Greensboro

Population: 2,390
Median household income: $31,207
Median home value: $126,100

Greensboro, a community in Hale County, Alabama, has 2,390 residents. At $31,207, its median household income sits below Hale County's $41,325.

Between 2019 and 2023, Greensboro's population declined 24.1% from 3,149 to 2,390, while its median home value rose 89.6% from $66,500 to $126,100.

The typical home was built around 1974. 35.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,390
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $31,207
Median home value: $126,100
Median gross rent: $710
Housing units: 1,221
Homeownership rate: 52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1492,390

Median household income

$16,591$31,207

Median home value

$66,500$126,100

Median gross rent

$458$710

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,149	$16,591	$66,500	$458
2020	2,956	$22,132	$76,400	$612
2021	2,484	$25,465	$83,100	$617
2022	2,417	$24,820	$88,800	$664
2023	2,390	$31,207	$126,100	$710

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3422.9%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 541.9%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	134	5.6%
5 to 17	359	15.0%
18 to 24	123	5.1%
25 to 34	547	22.9%
35 to 44	326	13.6%
45 to 54	46	1.9%
55 to 64	326	13.6%
65 to 74	336	14.1%
75 and over	193	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	605	25.3%
Black or African American	1,599	66.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	39	1.6%
Asian	8	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	124	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.9%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's18.7%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	601	33.9%
High school graduate	603	34.0%
Some college or associate's	332	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	188	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	50	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone88.4%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	783	88.4%
Carpooled	51	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	52	5.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	291	34.9%
15 to 29 min	330	39.6%
30 to 44 min	25	3.0%
45 to 59 min	187	22.4%
60+ min	1	0.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 35.4% (812 of 2,296)

	Count	Share
Family households	438	45.7%
Nonfamily households	520	54.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	958	78.5%
Vacant	263	21.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	502	52.4%
Renter-occupied	456	47.6%

1-unit, detached54.7%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units10.6%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other33.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	668	54.7%
1-unit, attached	8	0.7%
2 to 4 units	130	10.6%
5 to 19 units	4	0.3%
20 or more units	8	0.7%
Mobile home & other	403	33.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0131720
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.7010, -87.5937