Greenwood

Population: 6,000
Median household income: $104,638
Median home value: $263,300

Located in Jackson County, Missouri, Greenwood is a community with a population of 6,000. The median household income of $104,638 is above the Jackson County median ($67,178).

From 2019 to 2023, Greenwood's population declined 4.0% from 6,247 to 6,000, while its median home value rose 54.4% from $170,500 to $263,300.

71.2% of workers drive to work alone. 99.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,000
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $104,638
Median home value: $263,300
Median gross rent: $1,679
Housing units: 2,193
Homeownership rate: 90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,2476,000

Median household income

$91,299$104,638

Median home value

$170,500$263,300

Median gross rent

$1,454$1,679

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,247	$91,299	$170,500	$1,454
2020	6,067	$87,875	$188,700	$1,347
2021	6,008	$94,069	$214,000	$1,687
2022	6,038	$103,560	$246,300	$1,689
2023	6,000	$104,638	$263,300	$1,679

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 5417.9%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	449	7.5%
5 to 17	1,053	17.5%
18 to 24	406	6.8%
25 to 34	730	12.2%
35 to 44	978	16.3%
45 to 54	1,077	17.9%
55 to 64	588	9.8%
65 to 74	595	9.9%
75 and over	124	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,121	85.4%
Black or African American	191	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	37	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	118	2.0%
Two or more races	213	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	316	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate21.8%

Some college or associate's38.6%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	135	3.3%
High school graduate	893	21.8%
Some college or associate's	1,580	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,075	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	409	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means10.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,507	71.2%
Carpooled	109	3.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	532	15.1%
Other means	355	10.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	641	21.4%
15 to 29 min	984	32.9%
30 to 44 min	900	30.1%
45 to 59 min	299	10.0%
60+ min	166	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 2.5% (153 of 6,000)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,850	84.4%
Nonfamily households	343	15.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,193	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,993	90.9%
Renter-occupied	200	9.1%

1-unit, detached99.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,172	99.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2929494
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.22 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.8421, -94.3335