About Greensboro

Greensboro is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 1,565 people and just one neighborhood, Greensboro is the 262nd largest community in Maryland. Greensboro has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

When you are in Greensboro, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.1% of Greensboro's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Greensboro is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Greensboro who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.98%), food service (8.35%), and sales jobs (7.03%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Greensboro are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Greensboro is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Greensboro Information and Demographics

In Greensboro, just 9.16% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Greensboro in 2000 was $13,787, which is low income relative to Maryland, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $55,148 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Greensboro is English. Some people also speak Spanish.