Greenwood

Population: 13,983
Median household income: $34,659
Median home value: $98,500

Greenwood, a community in Leflore County, Mississippi, has 13,983 residents. At $34,659, its median household income sits above Leflore County's $33,188.

Between 2019 and 2023, Greenwood's population held roughly steady from 14,040 to 13,983, while its median home value rose 12.1% from $87,900 to $98,500.

The typical home was built around 1970. 28.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,983
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $34,659
Median home value: $98,500
Median gross rent: $743
Housing units: 6,692
Homeownership rate: 54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,04013,983

Median household income

$26,965$34,659

Median home value

$87,900$98,500

Median gross rent

$572$743

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,040	$26,965	$87,900	$572
2020	13,826	$32,565	$88,300	$557
2021	14,521	$28,221	$85,200	$599
2022	14,242	$37,718	$97,000	$650
2023	13,983	$34,659	$98,500	$743

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,045	7.5%
5 to 17	2,886	20.6%
18 to 24	1,174	8.4%
25 to 34	1,785	12.8%
35 to 44	1,814	13.0%
45 to 54	1,488	10.6%
55 to 64	1,519	10.9%
65 to 74	1,375	9.8%
75 and over	897	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,453	24.7%
Black or African American	9,866	70.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	142	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	68	0.5%
Two or more races	33	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	402	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate29.2%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,463	16.5%
High school graduate	2,591	29.2%
Some college or associate's	2,741	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,063	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,020	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone86.3%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,621	86.3%
Carpooled	335	6.3%
Public transit	12	0.2%
Walked	66	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	191	3.6%
Other means	130	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,313	64.2%
15 to 29 min	1,060	20.5%
30 to 44 min	354	6.9%
45 to 59 min	104	2.0%
60+ min	333	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 28.0% (3,722 of 13,306)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,856	55.1%
Nonfamily households	2,330	44.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,186	77.5%
Vacant	1,506	22.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,808	54.1%
Renter-occupied	2,378	45.9%

1-unit, detached72.0%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units14.8%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,821	72.0%
1-unit, attached	48	0.7%
2 to 4 units	988	14.8%
5 to 19 units	519	7.8%
20 or more units	105	1.6%
Mobile home & other	211	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2829340
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.36 sq mi
Center point: 33.5125, -90.1990