Greenville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 28,017 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Greenville is the ninth largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Greenville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Greenville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greenville who work in sales jobs (12.27%), office and administrative support (9.30%), and teaching (8.43%). Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.86 minutes getting to work every day.The percentage of adults in Greenville who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.46% of the adults in Greenville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Greenville in 2022 was $22,111, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $88,444 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 32.20% of its population below the federal poverty line.Greenville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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, Irish, African, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Greenville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
