Greenville, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,183

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

35.4

1.43% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

2.24%

21.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$41,691

0.0791% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$199,200

Population & Diversity

Greenville, VA is home to a population of 1.18k people, from which 98.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.94% of Greenville, VA residents were born outside of the country (23 people).

In 2024, there were 11.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.08k people) in Greenville, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 92 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 8 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%

2024 Citizenship

97.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Greenville, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Greenville, VA was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Greenville, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.08k ± 381
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
92 ± 43
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
8 ± 11

0.507%

Hispanic Population

6 people

0.507% of the people in Greenville, VA are hispanic (6 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Greenville, VA 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 Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

1.94%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

23 people

2.53%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

30 people

As of 2024, 1.94% of Greenville, VA residents (23 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, VA was 2.53%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (1990s)

Most Common Service Period

15 ± 33

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

Economy

The economy of Greenville, VA employs 339 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Greenville, VA were Retail Trade (110 people), Educational Services (48 people), and Construction (46 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,667), Educational Services ($43,500), and Retail Trade ($32,852).

Employment

Occupations

339

2024 Value

± 157

−11.5%

1 Year decline

± 72.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Greenville, VA declined at a rate of −11.5%, from 383 employees to 339 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Greenville, VA, are Sales & Related Occupations (96 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (52 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (46 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Greenville, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (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

339

2024 Value

± 157

−11.5%

1 Year decline

± 72.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Greenville, VA declined at a rate of −11.5%, from 383 employees to 339 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Greenville, VA, are Retail Trade (110 people), Educational Services (48 people), and Construction (46 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Greenville, VA, though some of these residents may live in Greenville, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,250

Median earning men ± $14,643

$32,520

Median earning women ± $31,353

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($33,203).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Greenville, VA was $199,200 in 2024, which is 0.599 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $193,800 to $199,200, a 2.79% increase. The homeownership rate in Greenville, VA is 58.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Greenville, VA have an average commute time of 25.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Greenville, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$199,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$54,567

$202

Median Property Taxes

±$103

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, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

58.2%

Homeownership

2024

65%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 58.2% of the housing units in Greenville, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Greenville, VA 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.

$41,691

Median Household Income

± $18,037

347

Number of Households

± 148

In 2024, the median household income of the 347 households in Greenville, VA declined from $41,691 from the previous year's value of $41,724.

The following chart displays the households in Greenville, VA 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Greenville, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Greenville, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

25.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Greenville, VA have a shorter commute time (25.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Greenville, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.24% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Greenville, VA (22 out of 980 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 16 - 17, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Greenville, VA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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