Greensboro is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 2,147 people and three associated neighborhoods, Greensboro is the 207th largest community in Alabama.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Greensboro is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Greensboro is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greensboro who work in the sciences (20.23%), food service (14.97%), and sales jobs (14.63%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Greensboro has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Greensboro’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. Greensboro is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The rate of college-level education in Greensboro is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.37% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Greensboro in 2022 was $16,852, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,408 for a family of four. Greensboro also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.97% of its population below the federal poverty line.Greensboro is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Greensboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greensboro residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Greensboro include English, German, Irish, French, and British. The most common language spoken in Greensboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
