Greenwood is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 6,123 people and two associated neighborhoods, Greenwood is the 119th largest community in Missouri. Greenwood real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, 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 office and administrative support (15.48%), management occupations (10.00%), and business and financial occupations (8.79%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Greenwood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.11% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. 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 citizens of Greenwood are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.27% of adults in Greenwood have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Greenwood in 2022 was $42,995, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $171,980 for a family of four. 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 German, Irish, English, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Greenwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.
