Humidity & wind
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Population
96,443
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$233,500
Owner-occupied units
Greenville, NC
North Carolina · 35.596° N, 77.375° W · 38 sq mi
Greenville is a city in North Carolina, with a population of 96,443 and about 2,516 residents per square mile. The median household earns $49,748 a year, and the median home is worth $233,500.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
38 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,516
People per square mile
Rank by population
#376
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#344
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$49,748
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,007
Per month
Homeownership
32.7%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
18.8 min
One way
People
Median age
27.3
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
39.1%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
5%
Households
40,783
2.14 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 33.1%
Retail trade 12.9%
Arts, food & hospitality 12.5%
Professional & business services 8.9%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of North Carolina
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Raleigh
Nickname
The Tar Heel State
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Cities near Greenville
- Rocky Mount, NC35 mi · 55,120
- Jacksonville, NC60 mi · 72,732
- Wake Forest, NC69 mi · 58,147
- Raleigh, NC73 mi · 506,306
- Cary, NC82 mi · 183,582
- Holly Springs, NC83 mi · 50,288
- Apex, NC85 mi · 80,419
- Suffolk, VA87 mi · 104,699
Cities about the same size
- Bellingham, WA96,395
- Lawrence, KS96,367
- North Port, FL96,551
- Manteca, CA96,693
- Portsmouth, VA96,777
- O'Fallon, MO96,101
- Chino, CA96,957
- Reading, PA95,832
More in North Carolina
- Charlotte964,784
- Greensboro308,667
- Durham305,561
- Winston-Salem257,271
- Fayetteville209,120
- Wilmington126,809
- High Point120,571
- Concord114,598
Wealthiest person in North Carolina
Name
James Goodnight
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$9.8B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Cary
Source of wealth
Software
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in North Carolina · private sector
Employer
Atrium Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in North Carolina
Company
Bank of America
Revenue
$192.4B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Charlotte
Ticker
BAC
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.