2024 population: 169,264 ( 15,513 from 2020)
Land area: 5225.0 square miles
Population density: 32.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	53,941	31.87%	9.4%
Black:	107,720	63.64%	8.7%
Indian:	322	0.19%	1.2%
Asian:	1,158	0.68%	6.4%
2+ races:	1,487	0.88%	12.1%
Hispanic:	4,636	2.74%	5.9%

Total non-White:	115,323	68.13%	7.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,863	12.0
Deaths:	12,333	16.7
Net Migration:	-12,567	-17.0
Net Immigration:	583	0.8

Change in White population:	-5,599	-3.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-9,914	-5.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
184,777
59,540	32.22%
117,969	63.84%
326	0.18%
1,237	0.67%
1,327	0.72%
4,378	2.37%
125,237	67.78%

2010
206,730
69,853	33.79%
130,326	63.04%
283	0.14%
1,032	0.50%
1,130	0.55%
4,026	1.95%
136,877	66.21%

2000
238,978
87,611	36.66%
145,968	61.08%
232	0.10%
1,141	0.48%
1,025	0.43%
2,944	1.23%
151,367	63.34%

1990
241,733
100,217	41.46%
139,439	57.68%
302	0.12%
747	0.31%
n/a
1,028	0.43%
141,516	58.54%

1980
260,447
110,622	42.47%
145,623	55.91%
221	0.08%
948	0.36%
n/a
2,968	1.14%
149,825	57.53%

1970
265,901
113,076	42.53%
150,754	56.70%
115	0.04%
842	0.32%
n/a
898	0.34%
152,825	57.47%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
24,544	11.9
21,960	10.6
-27,415	-13.3
294	0.1

-10,313	-5.0
-11,640	-5.6

Number	Rate
2000's
32,432	13.6
22,949	9.6
-35,275	-14.8
903	0.4

-17,758	-7.4
-14,490	-6.1

Number	Rate
1990's
41,348	17.1
26,842	11.1
-24,899	-10.3
507	0.2

-12,606	-5.2
9,851	4.1

Number	Rate
1980's
49,851	19.1
27,072	10.4
-38,950	-15.0
n/a

-10,405	-4.0
-8,309	-3.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-42,395	-15.9
n/a

-2,454	-0.9
-3,000	-1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Greenwood-Greenville, MS-AR Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
38.4
42,170	24.9%
127,094	75.1%
31,250	18.5%

68,258
2.46

41,424	60.7%
22,201	53.6%
7,294	17.6%
26,834	39.3%

2010
Number	Percent
35.6
52,761	25.5%
153,969	74.5%
26,310	12.7%

74,464
2.60

50,842	68.3%
27,244	53.6%
10,182	20.0%
23,622	31.7%

2000
Number	Percent
32.1
69,902	29.3%
169,076	70.7%
28,915	12.1%

81,891
2.76

58,996	72.0%
34,572	58.6%
11,989	20.3%
22,895	28.0%

1990
Number	Percent
29.3
79,171	32.8%
162,562	67.2%
31,895	13.2%

79,528
2.94

58,703	73.8%
37,954	64.7%
11,025	18.8%
20,825	26.2%

1980
Number	Percent
26.0
93,871	36.0%
166,576	64.0%
32,303	12.4%

80,888
3.13

61,603	76.2%
45,476	73.8%
8,162	13.2%
19,285	23.8%

2024 Housing Data for Greenwood-Greenville, MS-AR Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,124	9.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,142	10.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,278	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,703	6.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,357	6.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,576	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,218	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,826	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,789	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,975	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,743	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,610	11.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,736	5.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,075	3.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,363	3.5%
$200,000 or more	2,743	4.0%

Median Household Income	41,841
Per Capita Income	25,023

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	68

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9,395	13.8%
Public Assistance	1,670	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15,257	22.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	59,270	56.4%
Unemployed	5,511	5.2%
In Armed Forces	148	0.1%

Total Labor Force	64,929	61.7%
Not in Labor Force	40,232	38.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	21,759	19,820	52.3%
Non-Profit	1,550	2,581	37.5%
Self-Employed	4,199	1,601	72.4%

Local Government	2,505	3,378	42.6%
State Government	2,057	4,919	29.5%
Federal Government	866	996	46.5%

Total Private + Self	25,958	21,421	54.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,978	11,874	37.0%
Total	32,936	33,295	49.7%

Pct. Govt.	22.2%
Pct. Private + Self	71.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,440	11.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,264	20.0%
Professional, Technical	13,936	21.0%
Service Occupations	11,716	17.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,017	1.5%
All others	19,949	30.1%

White Collar		52.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	9,951	15.0%
Retail trade	8,793	13.3%
Manufacturing	8,626	13.0%
Educational services	8,148	12.3%
Public administration	4,840	7.3%
Construction	3,875	5.8%
Accommodation and food services	3,845	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	3,283	5.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,135	4.7%
Other services	2,918	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,721	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,575	2.4%
Wholesale trade	1,322	2.0%
Finance and insurance	1,242	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,153	1.7%
Utilities	700	1.1%
Information	574	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	441	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	130	0.2%
Management	33	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,907	1.65%
Puerto Rican	188	0.11%
Cuban	22	0.01%
Dominican	120	0.07%

Total Central American	200	0.11%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	57	0.03%
Honduran	137	0.08%
Nicaraguan	6	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	74	0.04%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	21	0.01%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	53	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	323	0.18%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	297	0.17%
Indian	199	0.11%
Filipino	139	0.08%
Vietnamese	85	0.05%
Thai	36	0.02%
Japanese	22	0.01%
Korean	19	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	160,920	97.4%
Spanish	2,731	1.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	382	0.2%
Other Indo-European	375	0.2%
German, other Germanic	282	0.2%
Chinese	123	0.1%
Other	119	0.1%
Other Asian	105	0.1%
Tagalog	88	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	26,356	15.0%
English	11,109	6.3%
Irish	6,939	3.9%
German	3,664	2.1%
Italian	2,081	1.2%
African	1,215	0.7%
Scottish	1,127	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	1,099	0.6%
French	754	0.4%
Dutch	589	0.3%
European	577	0.3%
Swedish	340	0.2%
Norwegian	272	0.2%
Welsh	196	0.1%
Nigerian	172	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	174,806	99.2%
Not a citizen	1,399	0.8%

Native	173,896	98.7%
Foreign-born	2,309	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7,062	6.0%	13,944	11.8%	36,038	30.6%	36,025	30.6%	14,738	12.5%	10,108	8.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7,062	6.0%
9-12 Years	13,944	11.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	36,038	30.6%
Some College	36,025	30.6%
Bach. Degree	14,738	12.5%
Grad Degree	10,108	8.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	99,578	89,420	10,158	10.2%
1991	99,774	89,065	10,709	10.7%
1992	99,740	89,423	10,317	10.3%
1993	100,821	90,618	10,203	10.1%
1994	102,870	92,952	9,918	9.6%
1995	101,102	91,602	9,500	9.4%
1996	99,969	90,443	9,526	9.5%
1997	99,251	89,855	9,396	9.5%
1998	97,230	88,614	8,616	8.9%
1999	96,480	88,445	8,035	8.3%

2000	95,733	88,554	7,179	7.5%
2001	91,893	84,263	7,630	8.3%
2002	92,526	83,925	8,601	9.3%
2003	92,997	85,151	7,846	8.4%
2004	91,218	83,308	7,910	8.7%
2005	90,071	81,351	8,720	9.7%
2006	87,848	80,785	7,063	8.0%
2007	87,326	80,183	7,143	8.2%
2008	86,356	78,707	7,649	8.9%
2009	83,728	73,650	10,078	12.0%

2010	80,816	69,964	10,852	13.4%
2011	81,645	70,948	10,697	13.1%
2012	78,983	69,311	9,672	12.2%
2013	75,142	65,873	9,269	12.3%
2014	73,115	65,146	7,969	10.9%
2015	72,705	66,096	6,609	9.1%
2016	72,053	66,309	5,744	8.0%
2017	70,806	66,015	4,791	6.8%
2018	69,031	64,574	4,457	6.5%
2019	67,468	62,595	4,873	7.2%

2020	66,297	59,952	6,345	9.6%
2021	64,529	59,879	4,650	7.2%
2022	62,257	59,091	3,166	5.1%
2023	60,393	57,790	2,603	4.3%
2024	63,726	61,049	2,677	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	82,603
Median Value	$108,988

Occupied	68,258	82.6%
Vacant	14,345	17.4%

Owned	42,252	61.9%
Rented	26,006	38.1%
Median Rent	$734

Single-Family Units	59,831	72.4%
Detached	59,075	71.5%
Attached	756	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,985	8.5%
Mobile Homes	8,955	10.8%

Greenwood-Greenville, MS-AR Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Greenwood-Greenville, MS-AR Market Area

2024 Housing Data for Greenwood-Greenville, MS-AR Market Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Greenwood-Greenville, MS-AR Market Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Greenwood-Greenville, MS-AR Market Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Greenwood-Greenville, MS-AR Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Greenwood-Greenville, MS-AR Market Area