Greenville, RI

Census Place

2024 Population

8,296

US Senator

Jack Reed

Democratic Party

US Senator

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

52.5

0.191% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.81%

14.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$97,234

2.82% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Greenville, RI is home to a population of 8.3k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.44% of Greenville, RI residents were born outside of the country (285 people).

In 2024, there were 27.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.46k people) in Greenville, RI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 269 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 140 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Greenville, RI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Greenville, RI was 99.1%, 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)
7.46k ± 746
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
269 ± 292
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
140 ± 220

4.91%

Hispanic Population

407 people

4.91% of the people in Greenville, RI are hispanic (407 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Greenville, RI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Rhode Island.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
35,692 ± 4,563 people
Guatemala
19,486 ± 3,397 people
Portugal
11,604 ± 2,631 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Rhode Island was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 35,692 Rhode Island residents, followed by Guatemala with 19,486 and Portugal with 11,604.

Foreign-Born Population

3.44%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

285 people

3.45%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

296 people

As of 2024, 3.44% of Greenville, RI residents (285 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Greenville, RI was 3.45%, 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
153 ± 94
World War II
55 ± 77
Gulf War (1990s)
39 ± 44

Greenville, RI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.78 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Greenville, RI.

Economy

The economy of Greenville, RI employs 3.67k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Greenville, RI were Health Care & Social Assistance (587 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (429 people), and Finance & Insurance (408 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($121,397), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($103,705), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,523).

Employment

Occupations

3.67k

2024 Value

± 464

−6.75%

1 Year decline

± 18.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Greenville, RI declined at a rate of −6.75%, from 3.94k employees to 3.67k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Greenville, RI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (580 people), Management Occupations (552 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (321 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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.67k

2024 Value

± 464

−6.75%

1 Year decline

± 18.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Greenville, RI declined at a rate of −6.75%, from 3.94k employees to 3.67k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Greenville, RI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (587 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (429 people), and Finance & Insurance (408 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

$79,359

Median earning men ± $9,753

$63,148

Median earning women ± $23,522

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($202,727), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,773), and Public Administration ($93,906).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($96,354), Public Administration ($95,560), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($92,625).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Greenville, RI was $434,700 in 2024, which is 1.31 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $390,900 to $434,700, a 11.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Greenville, RI is 86.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Greenville, RI have an average commute time of 24.4 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.

Housing

Property

$434,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,979

$2,971

Median Property Taxes

±$362

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

86.5%

Homeownership

2024

60.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 86.5% of the housing units in Greenville, RI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86.5%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$97,234

Median Household Income

± $7,275

3.43k

Number of Households

± 458

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.43k households in Greenville, RI grew to $97,234 from the previous year's value of $94,567.

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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Rhode Island

0.446

2023 Wage GINI in Rhode Island

In 2024, the income inequality in Rhode Island was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.127% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Rhode Island was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (84.3%)
Worked At Home (11%)
Carpooled (2.54%)

In 2024, 84.3% of workers in Greenville, RI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11%) and those who carpooled to work (2.54%).

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

24.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Greenville, RI have a shorter commute time (24.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.77% 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

4.81% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Greenville, RI (369 out of 7.68k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 75+, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Greenville, RI is White, followed by Hispanic 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

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

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

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