Greenville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 28,017 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Greenville is the ninth largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some cities, Greenville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Greenville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Greenville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greenville who work in sales jobs (12.27%), office and administrative support (9.30%), and teaching (8.43%). One of the benefits of Greenville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.86 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.In terms of college education, Greenville is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.46% of adults 25 and older in Greenville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Greenville in 2022 was $22,111, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $88,444 for a family of four. However, Greenville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Greenville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.20% of its population below the federal poverty line.Greenville is a somewhat 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Greenville include English, Irish, African, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Greenville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
