Greendale is a somewhat small village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 14,405 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Greendale is the 51st largest community in Wisconsin.

Greendale is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Greendale is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greendale who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.63%), sales jobs (12.59%), and management occupations (12.28%).

Also of interest is that Greendale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Greendale is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Greendale is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Greendale a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Greendale has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Greendale's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

For most residents of Greendale, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 97.3% of people in Greendale drive alone to work on most days, making Greendale a very car-oriented village. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Greendale's landscape.

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

Greendale Information and Demographics

The population of Greendale is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.56% of adults in Greendale have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Greendale in 2000 was $28,363, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,452 for a family of four.

The people who call Greendale home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Greendale is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Greendale include German, Polish, Irish, Italian, English, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Greendale is English.