Greenwood Population History 1990 - 2023

Greenwood Population Facts

What is the current population of Greenwood?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Greenwood is 13,421. Greenwood, Mississippi is the 2,568th largest city in the US.

What county is Greenwood, Mississippi in?

Greenwood is located entirely in Leflore County.

What is the size of Greenwood, Mississippi in square miles?

Greenwood has an area of 12.3 square miles.

What was the peak population of Greenwood?

The peak population of Greenwood was in 1990, when its population was 19,188. In 1990, Greenwood was the 1,425th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 2,568th largest city in the US. Greenwood is currently 30.1% smaller than it was in 1990.

How quickly is Greenwood shrinking?

Greenwood has shrunk 27.2% since the year 2000. Greenwood, Mississippi's growth is extremely below average. 98% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Greenwood, Mississippi?

Greenwood has a population density of 1,232.7 people per square mile.

Greenwood Demographics

What is the voting age population of Greenwood, Mississippi?

The total voting age population of Greenwood, Mississippi, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 9,952. The voting age population is 42.8% male and 57.2% female.

What percentage of Greenwood, Mississippi residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 13.0% of the residents of Greenwood are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Greenwood, Mississippi?

The racial demographics of Greenwood are 73.1% Black, 25.5% White, 0.8% Asian, 0.5% Other and 0.2% Two or more races. Additionally, 1.0% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Greenwood, Mississippi residents are below the poverty line?

In Greenwood, 36.6% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 52.7%. On a per-household basis, 32.0% of families are below the poverty line in Greenwood.

What percentage of Greenwood, Mississippi residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 49.9% of Greenwood residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Greenwood, Mississippi residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 82.4% of Greenwood residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 22.0% have a bachelor's degree and 7.4% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Greenwood, Mississippi residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Greenwood residents aged 5 and older, 1.1% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home, 0.1% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.5% speak an Asian language.

Greenwood Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Greenwood, Mississippi?

The unemployment rate in Greenwood is 6.1%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Greenwood, Mississippi residents work for the government?

In Greenwood, 12.5% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Greenwood, Mississippi?

The median household income in Greenwood is $26,965.

Greenwood Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Greenwood, Mississippi?

In Greenwood, 51.0% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Greenwood, Mississippi?

Renters occupy 49.0% of housing units in Greenwood.

What percentage of Greenwood, Mississippi housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Greenwood, 10.5% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Greenwood, Mississippi housing units were built after 2000?

In Greenwood, 6.9% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 440 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Greenwood, Mississippi?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Greenwood is $572.

What percentage of households in Greenwood, Mississippi have broadband internet?

In Greenwood, 43.6% of households have an active broadband internet connection.