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Greenville, PA
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Living in Greenville



Greenville is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,536 people and four associated neighborhoods, Greenville is the 267th largest community in Pennsylvania. Greenville has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Also of interest is that Greenville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

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.

Residents of the borough have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.69 minutes getting to work every day.

The education level of Greenville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.88% of adults in Greenville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Greenville in 2018 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.