Greenwood is a somewhat small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 13,541 people and six associated neighborhoods, Greenwood is the 30th largest community in Mississippi.

One of the benefits of Greenwood is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.62 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small city, Greenwood doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The education level of Greenwood citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.23% of adults in Greenwood have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Greenwood in 2018 was $28,641, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,564 for a family of four. However, Greenwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Greenwood is a very 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Greenwood include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Greenwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.