Greenevers, North Carolina

Greenevers is located in southern Duplin County at 34°49′17″N 77°55′38″W.[6] North Carolina Highway 11 forms the western edge of the town; it leads north 10 miles (16 km) to Kenansville, the county seat, and southwest 7 miles (11 km) to Wallace. Interstate 40 is 3 miles (5 km) to the west by West Charity Road and 4 miles (6 km) to the southwest via NC 11.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), all of it land.[5]

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 560 people, 210 households, and 140 families residing in the town. The population density was 348.0 people per square mile (134.3/km²). There were 236 housing units at an average density of 146.6 per square mile (56.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 9.46% White, 85.18% African American, 0.71% Asian, 4.29% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.50% of the population.

There were 210 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.1% were married couples living together, 31.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 34.8% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $19,000, and the median income for a family was $20,417. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $8,380. About 41.7% of families and 43.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 52.1% of those under age 18 and 50.8% of those age 65 or over.