People QuickFacts Greenville North Carolina Population, 2011 estimate 86,017 9,656,401 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 84,562 9,535,475 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.7% 1.3% Population, 2010 84,554 9,535,483 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.1% 6.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 18.7% 23.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 8.3% 12.9% Female persons, percent, 2010 54.2% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 56.3% 68.5% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 37.0% 21.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 1.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.4% 2.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.2% 2.2% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 3.8% 8.4% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 54.8% 65.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 63.0% 83.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 4.6% 7.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 6.9% 10.4% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 89.0% 83.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 36.1% 26.1% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 17.1 23.4  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 37.7% 68.1% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 58.8% 16.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $143,500 $149,100 Households, 2006-2010 33,838 3,626,179 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.21 2.49 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $22,184 $24,745 Median household income 2006-2010 $33,525 $45,570 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 30.3% 15.5%     Business QuickFacts Greenville North Carolina Total number of firms, 2007 6,219 798,791 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 19.7% 10.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.0% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 2.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.3% 28.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 205,867,299 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 463,179 88,795,885 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,503,197 114,578,173 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $19,682 $12,641 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 265,113 16,126,939     Geography QuickFacts Greenville North Carolina Land area in square miles, 2010 34.61 48,617.91 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,443.3 196.1 FIPS Code 28080 37 Counties Pitt County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts