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Greensboro, FL

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Overview


Greensboro is a tiny town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 456 people and just one neighborhood, Greensboro is the 469th largest community in Florida.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Greensboro, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 49.62% of Greensboro’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Greensboro is a town of construction workers and builders, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greensboro who work in office and administrative support (18.56%), farm management occupations (11.36%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (9.09%).

Another important characteristic of Greensboro is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

Setting & Lifestyle

Being a small town, Greensboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

In terms of college education, Greensboro ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.87% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Greensboro in 2022 was $15,493, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,972 for a family of four.

Greensboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Greensboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Greensboro, accounting for 54.99% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). 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 Irish, English, Italian, Swedish, and Scottish.

In addition, Greensboro has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (23.36%).

The most common language spoken in Greensboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Real Estate

The neighborhood stands out for having the majority of its residential real estate made up of mobile homes. In fact, 50.8% of the occupied real estate here are mobile homes, which is a greater proportion than is found in 99.1% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. If you like mobile homes, this might be a great neighborhood in which to look for real estate.

In addition, this neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 33 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 92.1% of America.

People

has the amazing distinction of housing more same sex couples living together than 98.8% of neighborhoods in the U.S. If you are seeking such a neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that this is one place that you should consider.

Occupations

The government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 14.0% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 96.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Greensboro are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 82.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 32.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 83.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 29.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 25.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.1%), and 19.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 77.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (23.0%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Greensboro, FL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (14.3%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (7.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.4%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (6.0%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (81.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (11.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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