
Missouri · Census place 29494
Greenwood, MO population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Greenwood, Missouri (Greenwood, MO — Census place “Greenwood city”) is 6,000 residents, ranking #128 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $104,638, the median home is worth $263,300 and median gross rent runs $1,679 a month. Looking for the Greenwood Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Greenwood, MO: 64034.
- Population
- 6,000Greenwood city residents
- Median household income
- $104,638Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $263,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,679Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 90.9%Owner-occupied households
Greenwood ZIP codes (Missouri)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Greenwood.
The Greenwood MO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Greenwood city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Greenwood city median would spend about 19.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.5% of residents and 90.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Greenwood city, MO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Greenwood city is a mid-size town in Missouri, with 6,000 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #128 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 88% of them. The median age here is 37.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Greenwood city earn a median of $104,638 a year, 33.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 88% above the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 2.5% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Greenwood city is valued at $263,300, 13.2% below the national figure and 73% above the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,679 a month, 19.4% above the national figure, or roughly $20,148 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 90.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Missouri.
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- Imperial CDP 5,617
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Greenwood city?
- Greenwood city has 6,000 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #128 of 1,082 in Missouri.
- What is the median household income in Greenwood city?
- Median household income in Greenwood city is $104,638 a year, 33.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Greenwood city?
- Median gross rent is $1,679 a month and the median home value is $263,300, so rent absorbs about 19.3% of median household income.
- Is Greenwood city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Greenwood city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Greenwood city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.