Demographics of Greeneville town, Tennessee

Greeneville town, Tennessee had 16,141 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +626 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Greeneville town, in four figures

16,141
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,646 ±30.; +4.0%
Change since July 2020: +626 people.; 42.2 ±4.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,889 ±$5,240
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Greeneville town, Tennessee's population grew 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Greeneville town, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Greeneville town, Tennessee's population grew 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Greeneville town, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,515	100.0	100.0
2021	15,436	99.5	100.2
2022	15,527	100.1	100.7
2023	15,748	101.5	101.6
2024	15,984	103.0	102.5
2025	16,141	104.0	103.1

Population of Greeneville town, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,515	—
2021	15,436	−79
2022	15,527	+91
2023	15,748	+221
2024	15,984	+236
2025	16,141	+157

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.2 ±4.0: for men 39.0 ±4.5 and for women 44.0 ±3.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Greeneville town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	709 ±188	4.5% ±1.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,491 ±363	15.9% ±2.3	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	987 ±275	6.3% ±1.8	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,276 ±531	27.3% ±3.4	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,030 ±500	25.8% ±3.2	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,153 ±472	20.2% ±3.0	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,889 ±$5,240, and income per person $32,186 ±$3,931, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Greeneville town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	1,753 ±420	28.0% ±6.3	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,396 ±367	22.3% ±5.6	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,058 ±324	16.9% ±5.0	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	703 ±219	11.2% ±3.4	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	696 ±185	11.1% ±2.8	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	334 ±122	5.3% ±1.9	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	330 ±141	5.3% ±2.2	9.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Greeneville town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	2,759 ±624	18.5% ±4.2	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	262 to 956	8.9% to 30.0%	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,393 ±380	18.0% ±4.7	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	757 ±286	18.5% ±6.5	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Greeneville town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Greeneville town	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	7,234 ±507	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.7% ±2.8	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.3% ±4.4	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.0% ±5.6	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.0% ±5.1	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$227,400 ±$17,451	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$650 ±$155	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±3	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Greeneville town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	877 ±398	5.6% ±2.5	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,311 ±523	85.1% ±3.3	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	383 ±161	2.4% ±1.0	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 142	0% to 0.9%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	996 ±359	6.4% ±2.3	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Greeneville town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	10,177 ±687	65.0% ±4.4	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,941 ±638	31.6% ±4.1	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	11 to 183	0.1% to 1.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	431 ±199	2.8% ±1.3	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	88 to 392	0.6% to 2.5%	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	71 to 311	0.5% to 2.0%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Greeneville town among the places of Tennessee

39th of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Places of Tennessee near Greeneville town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sevierville city	18,397 ±41
Goodlettsville city	17,597 ±42
Dickson city	16,424 ±65
Seymour CDP	16,216 ±1,493
Dyersburg city	15,979 ±25
Greeneville town	15,646 ±30
Arlington town	15,205 ±36
Nolensville town	15,074 ±34
White House city	14,631 ±35
Athens city	14,471 ±36
Elizabethton city	14,374 ±33

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Tennessee by median age
No. 5 Places in Tennessee by poverty rate
No. 27 Places in Tennessee by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 34 Places in Tennessee by homeownership rate
No. 34 Places in Tennessee by per capita income
No. 35 Places in Tennessee by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026