South Greensburg vs Southwest Greensburg

A side-by-side comparison of South Greensburg and Southwest Greensburg: population, income, housing, and more.

South Greensburg and Southwest Greensburg are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Greensburg has the higher population (2,357 vs 1,927 in Southwest Greensburg). Southwest Greensburg has the higher median household income ($63,125 vs $61,782 in South Greensburg). Southwest Greensburg has the higher median home value ($163,400 vs $148,400 in South Greensburg).

Population, income & housing

	South Greensburg	Southwest Greensburg
Population	2,357	1,927
Median age	48.9 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,782	$63,125
Median home value	$148,400	$163,400
Median gross rent	$743	$927
Housing units	1,283	1,147
Homeownership rate	74.0%	57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	34.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Greensburg	Southwest Greensburg
Population	2,162 → 2,357 (+9.0%)	2,242 → 1,927 (-14.0%)
Median household income	$46,750 → $61,782 (+32.2%)	$52,784 → $63,125 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$99,400 → $148,400 (+49.3%)	$118,200 → $163,400 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $743 (+0.5%)	$697 → $927 (+33.0%)

South Greensburg

Population

2,1622,357

Median household income

$46,750$61,782

Median home value

$99,400$148,400

Median gross rent

$739$743

Southwest Greensburg

Population

2,2421,927

Median household income

$52,784$63,125

Median home value

$118,200$163,400

Median gross rent

$697$927

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Greensburg	Southwest Greensburg
Under 5	3.2%	3.0%
5 to 17	10.1%	10.8%
18 to 24	4.7%	8.4%
25 to 34	19.8%	18.2%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.3%
55 to 64	16.2%	9.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	11.2%
75 and over	12.3%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Greensburg	Southwest Greensburg
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Greensburg	Southwest Greensburg
No high school diploma	4.0%	2.7%
High school graduate	44.9%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Greensburg	Southwest Greensburg
Drove alone	75.1%	82.6%
Carpooled	16.3%	9.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	5.2%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Greensburg	Southwest Greensburg
1-unit, detached	78.7%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	19.4%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	7.9%
20 or more units	4.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Greensburg	Southwest Greensburg
Poverty rate	6.0%	7.2%
Average household size	1.98	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1954	1953