Greencastle is a somewhat small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 9,615 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Greencastle is the 76th largest community in Indiana.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Greencastle is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Greencastle is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greencastle who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.26%), sales jobs (8.70%), and teaching (8.58%).

Greencastle is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Greencastle area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Greencastle maintain a good economy.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Greencastle spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.17 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Greencastle 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.

Greencastle Information and Demographics

The population of Greencastle overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Greencastle, 17.46% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Greencastle in 2000 was $15,351, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,404 for a family of four.

The people who call Greencastle home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Greencastle is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Greencastle include German, Irish, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Greencastle is English.