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.Greensboro is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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. The overall crime rate in Greensboro is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. As is often the case in a small city, Greensboro doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Greensboro with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.37% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or 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.
