Greenwood is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 9,617 people and two associated neighborhoods, Greenwood is the 41st largest community in Arkansas. Greenwood real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Greenwood house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Greenwood is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Greenwood is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greenwood who work in teaching (11.34%), management occupations (11.14%), and office and administrative support (11.11%). Also of interest is that Greenwood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Because of many things, Greenwood is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Greenwood really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Greenwood perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Greenwood 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 overall education level of Greenwood is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.27% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Greenwood in 2022 was $30,011, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,044 for a family of four. However, Greenwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Greenwood is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Greenwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greenwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Greenwood include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Greenwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
