Greeneville, TN

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

70,919

0.739% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AMarsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ABill Hagerty

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

44.6

0.224% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

15.2%

2.73% 1-year decrease

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Greeneville, TN are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.16%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.04%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.87%), and White (Hispanic) (0.905%).

None of the households in Greeneville, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Greeneville, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Tusculum University (406 degrees awarded in 2023).

Most people in Greeneville, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Greeneville, TN was 2 cars per household.

Greeneville, TN borders Asheville, NC, Johnson City, TN, Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA, Morristown, TN, and Newport, TN.

United States Tennessee

Population & Diversity

Greeneville, TN is home to a population of 70.9k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Greeneville, TN residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 42.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (64.7k people) in Greeneville, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.53k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 1.45k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

99.2%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Greeneville, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Greeneville, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
64.7k ± 160
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.53k ± 289
Two+ (Hispanic)
1.45k ± 485

3.75%

Hispanic Population

2.66k people

3.75% of the people in Greeneville, TN are hispanic (2.66k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Greeneville, TN as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,724 ± 335
Gulf War (2001-)
798 ± 228
Gulf War (1990s)
670 ± 243

Greeneville, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.16 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Greeneville, TN employs N/A people. The largest industries in Greeneville, TN are Manufacturing (6,271 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,067 people), and Retail Trade (4,009 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($155,625), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,083), and Utilities ($51,017).

Males in Tennessee have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,544. The income inequality in Tennessee (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Greeneville, TN, are Production Occupations (4,307 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,907 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,753 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Greeneville, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Greeneville, TN, are Manufacturing (6,271 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,067 people), and Retail Trade (4,009 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Greeneville, TN, though some of these residents may live in Greeneville, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($67,969), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,279), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,787).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($57,500), Public Administration ($41,557), and Wholesale Trade ($39,212).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.15%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Retail Trade
81
Other Services (except Public Administration)
75
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$408k
Manufacturing
$229k
Transportation and Warehousing
$143k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

N/AMarsha Blackburn

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

N/ABill Hagerty

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Tennessee

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Tennessee have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Greeneville, TN are White (246 and 65.6%), followed by Unknown (73 and 19.5%), Black or African American (36 and 9.6%), and Hispanic or Latino (14 and 3.73%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Greeneville, TN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 60.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 47.2%. The number of students enrolled in N/A was N/A (N/A% men and N/A% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Completions

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 189 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Greeneville, TN, which is 0.871 times less than the 217 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 246 degrees mean that there were 3.37 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 73 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Greeneville, TN have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Greeneville, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the counties in Greeneville, TN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Greeneville, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Greeneville, TN is from Greeneville, TN.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Greeneville, TN across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (83.3%)
Carpooled (7.67%)
Worked At Home (6.58%)

In 2023, 83.3% of workers in Greeneville, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.67%) and those who worked at home (6.58%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Greeneville, TN have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.67% of the workforce in Greeneville, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Greeneville, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Greeneville, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Greeneville, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Greeneville, TN (10.5k out of 68.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Greeneville, TN is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Greeneville, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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