Greensboro, MD

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,634
US Senator
Chris Van Hollen
Democratic Party
US Senator
Angela Alsobrooks
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
32.3
3% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
15.9%
25.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$53,611
19.3% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$251,100
8.89% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,237
15.8% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Greensboro, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

83.1% of the residents in Greensboro, MD are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Greensboro, MD was $251,100, and the homeownership rate was 58.1%.

Most people in Greensboro, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Greensboro, MD was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Greensboro, MD is home to a population of 2.63k people, from which 83.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 18.6% of Greensboro, MD residents were born outside of the country (491 people).

In 2024, there were 3.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.36k people) in Greensboro, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 417 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 306 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

83.1%
2024 Citizenship
83.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 83.1% of Greensboro, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Greensboro, MD was 83.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Greensboro, MD
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.36k ± 318
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    417 ± 295
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    306 ± 141
26.2%
Hispanic Population
689 people

In 2024, there were 3.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.36k people) in Greensboro, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 417 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 306 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

26.2% of the people in Greensboro, MD are hispanic (689 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Greensboro, MD as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. El Salvador
    130,412 ± 8,772 people
  2. India
    62,394 ± 6,102 people
  3. Nigeria
    47,653 ± 5,339 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 130,412 Maryland residents, followed by India with 62,394 and Nigeria with 47,653.

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Foreign-Born Population

18.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
491 people
17.4%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
446 people

As of 2024, 18.6% of Greensboro, MD residents (491 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Greensboro, MD was 17.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    32 ± 38
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    28 ± 30
  3. Korea
    6 ± 17

Greensboro, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Greensboro, MD employs 1.24k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Greensboro, MD were Construction (336 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (208 people), and Retail Trade (104 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($78,125), Public Administration ($65,536), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,750).

Occupations

1.24k
2024 Value
± 237
15.8%
1 Year growth
± 24.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Greensboro, MD grew at a rate of 15.8%, from 1.07k employees to 1.24k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Greensboro, MD, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (290 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (212 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (80 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Greensboro, MD.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

1.24k
2024 Value
± 237
15.8%
1 Year growth
± 24.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Greensboro, MD grew at a rate of 15.8%, from 1.07k employees to 1.24k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Greensboro, MD, are Construction (336 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (208 people), and Retail Trade (104 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Greensboro, MD, though some of these residents may live in Greensboro, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$52,098
Median earning men ± $5,846
$33,864
Median earning women ± $6,287

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($79,167), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($68,125), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($57,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($65,536), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,333), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($44,031).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
0.617%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Kamala Harris with 62.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.1%), followed by Jill Stein (1.09%).

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Maryland

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.
Chris Van Hollen
Senator from Maryland3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Angela Alsobrooks
Senator from Maryland1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Greensboro, MD was $251,100 in 2024, which is 0.755 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $230,600 to $251,100, a 8.89% increase. The homeownership rate in Greensboro, MD is 58.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Greensboro, MD have an average commute time of 36.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Greensboro, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$251,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$23,028
$483
Median Property Taxes
±$116

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Greensboro, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Greensboro, MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

58.1%
Homeownership
2024
65.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 58.1% of the housing units in Greensboro, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 51.9%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$53,611
Median Household Income
± $9,923
832
Number of Households
± 162

In 2024, the median household income of the 832 households in Greensboro, MD grew to $53,611 from the previous year's value of $44,934.

The following chart displays the households in Greensboro, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Greensboro, MD is from Maryland.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in Maryland
0.454
2022 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2023, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.683% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.8%)
  2. Carpooled (12.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.41%)

In 2024, 73.8% of workers in Greensboro, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.7%) and those who worked at home (6.41%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

36.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Greensboro, MD have a longer commute time (36.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.39% of the workforce in Greensboro, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Greensboro, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Greensboro, MD have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

15.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Greensboro, MD (419 out of 2.63k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Greensboro, MD is White, followed by Hispanic and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

81.9% of the population of Greensboro, MD has health coverage, with 30.5% on employee plans, 32.1% on Medicaid, 7.72% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 0.19% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Maryland see 1,179 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,179 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1238 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 273 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.3% were men and 53.7% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.6% under 18 years, 25.9% between 18 and 34 years, 33.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.3% were men and 53.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

18.1%
Uninsured
30.5%
Employer Coverage
32.1%
Medicaid
7.72%
Medicare
11.3%
Non-Group
0.19%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Greensboro, MD declined by 4.38% from 19% to 18.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Greensboro, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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