It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Greenville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Greenville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Greenville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Greenville may be for you.
Greenville is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
One downside of living in Greenville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.08 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Greenville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Greenville have a very low rate of college education: just 9.23% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Greenville in 2022 was $15,267, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,068 for a family of four. However, Greenville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Greenville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.74% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Greenville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greenville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Greenville include English, German, Polish, Norwegian, and Welsh.
The most common language spoken in Greenville is English. Other important languages spoken here include French Creole and Polish.
