2022 population: 173,542 ( 5,394 from 2010 , 3,301 from 2020)
Land area: 652.4 square miles
Population density: 266.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	91,471	52.71%	4.8%
Black:	61,952	35.70%	9.0%
Indian:	552	0.32%	16.5%
Asian:	3,601	2.08%	36.8%
2+ races:	3,710	2.14%	37.5%
Hispanic:	12,256	7.06%	33.2%

Total non-White:	82,071	47.29%	13.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,570	13.4
Deaths:	3,748	11.0
Net Migration:	2,178	6.4
Net Immigration:	259	0.8

Change in White population:	-4,567	-2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	9,961	5.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

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
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):

2022
Number	Percent
33.2
36,337	20.9%
137,205	79.1%
24,072	13.9%

72,153
2.28

40,398	56.0%
25,613	63.4%
6,528	16.2%
31,755	44.0%

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%

2022 Housing Data for Greenville, NC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,241	8.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,120	5.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,943	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,900	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,598	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,616	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,491	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,039	5.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,434	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,505	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,919	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,055	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,368	7.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,574	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,732	5.2%
$200,000 or more	3,618	5.0%

Median Household Income	54,915
Per Capita Income	32,224

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,849	5.3%
Public Assistance	1,051	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,931	15.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	71,631	66.5%
Unemployed	5,871	5.4%
In Armed Forces	538	0.5%

Total Labor Force	78,040	72.4%
Not in Labor Force	29,716	27.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	27,932	23,867	53.9%
Non-Profit	2,562	5,142	33.3%
Self-Employed	4,328	2,487	63.5%

Local Government	2,511	3,142	44.4%
State Government	3,403	4,647	42.3%
Federal Government	268	376	41.6%

Total Private + Self	32,260	26,354	55.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,744	13,307	39.7%
Total	41,004	39,661	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	17.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,824	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	16,089	19.9%
Professional, Technical	22,253	27.5%
Service Occupations	15,194	18.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	333	0.4%
All others	16,493	20.4%

White Collar		60.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,644	18.1%
Educational services	10,356	12.8%
Retail trade	9,330	11.5%
Manufacturing	8,482	10.5%
Accommodation and food services	7,360	9.1%
Construction	4,431	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,394	4.2%
Public administration	3,294	4.1%
Other services	3,273	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,164	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	2,826	3.5%
Finance and insurance	2,634	3.3%
Wholesale trade	1,862	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,790	2.2%
Information	1,380	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,186	1.5%
Utilities	641	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	582	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	202	0.2%
Management	22	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,100	4.73%
Puerto Rican	1,333	0.78%
Cuban	437	0.26%
Dominican	12	0.01%

Total Central American	539	0.31%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	191	0.11%
Honduran	41	0.02%
Nicaraguan	11	0.01%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	279	0.16%
Other Central American	17	0.01%

Total South American	739	0.43%
Argentinean	27	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	45	0.03%
Colombian	179	0.10%
Ecuadorian	3	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	73	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	405	0.24%
Other South American	7	0.00%

Other Hispanic	380	0.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	777	0.45%
Filipino	598	0.35%
Chinese	408	0.24%
Korean	385	0.22%
Japanese	315	0.18%
Vietnamese	75	0.04%
Hmong	67	0.04%
Burmese	43	0.03%
Cambodian	35	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	149,586	92.5%
Spanish	8,096	5.0%
Other Asian	1,090	0.7%
Arabic	604	0.4%
Other Indo-European	445	0.3%
German, other Germanic	340	0.2%
Tagalog	299	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	266	0.2%
Other	263	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	16,892	9.9%
Irish	10,201	6.0%
German	9,978	5.8%
American	9,479	5.5%
Scotch-Irish	3,313	1.9%
Italian	3,214	1.9%
European	2,624	1.5%
Scottish	2,180	1.3%
Polish	1,853	1.1%
French	1,679	1.0%
African	875	0.5%
British	780	0.5%
Jamaican	686	0.4%
Welsh	640	0.4%
Dutch	554	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	165,935	96.9%
Not a citizen	5,261	3.1%

Native	162,484	94.9%
Foreign-born	8,712	5.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,803	3.6%	6,518	6.2%	25,938	24.6%	34,191	32.4%	21,025	20.0%	13,891	13.2%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,803	3.6%
9-12 Years	6,518	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	25,938	24.6%
Some College	34,191	32.4%
Bach. Degree	21,025	20.0%
Grad Degree	13,891	13.2%
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%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	80,763
Median Value	$178,700

Occupied	72,153	89.3%
Vacant	8,610	10.7%

Owned	36,960	51.2%
Rented	35,193	48.8%
Median Rent	$911

Single-Family Units	47,459	58.8%
Detached	39,267	48.6%
Attached	8,192	10.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	19,800	24.5%
Mobile Homes	8,790	10.9%

Greenville, NC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Greenville, NC Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Greenville, NC Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Greenville, NC Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Greenville, NC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Greenville, NC Metro Area