Greenville is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 90,053 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, Greenville is the 12th largest community in North Carolina.Greenville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.18% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. 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 healthcare (11.93%), sales jobs (10.06%), and office and administrative support (9.76%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.66% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Greenville has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Greenville enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Greenville. 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 19.10 minutes getting to work every day.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 $33,057, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,228 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 Langs. of India.
