Greenville is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Greenville enrolled in college, Greenville has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
One of the benefits of Greenville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.69 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The population of Greenville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Greenville, 24.88% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Greenville in 2022 was $23,510, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,040 for a family of four. However, Greenville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Greenville include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Greenville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
