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Greenville, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Greenville is a Census city of 92,857 people across 38.34 square miles of land, in Pitt County. Median household income is $49,748, 32.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 74 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $46.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Greenville
What Greenville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area38.34 sq mi
- Water area0.76 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,422
- County holding the largest share of its areaPitt County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Greenville
How many people live in Greenville
- Population92,857
- Median age27.3
- Population under 1817,429
- Share under 1818.8 percent
- Population 65 and over10,353
- Share 65 and over11.1 percent
- Households40,783
- Family households18,637
- Share of households that are families45.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Greenville
Income and work in Greenville
- Median household income$49,748
- Per capita income$33,924
- Civilian labor force49,091
- Employed44,677
- Unemployed4,414
- Unemployment rate9.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over50,521
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Greenville
Housing in Greenville
- Housing units45,767
- Occupied units40,783
- Vacant units4,984
- Vacancy rate10.9 percent
- Owner occupied13,327
- Renter occupied27,456
- Ownership rate32.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$233,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,007
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.3 percent
- Single family units21,592
- Share single family47.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more23,639
- Share in buildings of two or more51.7 percent
- Mobile homes536 plus or minus 220
- Median year structure built1996
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Greenville
How Greenville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute38,675
- Commuting under 15 minutes18,507
- Share commuting under 15 minutes47.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,190
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.6 percent
- Drove alone72.9 percent
- Carpooled8.5 percent
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked3.0 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home13.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Greenville
SBA loans in Greenville (7(a))
- Approvals74
- Gross approval$46,373,600
- Average approval$626,670
- Median approval$220,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,542,600
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,217
- Jobs per approval16.4
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Paid in full13
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more18.9 percent
- Share to franchises25.7 percent
- Distinct lenders34
- Distinct industries by NAICS53
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Greenville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Greenville
SBA loans in Greenville (504)
- Approvals22
- Gross approval$14,700,000
- Average approval$668,182
- Median approval$460,500
- Largest approval$4,976,000
- Jobs supported216
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Greenville, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Greenville
Flood risk in Greenville
- NFIP communityCity of Greenville
- NFIP community number370191
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date06/19/20
The City of Greenville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370191 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Pitt County, not Greenville
Pitt County context, not Greenville figures
- Establishments in Pitt County3,817
- Covered employment, Pitt County81,371
- Average annual pay, Pitt County$59,866
- Housing units permitted, Pitt County1,300
Every figure in this section is published for Pitt County as a whole and is not a measurement of Greenville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Greenville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Greenville, North Carolina?
92,857, in 40,783 households. Greenville city covers 38.34 square miles of land, which is 2,422 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Greenville in?
Pitt County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Greenville?
$49,748. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $233,500. Median gross rent is $1,007 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Greenville businesses?
74 7(a) approvals totaling $46.4 m since FY2020, across 34 lenders, median approval $220,000, plus 22 504 approvals worth $14.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Greenville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Greenville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Greenville. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Greenville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Greenville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Greenville, city of, community 370191, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Greenville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pitt County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Greenville.
Is zoning published for Greenville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.