With 813 people, Greenup is a city in Kentucky. At a median age of 48.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $143,000. That trails the Kentucky median by roughly 37%. 1% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $40,313, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Greenup
What changed most since 1990
Population1,158 → 813(−30%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$58,502 → $40,313(−31%)US over the same years: +14%
Median age38.2 → 48.0(+9.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Greenup's population equals 2.3% of Greenup County's. Its number of households without a car equals 7.0% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 1.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)9.7%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.6%(16)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 31 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Greenup, decade by decade
Greenup population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,158
$58,502
$101,043
13.5%
25.3
2000
1,198
$60,402
$105,838
17.0%
23.9
2010
1,188
$57,767
$125,012
22.9%
22.3
2020
1,095
$57,572
$107,629
14.3%
24.2
2024
813
$40,313
$143,000
15.1%
22.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
