Greentown

Population: 2,005
Median household income: $57,917
Median home value: $116,500

Located in Howard County, Indiana, Greentown is a community with a population of 2,005. At $57,917, its median household income sits below Howard County's $62,496.

Between 2019 and 2023, Greentown's population declined 8.3% from 2,187 to 2,005, while its median home value rose 11.1% from $104,900 to $116,500.

The typical home was built around 1970. 9.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,005
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $57,917
Median home value: $116,500
Median gross rent: $770
Housing units: 959
Homeownership rate: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1872,005

Median household income

$53,500$57,917

Median home value

$104,900$116,500

Median gross rent

$596$770

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,187	$53,500	$104,900	$596
2020	2,028	$49,397	$107,700	$695
2021	2,055	$49,735	$111,100	$607
2022	2,035	$57,083	$113,400	$645
2023	2,005	$57,917	$116,500	$770

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6419.0%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over14.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	90	4.5%
5 to 17	317	15.8%
18 to 24	161	8.0%
25 to 34	204	10.2%
35 to 44	228	11.4%
45 to 54	202	10.1%
55 to 64	381	19.0%
65 to 74	133	6.6%
75 and over	289	14.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,876	93.6%
Black or African American	34	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	58	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate43.8%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	120	8.4%
High school graduate	630	43.8%
Some college or associate's	476	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	145	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	66	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	835	83.1%
Carpooled	96	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	62	6.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	179	19.0%
15 to 29 min	562	59.6%
30 to 44 min	80	8.5%
45 to 59 min	64	6.8%
60+ min	58	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 9.1% (172 of 1,900)

	Count	Share
Family households	503	58.8%
Nonfamily households	352	41.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	855	89.2%
Vacant	104	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	654	76.5%
Renter-occupied	201	23.5%

1-unit, detached78.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other8.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	753	78.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	29	3.0%
5 to 19 units	65	6.8%
20 or more units	35	3.6%
Mobile home & other	77	8.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1829772
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.38 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4775, -85.9625