Editing Greenville, North Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1893
|1860= 828
|1870= 601
|1880= 912
|1890= 1937
|1900= 2565
|1910= 4101
|1920= 5772
|1930= 9194
|1940= 12674
|1950= 16724
|1960= 22860
|1970= 29063
|1980= 35740
|1990= 44972
|2000= 60476
|2010= 84554
|2020= 87521
|estyear=2023
|estimate=90053
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/greenvillecitynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Greenville city, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="Census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archive-date=April 26, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Greenville, North Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Greenville city, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US3728080|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Greenville city, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3728080&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Greenville city, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3728080&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|36,660
|46,368
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40,054
|60.62%
|54.84%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |45.77%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|20,531
|31,010
|style='background: #ffffe6; |35,833
|33.95%
|36.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40.94%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|171
|265
|style='background: #ffffe6; |256
|0.28%
|0.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,089
|1,996
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,401
|1.80%
|2.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.74%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|22
|31
|style='background: #ffffe6; |50
|0.04%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|95
|154
|style='background: #ffffe6; |494
|0.16%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.56%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|664
|1,547
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,357
|1.10%
|1.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.84%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,244
|3,183
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,076
|2.06%
|3.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.80%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''60,476'''
|'''85,554'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''87,521'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 87,521 people, 37,402 households, and 18,115 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 174,263 residents in the Greenville MSA, 130,204 households, and 110,997 residents residing within {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} of the city limit. The population density was {{convert|2,364.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, making Greenville the densest city in Eastern North Carolina. There were 130,204 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,100.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial composition of the city was: 60.20% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 32.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 5.06% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino American]], 1.82% [[Asian American]], 0.80% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.04% [[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander American|Other Pacific Islander]], 1.01% [[Race (United States Census)|some other race]], and 1.29% [[Multiracial American|two or more races]].

There were 25,204 households, out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.8% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.4% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city, the age distribution of the population showed 18.8% under the age of 18, 28.7% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 15.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,648, and the median income for a family was $44,491. Males had a median income of $31,847 versus $26,324 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,476. About 15.6% of families and 26.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 20.4% of those age 65 or over.

===Religion===
Greenville is predominantly [[Protestant Christian]], with large concentrations of [[Baptists]], [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalians]], [[Methodists]], and various other [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] groups. [[Presbyterians]] and [[Disciples of Christ]] also constitute a significant portion of the population.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Population In Greenville, North Carolina |url=https://dwellics.com/north-carolina/community-in-greenville |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=Dwellics |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Roman Catholic]] community in Greenville has seen steady growth over the years, with the migration of [[Hispanic]] workers to the area, along with significant numbers of people from the Mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States who work for [[East Carolina University]], the [[ECU Health]], and other employers. There are two primary Catholic Parishes in Greenville including St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother on Dickinson Avenue and St. Peter Catholic Church on East 4th Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dioceseofraleigh.org/about/diocese|title=The Diocese|website=Diocese of Raleigh|language=en|access-date=October 13, 2019}}</ref> St. Gabriel's serves hundreds of Spanish speaking families and supports a Head Start program in the West Greenville area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stgabrielgreenville.org/about|title=St. Gabriel's Catholic Church - Greenville, NC: About|website=www.stgabrielgreenville.org|access-date=October 13, 2019}}</ref> St. Peter's Catholic Church in Greenville supports a day school for grades K-8.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Peter Catholic School |url=https://www.stpeterscatholicschool.com/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=St. Peter Catholic School |language=en}}</ref> [[John Paul II Catholic High School (North Carolina)|John Paul II Catholic High School]] supports grades 9-12.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.jp2highschool.com/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=John Paul II Catholic High School |language=en-US}}</ref>

Greenville's Jewish community has seen continued growth. Congregation Bayt Shalom, a congregation affiliated with both [[Reform Judaism]] and [[Conservative Judaism]], was previously led by the first [[African-American]] female rabbi in the United States, [[Alysa Stanton]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jewish Life in Greenville |url=https://jewishnc.org/jewish-communities-in-north-carolina/jewish-life-in-greenville-nc/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=Jewish Heritage North Carolina |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=http://baytshalom.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328194931/http://www.baytshalom.org/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 28, 2007 |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=Congregation Bayt Shalom |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=JWA Staff |title=Alysa Stanton |url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/stanton-alysa |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=Jewish Women's Archive |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 6, 2009 |title=Alysa Stanton ordained as first African-American female rabbi |url=https://jwa.org/thisweek/jun/06/2009/alysa-stanton |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=Jewish Women's Archive |language=en}}</ref>

The growth and diverse nature of the city's population has also resulted in the addition of an Islamic Mosque and Hindu Temple within the last decade.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Islamic Center of Eastern North Carolina |url=https://greenvillencmasjid.org/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=greenvillencmasjid.org |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hindu Temple Of Greenville |url=https://localservices.sulekha.com/the-hindu-temple-of-greenville_greenville-nc_948284 |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=localservices.sulekha.com |language=en}}</ref>

A minority of the city's population also identifies as "[[Irreligion|non-religious]]" or having no affiliation to any religion.<ref name=":2" />