Greenville, RI

Census Place

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2020 Population

9,114

4.82% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jack Reed

Democratic Party

US Senator

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

1.59% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

2.19%

19.3% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$90,048

6.31% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$317,800

11.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Greenville, RI had a population of 9.11k people with a median age of 51 and a median household income of $90,048. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Greenville, RI grew from 8,695 to 9,114, a 4.82% increase and its median household income grew from $84,701 to $90,048, a 6.31% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Greenville, RI are White (Non-Hispanic) (93.2%), White (Hispanic) (1.87%), Other (Hispanic) (1.34%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.18%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.987%).

None of the households in Greenville, RI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.3% of the residents in Greenville, RI are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Greenville, RI was $317,800, and the homeownership rate was 84%.

Most people in Greenville, RI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Greenville, RI was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Greenville, RI is home to a population of 9.11k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2020, 3.21% of Greenville, RI residents were born outside of the country (293 people).

In 2020, there were 50 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.5k people) in Greenville, RI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 170 White (Hispanic) and 122 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.3%

2020 Citizenship

98.3%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 98.3% of Greenville, RI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Greenville, RI was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Greenville, RI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Greenville, RI

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.5k ± 626
White (Hispanic)
170 ± 155
Other (Hispanic)
122 ± 140

3.77%

Hispanic Population

344 people

3.77% of the people in Greenville, RI are hispanic (344 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Greenville, RI as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

3.21%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

293 people

3.77%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

328 people

As of 2020, 3.21% of Greenville, RI residents (293 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Greenville, RI was 3.77%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Greenville, RI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
203 ± 89
Korea
132 ± 72
World War II
88 ± 82

Greenville, RI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.54 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Greenville, RI employs 4.35k people. The largest industries in Greenville, RI are Educational Services (665 people), Retail Trade (661 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (527 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,020), Utilities ($84,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($81,964).

Employment

Occupations

4.35k

2020 Value

± 512

0.929%

1 Year growth

± 15.7%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Greenville, RI grew at a rate of 0.929%, from 4.31k employees to 4.35k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Greenville, RI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (754 people), Management Occupations (538 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (414 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Greenville, RI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Rhode Island.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Rhode Island (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.35k

2020 Value

± 512

0.929%

1 Year growth

± 15.7%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Greenville, RI grew at a rate of 0.929%, from 4.31k employees to 4.35k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Greenville, RI, are Educational Services (665 people), Retail Trade (661 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (527 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Greenville, RI, though some of these residents may live in Greenville, RI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,653

Median earning men ± $6,638

$48,102

Median earning women ± $11,213

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($114,063), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($91,573), and Public Administration ($61,683).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,364), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,484), and Manufacturing ($62,625).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Rhode Island.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Rhode Island. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Rhode Island.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Rhode Island to other states, or from other states to Rhode Island.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Rhode Island product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $12.6B, followed by Motorized vehicles ($10.2B) and Misc. mfg. prods. ($6.1B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Rhode Island products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Rhode Island.

$57.4B

2020 Value in Rhode Island

$99.7B

Projected 2050 Value in Rhode Island

73.8% growth

In 2020, total outbound Rhode Island trade was $57.4B. This is expected to increase 73.8% to $99.7B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Rhode Island trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Rhode Island to other states, or from other states to Rhode Island.

Most Common Trade Partners

Massachusetts
$12.4B
Connecticut
$4.56B
New York
$2.87B

In 2020, the top outbound Rhode Island domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Massachusetts with $12.4B, followed by Connecticut with $4.56B and New York and $2.87B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Rhode Island shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse are the senators currently representing the state of Rhode Island. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Rhode Island is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Rhode Island

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Rhode Island.

Jack Reed

Senator from Rhode Island

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Sheldon Whitehouse

Senator from Rhode Island

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse are the senators currently representing Rhode Island.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Rhode Island over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Rhode Island

Rhode Island is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Rhode Island have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Rhode Island.

Measure

In 2020, 1.01% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.07% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Rhode Island.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (243k), Some college (181k), and Bachelors Degree (168k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Greenville, RI was $317,800 in 2020, which is 1.38 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $285,300 to $317,800, a 11.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Greenville, RI is 84%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Greenville, RI have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Greenville, RI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$317,800

Median Property Value 2020

±$16,420

$3,077

Median Property Taxes

±$401

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Greenville, RI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Greenville, RI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

84%

Homeownership

2020

67.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 84% of the housing units in Greenville, RI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Greenville, RI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 127.01
Census Tract 127.02

The following map shows all of the places in Greenville, RI colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$90,048

Median Household Income

± $5,682

3.66k

Number of Households

± 473

In 2020, the median household income of the 3.66k households in Greenville, RI grew to $90,048 from the previous year's value of $84,701.

The following chart displays the households in Greenville, RI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Greenville, RI is from Rhode Island.

0.45

2020 Wage GINI in Rhode Island

0.453

2019 Wage GINI in Rhode Island

In 2020, the income inequality in Rhode Island was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.736% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Rhode Island was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Rhode Island in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Rhode Island across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (90.7%)
Worked At Home (5.8%)
Carpooled (2.21%)

In 2020, 90.7% of workers in Greenville, RI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (5.8%) and those who carpooled to work (2.21%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Greenville, RI have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 2.04% of the workforce in Greenville, RI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Greenville, RI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Greenville, RI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Greenville, RI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Greenville, RI (190 out of 8.66k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Greenville, RI is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

97.1% of the population of Greenville, RI has health coverage, with 54.8% on employee plans, 5.77% on Medicaid, 19.1% on Medicare, 16.3% on non-group plans, and 1.11% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Rhode Island was $9,551 in 2014. This is a 4.27% increase from the previous year ($9,160).

Primary care physicians in Providence County, RI see 1021 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.04% decrease from the previous year (1053 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1651 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 202 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Rhode Island. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Rhode Island, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Providence County, RI.

1,021 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Providence County, RI

Primary care physicians in Providence County, RI see an average of 1,021 patients per year. This represents a 3.04% decrease from the previous year (1,053 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Providence County, RI in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Rhode Island.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Rhode Island across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.4% under 18 years, 16.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

2.9%

Uninsured

54.8%

Employer Coverage

5.77%

Medicaid

19.1%

Medicare

16.3%

Non-Group

1.11%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Greenville, RI grew by 76.6% from 1.64% to 2.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Greenville, RI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.