Greenville is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 89,233 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, Greenville is the 12th largest community in North Carolina.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, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greenville who work in sales jobs (11.09%), healthcare (10.89%), and office and administrative support (10.20%). A relatively large number of people in Greenville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.90% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Greenville is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Greenville have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Greenville’s economy is one such example of this. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Greenville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.13 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The population of Greenville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.27% of adults in Greenville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Greenville in 2022 was $30,605, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $122,420 for a family of four. However, Greenville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Greenville is an extremely 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Greenville include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Greenville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
