| About Greenville
- Greenville, one of the fastest growing cities in the State of North Carolina, USA, is located in Pitt County on the Tar River. American Demographics Magazine projects the city to be ranked among the top 10 places in
America for growth rate of both population and employment over the next twenty years. Greenville is known as the cultural, economical,
and educational hub of Eastern North Carolina. The city boasts a vibrant business community and is consistently ranked among the top
places nationally to live, work, study and play. In 2004, Greenville was named Sportstown USA for the state of North
Carolina by Sports Illustrated and the National Parks & Recreation Association. The city is also known as "Pro Town USA
", as it is home for many top professional BMX riders, such as Dave Mirra and Ryan Nyquist.
The city has a total population of 71,476. The Greenville Metro Area includes approximately 148,000 residents. It is the county seat of
Pitt County and the home of East Carolina University.
Greenville is also the birthplace of the Atlanta Falcons tight end Alge Crumpler, Chic bass player and producer the late Bernard Edwards,
Rapper Petey Pablo, and world famous Jazz pianist, composer, teacher and lecturer Billy Taylor.
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Living in Greenville
People of Greenville - As of the census of 2000, there are 60,476 people, 25,204 households, and 11,997 families
residing in the city. The population density is 912.8/km˛ (2,364.6/mi˛). There are 28,145 housing units at an average density of 424.8/km˛
(1,100.4/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 61.40% White, 34.14% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.82% Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 1.01% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. 2.06% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 25,204 households out of which 23.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.8% are married couples living
together, 13.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 52.4% are non-families. 35.4% of all households are made up of
individuals and 6.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.18 and the average family
size is 2.91.
In the city the population is spread out with 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 are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 26 years. For every 100 females there are 86.2 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there are 82.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $28,648, and the median income for a family is $44,491. Males have a median income of
$31,847 versus $26,324 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,476. 26.1% of the population and 15.6% of families are
below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 24.1% of those under the age of 18 and 20.4% of those 65 and older are living below
the poverty line.
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