Greencastle vs Putnamville

A side-by-side comparison of Greencastle and Putnamville: population, income, housing, and more.

Greencastle and Putnamville are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Greencastle has the higher population (9,863 vs 2,126 in Putnamville). Putnamville has the higher median household income ($147,527 vs $54,217 in Greencastle). Since 2019, Putnamville's population has grown faster (-2.5% vs -4.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Greencastle	Putnamville
Population	9,863	2,126
Median age	28.7 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,217	$147,527
Median home value	$154,000	—
Median gross rent	$904	—
Housing units	3,805	91
Homeownership rate	41.1%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greencastle	Putnamville
Population	10,296 → 9,863 (-4.2%)	2,180 → 2,126 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$47,471 → $54,217 (+14.2%)	$86,705 → $147,527 (+70.1%)
Median home value	$105,700 → $154,000 (+45.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$754 → $904 (+19.9%)	—

Greencastle

Population

10,2969,863

Median household income

$47,471$54,217

Median home value

$105,700$154,000

Median gross rent

$754$904

Putnamville

Population

2,1802,126

Median household income

$86,705$147,527

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greencastle	Putnamville
Under 5	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.8%	3.6%
18 to 24	29.6%	11.1%
25 to 34	14.7%	22.5%
35 to 44	10.6%	32.9%
45 to 54	8.1%	20.0%
55 to 64	6.8%	7.6%
65 to 74	7.2%	2.4%
75 and over	8.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greencastle	Putnamville
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	63.6%
Black or African American	5.2%	32.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	4.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greencastle	Putnamville
No high school diploma	11.1%	16.1%
High school graduate	36.4%	64.0%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	15.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greencastle	Putnamville
Drove alone	66.7%	99.4%
Carpooled	8.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	13.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	0.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greencastle	Putnamville
1-unit, detached	55.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Greencastle	Putnamville
Poverty rate	8.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.06	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	18	13
Median year structure built	1971	1986