MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Greenwood Micro

Greenwood, MS · 2 counties · 46,578 residents · 1,222 sq mi

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Greenwood is a metro area of 46,578 people. The poverty rate is 36.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $40,872. The median household earns $15,501, about 49% below the national median. Median rent is $241 a month. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

46,578

−4%vs 2000

vs 48,716 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

38 / sq mi

−4%vs 2000

vs 40 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

30.2

−5%vs 2000

vs 31.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,222 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202437K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(3,692)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(4,250)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(4,337)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(4,147)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(3,436)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(6,565)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(5,685)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(4,096)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(3,737)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(3,717)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(2,228)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(688)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,501

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,145 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,852

−33%vs 2000

vs $13,258 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

36.9%

+6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,872

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,368 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$241

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $328 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.9%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.3% in 2000

42.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic36.8%(17,943)

Black60.5%(29,452)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(799)

Asian0.5%(261)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic42.9%(20,002)

Black56.6%(26,341)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(124)

Asian0.5%(214)

Other0%(21)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(790)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(56)

Asian Indian0.3%(32)

Filipino0.3%(31)

Korean0.1%(16)

Japanese0%(2)

Ancestry

American12.5%(4,600)

English5.7%(2,114)

Irish3.5%(1,289)

German1.7%(623)

Subsaharan African1.3%(482)

Scottish1.2%(424)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(319)

Italian0.8%(290)

French0.5%(173)

Norwegian0.3%(97)

Croatian0.3%(72)

Dutch0.2%(65)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.1%(35)

Arab0.1%(25)

Syrian0.1%(25)

French Canadian0.3%(25)

Swedish0.1%(20)

Lithuanian0.2%(18)

Romanian0%(13)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Danish0%(10)

Belgian0%(8)

British0%(7)

Portuguese0%(6)

Ghanaian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.6%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.0%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.2 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 14.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married48.7%(6,919)

Married37.8%(5,363)

Widowed4.3%(612)

Divorced9.2%(1,311)

Women 15+

Never married39.6%(6,049)

Married37.1%(5,663)

Widowed12.3%(1,880)

Divorced11%(1,672)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.1%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 18.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 36.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.1%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.8%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 35.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 46.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.5%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 49.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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