
Michigan · Census place 35100
Greenville, MI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Greenville, Michigan (Greenville, MI — Census place “Greenville city”) is 8,897 residents, ranking #114 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $55,477, the median home is worth $160,600 and median gross rent runs $899 a month. Looking for the Greenville Michigan ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Greenville, MI: 48838.
- Population
- 8,897Greenville city residents
- Median household income
- $55,477Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $160,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $899Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.1%Owner-occupied households
Greenville ZIP codes (Michigan)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Greenville.
The Greenville MI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Greenville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Greenville city median would spend about 19.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.5% of residents and 60.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Greenville city, MI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Greenville city is a mid-size town in Michigan, with 8,897 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #114 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 84% of them. The median age here is 37.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Greenville city earn a median of $55,477 a year, 29.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 10% below the $61,715 median for the 438 Michigan cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 11.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Greenville city is valued at $160,600, 47.1% below the national figure and 3% below the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $899 a month, 36.1% below the national figure, or roughly $10,788 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 60.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Michigan.
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- Beecher CDP 8,507
- Benton Harbor city 9,023
- Temperance CDP 8,495
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Greenville city?
- Greenville city has 8,897 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #114 of 745 in Michigan.
- What is the median household income in Greenville city?
- Median household income in Greenville city is $55,477 a year, 29.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Greenville city?
- Median gross rent is $899 a month and the median home value is $160,600, so rent absorbs about 19.4% of median household income.
- Is Greenville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Greenville city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Greenville city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.