Demographics

Location

Distance in miles from: 

Dallas	48
Houston	260
Denver	680
Chicago	880
Los Angeles	1,300
New York	1,800

• Interstate Hwy.30, US Hwys. 67, 69, 380, State Hwys. 34, 224, 66, 302

Population:

Population	City	County
2007 Est.	26,350	90,150
2006 Est.	26,250	88,250
2005 Est.	25,700	86,250
2004 Est.	25,250	84,350
2003 Est.	24,500	81,950
2002	24,250	80,050
2001	24,163	76,596
1999	24,300	71,500
1998	23,363	69,309


Growth Rate 2006 2.44%
**data source www.dfwjobs.com

  Size:

• City – 35 square miles
• County – 841 square miles

Hunt County	$0.51
Greenville, City	0.71
Greenville ISD	1.18
Special Districts	0
Hunt Memorial Hospital	0.21
Total	$2.61




Municipal sales tax	1.375%
State sales tax	6.25%
Eco. Development	.125%
Hunt County	.50%
Total	8.25%

Government

• Type: Council-Manager
• Number on Council:  7
• Municipal Police: 50
• Patrol Cars:  25
• Paid firefighters:  50
• Fire Stations:  4
• Volunteers:  0
• City Zoning Body:  yes
• Master Plan:  yes

GEUS - City of Greenville
Reliability:  99.991%
Total Capacity: 132 MW 
Reserve at system peak: 26 MW
Transmission voltage: 69 kV 138 kV 
Service voltage: 12 KV

Atmos Energy
BTU content per cubic foot: 1,000

Southwestern Bell
Digital: yes 
Analog: no 
electromechanical: no 
Make and model: DMS 100 
Software level: BCS 37 
Fiber optics: yes 
Switched 56 KBPS: no 
High capacity digital (T-1): yes 
Digital data service: yes 
911: yes enhanced 
Other network/special service: call notes, caller ID, call waiting ID

Tax abatement:  yes
Enterprise zone:  yes 
Industrial foundation:  yes 
Foreign trade zone:  no
Reinvestment zone: yes
Freeport exemption: no
(more information)

Recreation:

Parks: 8
Area lakes: 5 
Country clubs: 2 
Health Centers: 2 
Public golf courses: 1 
Theaters: 1 (12 screens) 
Tennis courts: 12 
Other: Sports Complex, miniature golf, roller skating, public swimming pool, bowling alley ( more information)

Average High/Low temperature July:  93 F/73F
Average High/Low temperature Januray: 61 F/39 F
Annual average precipitation:  40.4" 
Annual average snowfall:  Trace 
Elevation:    544'

Alliance Bank,
American National Bank,
Bank of America,
Chase,
Country Wide Home Loans,
Service 1st Credit Union,
Lone Star Credit Union,
First Bank of Celeste,
First Convenience Bank

Libraries: 1 
Hotel & motel rooms: 800
Bed and breakfast facilities: 3

Area Attractions

• Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum
• Paul Mathews Prairie
• 5 Christmas Tree Farms
• Mary of Puddin Hill
• Hunt County Heritage Garden
• Peace Garden – Forest Park Cemetery
• Hunt County Fair
• Junior Livestock Show
• Audie Murphy Exhibit (American Cotton Museum)
• Central Christian Church (National Historic Landmark)
• Downtown Historic Walking Tour
• East Mount Cemetery
• Genealogy Collection (W. Walworth Harrison Public Library)
• Grace Presbyterian Church
• Hunt County Courthouse (National  Historic Landmark)
• Katy Depot (National Historic Landmark)
• Market Square (Farmers’ Market)
• Old Greenville Post Office (National Historic Landmark)
• Texas Historic Landmarks throughout the city
• Christmas Parade – 1st Friday in December
• Park Street Christmas

Supplied by: City of Greenville 
Source:  City Reservoirs/Lake Tawakoni 
Maximum system capacity (daily): 13,000,000 gallons 
Maximum daily use to date: 8,000,000 gallons 
Pressure on mains: 50-75 pounds 
Size of mains:  6"-24" 
Storage Capacity:  6,000,000 
System looped:  yes 

Type treatment plant: Trickling filter System 
Maximum Capacity: 4,230,000 
Average daily use to date: 3,100,000 
Projects under construction: Yes

Greenville Independent School District

Public School budget: 33.4 million 
Schools/Enrollment 
• Elementary (5): 2,738
• Intermediate (1): 318
• Middle (1): 603
• High Schools (1):  1,140
• Alternative School (1):  120
• Private (4): 395 (Brookland Academy, Greenville Christian - 265, Mineral Heights Christian Academy - 30, St. Paul's Episcopal - 100)
• Charter School (1): Phoenix School - 272

Higher Education

• Paris Junior College, Greenville Center
• Texas A&M University - Commerce
• Paris Junior College, Paris
• Trinity Valley Community College/Nursing, Terrell
• Collin County Community College, McKinney
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
  State industrial job training: yes 
  Vocational-technical education programs available: yes

Nearest airport: Greenville (GVT)
Runway length: 8,092 ft. (1,000 ft. overrun on both ends; total 10,092 ft.) 
Runway surface: Hard
Lighted:  yes
Fuel: 100 LL Jet A
Instrument landing system: yes
Nearest commercial air service: Dallas/Fort Worth International/Dallas Love Field
Distance: 50-60 miles
Important Info: Located outside Dallas Terminal Area, Land Available for development

• ABF
• Central Freight
• Fedex Freight
• Yellow Freight
• Roadway Express

• DHL
• UPS
• Federal Express
• Greyhound Bus

Bus

Greyhound Bus
Highway Bus Service: Yes
Overnight Courier Service: Yes

• Southern Pacific
• Kansas City Southern
• Dallas/Garland, North Eastern
• Blackland Railroad

Health Care  

Total hospital beds in city:  202
Total doctors (medical) in city: 60+ 

Papers: 1-daily, Hispanic: 1-weekly 
Radio stations: 4 
TV stations: 2-local;
TV stations:  2 local; TV Cable & Internet: GEUS  & Time Warner

Catholic – 1 
Protestant – 70 + 
Other  - 1 

	City	County Area
Labor Force	11,703	39,231
Unemployment	922	3,390
% Unemployment	7.9	8.6
Total Employment	10,781	35,841

**data source: www.dfwjobs.com

Insurance Key Rate

$.28 

City – 12,230
County – 40,797

Wage Data  

Occupational Title		Entry($)	Mean($)	Exp. Wage ($)
Classifications:
Accounting, Bookkeeper, Clerk		9.20	14.45	17.10
Assembler & Fabricators		7.35	9.25	10.20
Auto: First line Supervisor Installers & Repairs		10.10	14.30	16.35
Auto: Service Tech/Mechanic		7.90	9.25	9.95
Cashiers		6.40	7.85	8.55
Customer Service Rep.		7.60	9.65	10.65
Food Prep/Including Fast Food		6.50	9.35	10.80
Food Cooking/Tenders		7.55	8.95	9.65
General Office Clerk		7.70	11.45	13.30
Janitor any Industry		6.20	8.80	10.10
Stock Clerk Order Filler		6.80	8.40	9.20
Laborers, Freight, Stock		7.30	10.50	12.15
Machinists/Related Occup.		11.40	14.30	15.70
Maintenance, General		11.95	15.60	17.40
Mechanical/Drafters		14.65	19.55	22.00
Order Clerk		6.85	8.60	9.45
Occupation Health & Safety		8.40	12.55	14.65
Office Clerical and Technical		8.35	10.60	11.75
Production		7.05	9.60	10.85
Retail Salesperson		7.30	9.15	10.10
Retail: Front line Supervisor		8.15	18.25	23.35
Informational Clerks/Receptionist		6.80	8.40	9.20
Sewing Machine Op., Garment		6.85	10.95	13.00
Warehouse Worker		7.60	10.70	12.25
Welders, Cutters, Solderers		10.05	13.55	15.30

**data source: Texas Labor Market Information Wage Data
Detailed Wage Information can be located at http://www.texaswages.com/.