Greenville is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 6,380 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Greenville is the 272nd largest community in Pennsylvania. Greenville has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Unlike some boroughs, Greenville isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Greenville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Greenville is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greenville who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.33%), sales jobs (9.74%), and healthcare (7.17%).

In addition, Greenville is a college town. There are a lot of students in Greenville attending college, and as a result Greenville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

One of the benefits of Greenville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.91 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Greenville is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Greenville Information and Demographics

The population of Greenville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Greenville, 16.91% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Greenville in 2000 was $14,969, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $59,876 for a family of four.

The people who call Greenville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Greenville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Greenville include German, Italian, Irish, English, Polish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Greenville is English.