Greenwood is home to 36,827 people. The poverty rate is 27.9%, above the 12.5% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $103,409. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The foreign-born share is 1%. The median household earns $41,602, about 49% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $41,602, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Greenwood
What changed most since 1990
Population46,578 → 36,827(−21%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.6% → 21.2%(+6.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate36.9% → 27.9%(−8.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Among the 20 metro and micro areas based in Mississippi
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)15.9%(147)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.1%(121)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.7%(421)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.2%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.7%(43)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 922 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
Greenwood, decade by decade
Greenwood 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
46,578
$37,203
$98,096
14.6%
60.5
2000
48,716
$42,162
$95,397
14.8%
62.3
2010
42,914
$34,260
$91,916
16.6%
61.6
2020
38,337
$41,718
$106,701
17.7%
63.3
2024
36,827
$41,602
$103,409
21.2%
53.2
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.
