income	58,188
Per Capita Income	34,160

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,884	5.2%
Public Assistance	1,002	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11,805	15.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	72,555	66.1%
Unemployed	6,291	5.7%
In Armed Forces	646	0.6%

Total Labor Force	79,492	72.4%
Not in Labor Force	30,307	27.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	28,613	24,988	53.4%
Non-Profit	2,497	5,255	32.2%
Self-Employed	4,052	2,767	59.4%

Local Government	2,355	3,521	40.1%
State Government	3,075	4,956	38.3%
Federal Government	247	434	36.3%

Total Private + Self	32,665	27,755	54.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,174	14,166	36.6%
Total	40,839	41,921	49.3%

Pct. Govt.	17.6%
Pct. Private + Self	73.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11,678	14.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,811	19.1%
Professional, Technical	23,501	28.3%
Service Occupations	14,543	17.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	290	0.3%
All others	17,434	21.0%

White Collar		61.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	15,476	18.7%
Educational services	10,414	12.6%
Retail trade	9,616	11.6%
Manufacturing	8,408	10.1%
Accommodation and food services	7,786	9.4%
Construction	4,793	5.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,678	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	3,456	4.2%
Other services	3,233	3.9%
Public administration	3,193	3.8%
Finance and insurance	3,005	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,669	3.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,689	2.0%
Wholesale trade	1,664	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,404	1.7%
Information	1,163	1.4%
Utilities	690	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	531	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	91	0.1%
Management	8	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9,509	5.37%
Puerto Rican	1,747	0.99%
Cuban	302	0.17%
Dominican	162	0.09%

Total Central American	1,015	0.57%
Costa Rican	33	0.02%
Guatemalan	361	0.20%
Honduran	301	0.17%
Nicaraguan	52	0.03%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	268	0.15%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	829	0.47%
Argentinean	8	0.00%
Bolivian	25	0.01%
Chilean	5	0.00%
Colombian	95	0.05%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	102	0.06%
Uruguayan	24	0.01%
Venezuelan	562	0.32%
Other South American	8	0.00%

Other Hispanic	384	0.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	902	0.51%
Chinese	585	0.33%
Korean	315	0.18%
Filipino	311	0.18%
Japanese	288	0.16%
Vietnamese	262	0.15%
Thai	191	0.11%
Burmese	54	0.03%
Hmong	50	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	153,133	91.5%
Spanish	9,870	5.9%
Other Indo-European	867	0.5%
Other Asian	798	0.5%
Arabic	685	0.4%
Chinese	482	0.3%
German, other Germanic	384	0.2%
Other	369	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	257	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	19,579	11.0%
German	11,446	6.5%
Irish	11,393	6.4%
American	10,258	5.8%
Italian	3,677	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	2,706	1.5%
Scottish	2,340	1.3%
European	2,104	1.2%
Polish	2,002	1.1%
French	1,320	0.7%
Welsh	798	0.5%
African	776	0.4%
British	743	0.4%
Jamaican	591	0.3%
Dutch	589	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	170,837	96.4%
Not a citizen	6,356	3.6%

Native	166,943	94.2%
Foreign-born	10,250	5.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,930	3.7%	5,938	5.5%	26,627	24.8%	34,630	32.2%	21,029	19.6%	15,329	14.3%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,930	3.7%
9-12 Years	5,938	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	26,627	24.8%
Some College	34,630	32.2%
Bach. Degree	21,029	19.6%
Grad Degree	15,329	14.3%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	114,552	109,950	4,602	4.0%
1991	116,512	109,426	7,086	6.1%
1992	116,456	108,842	7,614	6.5%
1993	117,930	111,768	6,162	5.2%
1994	121,664	115,992	5,672	4.7%
1995	127,298	121,184	6,114	4.8%
1996	130,412	123,786	6,626	5.1%
1997	133,280	126,486	6,794	5.1%
1998	133,778	127,764	6,014	4.5%
1999	140,000	133,636	6,364	4.5%

2000	139,860	133,982	5,878	4.2%
2001	139,468	131,254	8,214	5.9%
2002	138,198	128,716	9,482	6.9%
2003	144,228	134,460	9,768	6.8%
2004	144,948	136,156	8,792	6.1%
2005	148,104	138,948	9,156	6.2%
2006	152,966	144,346	8,620	5.6%
2007	158,618	149,914	8,704	5.5%
2008	162,640	152,118	10,522	6.5%
2009	166,136	148,698	17,438	10.5%

2010	172,468	155,106	17,362	10.1%
2011	172,456	155,008	17,448	10.1%
2012	176,930	160,414	16,516	9.3%
2013	176,068	162,270	13,798	7.8%
2014	174,942	164,000	10,942	6.3%
2015	175,184	164,704	10,480	6.0%
2016	175,870	166,064	9,806	5.6%
2017	178,324	169,618	8,706	4.9%
2018	179,134	171,314	7,820	4.4%
2019	180,466	173,032	7,434	4.1%

2020	174,900	163,008	11,892	6.8%
2021	169,854	160,892	8,962	5.3%
2022	176,286	169,092	7,194	4.1%
2023	178,598	171,574	7,024	3.9%
2024	167,484	160,716	6,768	4.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	82,638
Median Value	$208,900

Occupied	74,533	90.2%
Vacant	8,105	9.8%

Owned	38,344	51.4%
Rented	36,189	48.6%
Median Rent	$993

Single-Family Units	47,646	57.7%
Detached	40,124	48.6%
Attached	7,522	9.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	21,434	25.9%
Mobile Homes	8,463	10.2%

Greenville, NC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Greenville, NC Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Greenville, NC Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Greenville, NC Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Greenville, NC Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Greenville, NC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Greenville, NC Metro Area