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Greensville County

Virginia · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
11,275
Median household income
$54,668
People below poverty
14.3%
Median home value
$159,400

Income

The median income of households in Greensville County, Virginia was $54,668. An estimated 6.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Greensville County, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.3
$10,000 to $14,999 3.1
$15,000 to $24,999 8.6
$25,000 to $34,999 11.2
$35,000 to $49,999 16
$50,000 to $74,999 22.5
$75,000 to $99,999 10.7
$100,000 to $149,999 14.9
$150,000 to $199,999 3.1
$200,000 or more 3.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Greensville County, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 45793
Female 39583

An estimated 73.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 39% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,726. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Greensville County, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 73.1
Social Security 39
Retirement income 26.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.3
Cash public assistance income 6.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 7.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 20.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Greensville County, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 7.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 20.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.5

In 2020-2024, 15.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 64.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 47.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Greensville County, Virginia in 2020-2024, 95.4% had health insurance coverage and 4.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 61% and public coverage was 50.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.5%.


In 2020-2024, Greensville County, Virginia had a total population of 11,275 - 4,009 (35.6%) females and 7,266 (64.4%) males. The median age was 39.8 years. An estimated 15.3% of the population was under 18 years, 37.8% was 19 to 44 years, 27.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Greensville County, Virginia in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 199 213
5 to 9 216 165
10 to 14 331 238
15 to 19 477 246
20 to 24 616 182
25 to 29 524 169
30 to 34 696 258
35 to 39 840 311
40 to 44 544 116
45 to 49 513 177
50 to 54 629 350
55 to 59 480 123
60 to 64 360 464
65 to 69 297 263
70 to 74 297 310
75 to 79 103 211
80 to 84 21 54
85 and over 123 159

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 35.6% were White; 56.3% were Black or African American; 6.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 39.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.9% of the people in Greensville County, Virginia were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 35.2% of the people in Greensville County, Virginia were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,199 households in Greensville County, Virginia. The average household size was 2.52 people.

Married-couple households made up 36.4% of the households in Greensville County, Virginia while cohabiting couple households made up 4.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 41.7% of all households, while 17.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.1% of all households.

In Greensville County, Virginia, 35.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Greensville County, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 36.4
Cohabiting Couples 4.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
41.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 26.6% of males and 42.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 52.8 25.6
Now married, except separated 26.6 42.7
Separated 4.3 1.8
Widowed 2.1 12.9
Divorced 14.2 17.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Greensville County, Virginia, 240 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 39.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.8% of the people living in Greensville County, Virginia were U.S. natives. 69.2% of the Greensville County, Virginia population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.2% of Greensville County, Virginia residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 55.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 75.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Greensville County, Virginia come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Greensville County, Virginia.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Greensville County, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 34.8
Asia 51.4
Europe 12.2
Africa 1.1
Northern America 0.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Greensville County, Virginia in 2020-2024, 5.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.4% of people at least five years old; 1.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Greensville County, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 2.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.6 % of the people at least one year old living in Greensville County, Virginia were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Greensville County, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.6
Different house, same county 0.8
Different county, same state 12.9
Different state 0.7
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 80.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 14.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 19.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Greensville County, Virginia was 1,975 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 41 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,563. College or graduate school enrollment was 371.

Educational Attainment of People in Greensville County, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 19.1
High school diploma or equivalency 41.1
Some college, no degree 18.3
Associate's degree 6.8
Bachelor's degree 11
Graduate or professional degree 3.7

Disability

In Greensville County, Virginia, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1% of people under 18 years old, to 11.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Greensville County, Virginia, 38.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 58.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,933 77.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 766 20.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 69 1.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Greensville County, Virginia worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Greensville County, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.3
Construction 5.7
Manufacturing 11.2
Wholesale trade 0.5
Retail trade 24.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.5
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.4
Other Services, except public administration 2.9
Public administration 11.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Greensville County, Virginia in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 997 26.4
Service occupations 784 20.8
Sales and office occupations 1,113 29.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 248 6.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 632 16.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 84.7% of Greensville County, Virginia workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Greensville County, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 84.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.2
Other means 2.1
Worked from home 3.9

In 2020-2024, Greensville County, Virginia had a total of 4,026 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 6.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 18.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Greensville County, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 75.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 6.1
Mobile homes 18.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Greensville County, Virginia was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 71.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Greensville County, Virginia had 3,199 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 827 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 66.3% while renters occupied 33.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.41 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.74.

2.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 20.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.9% and another 27.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Greensville County, Virginia:

House Heating Fuel Used in Greensville County, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 18.3
Electricity 69.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 11
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Greensville County, Virginia was $159,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 42.9 % had a mortgage. 57.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,131 and for owners without a mortgage it was $473.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Greensville County, Virginia was $969. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.