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Greensville County, VA: population growth, jobs and income

Greensville County gained 6 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.1%).

Greensville County had an estimated 11,181 residents in 2025, down 1.8% (206 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Virginia as a whole (+2.8%), and the 114th fastest growth of 133 counties in Virginia.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$969/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes20.5%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months182025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

10

2025

0.9 per 1,000 residents

Small base: the change swings on a few homes or people, so we don't show it.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 59 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 2,367 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +10.5% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 6.6% in 2025, 2.8 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 10 new homes in 2025, or 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $54,668 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +9.9% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 2,416th.

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Greensville County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202511,181+6
202411,175+0
202311,175−42
202211,217−206
202111,423+36
202011,387–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Greensville County

Greensville County lost 206 people since 2020 even though 30 more people moved in from other U.S. counties than left: deaths outnumbered births by 293, and net international migration added 52.

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−62−293
International migrationfrom and to other countries+9+52
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+59+30
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+0+5
Total change+6−206

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn VirginiaAmong U.S. counties
Population growth114th of 1332,416th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents61st of 1331,027th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth23rd of 133650th of 3,092
Median household income110th of 1332,467th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate132nd of 1332,981st of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents108th of 1322,161st of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Greensville County's population change (−1.8%) was ahead of 2 of its 6 neighbouring counties and behind 4.

3 of its 6 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Greensville County's $54,668 (2020–24).

Greensville County, VA and its 6 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Greensville County, VA This county11,181−1.8%5.30.9$54,668
Emporia, VA5,447−4.4%9.00.7$51,899
Brunswick County, VA15,727−0.6%4.82.3$53,084
Sussex County, VA10,755−0.4%9.03.2$63,530
Dinwiddie County, VA28,896+3.6%7.70.5$83,704
Northampton County, NC16,491−5.4%8.10.9$50,086
Southampton County, VA18,110+0.9%9.12.7$70,795

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Greensville County growing?

No. Its population fell 1.8% between 2020 and 2025, about 206 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Virginia as a whole changed +2.8% over the same years. That ranks 114th of 133 counties in Virginia for population growth.

How many people moved to Greensville County?

On net, about 59 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Greensville County?

It averaged 6.6% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Greensville County?

About 11,181 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Greensville County?

Private employers there had 2,367 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +10.5% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.