Greenwood vs Mississippi Valley State University

A side-by-side comparison of Greenwood and Mississippi Valley State University: population, income, housing, and more.

Greenwood and Mississippi Valley State University are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Greenwood has the higher population (13,983 vs 750 in Mississippi Valley State University). Mississippi Valley State University has the higher median household income ($73,242 vs $34,659 in Greenwood). Since 2019, Greenwood's population has grown faster (-0.4% vs -39.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Greenwood	Mississippi Valley State University
Population	13,983	750
Median age	35.4 yrs	21.2 yrs
Median household income	$34,659	$73,242
Median home value	$98,500	—
Median gross rent	$743	$828
Housing units	6,692	322
Homeownership rate	54.1%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	92.5%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greenwood	Mississippi Valley State University
Population	14,040 → 13,983 (-0.4%)	1,235 → 750 (-39.3%)
Median household income	$26,965 → $34,659 (+28.5%)	$60,648 → $73,242 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$87,900 → $98,500 (+12.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$572 → $743 (+29.9%)	$783 → $828 (+5.7%)

Greenwood

Population

14,04013,983

Median household income

$26,965$34,659

Median home value

$87,900$98,500

Median gross rent

$572$743

Mississippi Valley State University

Population

1,235750

Median household income

$60,648$73,242

Median gross rent

$783$828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greenwood	Mississippi Valley State University
Under 5	7.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	78.5%
25 to 34	12.8%	12.4%
35 to 44	13.0%	4.8%
45 to 54	10.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	10.9%	4.3%
65 to 74	9.8%	0.0%
75 and over	6.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greenwood	Mississippi Valley State University
White (non-Hispanic)	24.7%	20.3%
Black or African American	70.6%	77.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greenwood	Mississippi Valley State University
No high school diploma	16.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	29.2%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	7.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	92.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greenwood	Mississippi Valley State University
Drove alone	86.3%	57.6%
Carpooled	6.3%	21.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	19.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	1.6%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greenwood	Mississippi Valley State University
1-unit, detached	72.0%	18.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.8%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	46.3%
20 or more units	1.6%	17.1%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Greenwood	Mississippi Valley State University
Poverty rate	28.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.63	1.37
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1970	1980