Greensboro vs Williston

A side-by-side comparison of Greensboro and Williston: population, income, housing, and more.

Greensboro and Williston are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Greensboro has the higher population (2,563 vs 302 in Williston). Williston has the higher median household income ($106,389 vs $44,934 in Greensboro). Williston has the higher median home value ($455,600 vs $230,600 in Greensboro).

Population, income & housing

	Greensboro	Williston
Population	2,563	302
Median age	33.3 yrs	27.7 yrs
Median household income	$44,934	$106,389
Median home value	$230,600	$455,600
Median gross rent	$974	—
Housing units	971	92
Homeownership rate	51.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.2%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greensboro	Williston
Population	2,837 → 2,563 (-9.7%)	96 → 302 (+214.6%)
Median household income	$46,607 → $44,934 (-3.6%)	$160,192 → $106,389 (-33.6%)
Median home value	$147,700 → $230,600 (+56.1%)	$345,200 → $455,600 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$840 → $974 (+16.0%)	—

Greensboro

Population

2,8372,563

Median household income

$46,607$44,934

Median home value

$147,700$230,600

Median gross rent

$840$974

Williston

Population

96302

Median household income

$160,192$106,389

Median home value

$345,200$455,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greensboro	Williston
Under 5	11.7%	12.6%
5 to 17	19.9%	20.5%
18 to 24	8.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.3%	52.3%
35 to 44	19.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	6.6%	3.0%
55 to 64	9.2%	3.6%
65 to 74	8.3%	3.0%
75 and over	4.3%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greensboro	Williston
White (non-Hispanic)	53.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	15.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	27.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greensboro	Williston
No high school diploma	20.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.1%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greensboro	Williston
Drove alone	71.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	15.6%	0.0%
Public transit	2.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	0.0%
Other means	5.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greensboro	Williston
1-unit, detached	58.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	10.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Greensboro	Williston
Poverty rate	21.2%	5.0%
Average household size	2.98	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	38	—
Median year structure built	1969	2005