Greenville, Mississippi demographics

Greenville, MS demographics: median age 37.8; 22.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Greenville city, Mississippi · Incorporated city · GEOID 2829180. The survey estimates a population of 28,166 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Greenville is 37.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.2 years. There are 11,249 households (±475). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.8 ±1.2	38.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,166
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Under 18	7,233 ±542	25.7% ±1.9 pp	23.3%	22.0%
18–34	5,673 ±385	20.1% ±1.4 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	10,355 ±645	36.8% ±2.3 pp	37.2%	38.0%
65 and older	4,905 ±468	17.4% ±1.7 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,166
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Male	12,972 ±366	46.1% ±1.3 pp	48.5%	49.5%
Female	15,194 ±365	53.9% ±1.3 pp	51.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,166
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
White alone	4,198 ±379	14.9% ±1.3 pp	55.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	23,261 ±455	82.6% ±1.6 pp	36.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	18 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	333 ±11	1.2% ±0.0 pp	1.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	62 ±98 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	294 ±248 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	4.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,166
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,088 ±128	99.7% ±0.4 pp	96.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	78 ±121 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,249
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,038 ±360	27.0% ±3.0 pp	43.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	549 ±215	4.9% ±1.9 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,620 ±352	23.3% ±3.0 pp	17.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,691 ±519	41.7% ±4.3 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	351 ±147	3.1% ±1.3 pp	4.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,249
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,206 ±275	28.5% ±2.1 pp	31.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	8,043 ±529	71.5% ±3.6 pp	68.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,249
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,691 ±519	41.7% ±4.3 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,783 ±361	24.7% ±3.0 pp	33.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,929 ±315	17.1% ±2.7 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,202 ±296	10.7% ±2.6 pp	11.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	410 ±174	3.6% ±1.5 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	85 ±66 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	149 ±79 · low precision	1.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,166
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Native	27,974 ±48	99.3% ±0.1 pp	97.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	192 ±37	0.7% ±0.1 pp	2.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 26,127
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
English only	25,666 ±249	98.2% ±0.6 pp	95.7%	77.7%
Spanish	86 ±64 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	86 ±85 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	32 ±58 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	125 ±72 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	2.0%
Korean	19 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	67 ±44 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	36 ±60 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	10 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 18,817
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,461 ±491	18.4% ±2.6 pp	12.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,093 ±572	32.4% ±2.9 pp	29.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,628 ±502	19.3% ±2.6 pp	21.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,498 ±265	8.0% ±1.4 pp	10.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,156 ±349	11.5% ±1.8 pp	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,981 ±362	10.5% ±1.9 pp	9.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 27,831
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Same house	23,818 ±878	85.6% ±3.1 pp	89.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,320 ±866	11.9% ±3.1 pp	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	481 ±210	1.7% ±0.8 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	136 ±104 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	76 ±94 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.3% of Greenville residents (±1.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.0% in Mississippi and 8.4% nationally. 49.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Greenville	Mississippi	U.S.	Compared with Mississippi
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.3% ±1.9 pp	11.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	49.6% ±3.7 pp	84.1%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.1% ±1.1 pp	6.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Greenville . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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