City safety & data profile

GreensburgIN

Greensburg, IN is a 12K-resident city in Decatur County with a median household income of $62,655.

Decatur County, Indiana. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Greensburg, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Greensburg has a population larger than 12% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $191,400, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

12K
Population (place)
Bottom 13%
By size
$62,655
Median income (place)
$191,400
Median home (place)
13.8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Greensburg

Greensburg posts a median household income higher than 27% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Greensburg area.

Bottom 28%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Greensburg

Where Greensburg income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$62,655 Bottom 27% higher than 27% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Greensburg $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in IN

Population among 79 IN places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Indianapolis is the largest IN city on this list; Zionsville leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in IN

Median household income among the same 79-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Zionsville posts the highest place-level median income in IN; Indianapolis is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Greensburg, IN beyond the headline numbers

Greensburg sits inside Decatur County, Indiana, at roughly 39.34°N, -85.48°W. Population 11,819, $62,655 median household income. Median home value $191,400, median rent $859. Poverty rate 13.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Greensburg, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Greensburg, IN stands at 13.8%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Greensburg runs about 3.1 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 9.3% of Greensburg workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current smoking departs furthest from its peer median: 16.5% in Greensburg, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Greensburg workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Greensburg from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
11,819
Greensburg · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$62,655
-30% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$191,400
-54% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Decatur County): Greensburg's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
26K+2%
Median Income
$69,783+45%
Median Home Value
$199,100+78%
Poverty Rate
10.2%-28%
Unemployment
2.6%-75%

Economics

Economics indicators for Greensburg, IN
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$859/mo
Poverty Rate
13.8% +11% vs avg
Unemployment 2.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 19.8%
Work From Home 9.3%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 90.3%
African American 1.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.7%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
37.7%
High Blood Pressure
37.3%
Short Sleep Duration
35.3%
Physical Inactivity
26.9%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.4%
Binge Drinking
16.8%
Current Smoking
16.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.3%
Diabetes
12.2%
Current Asthma
11.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 61.9%
Annual Checkup 78.6%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.9%
Stroke
3.5%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
0
★★★
1
★★
0
0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
DECATUR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
GREENSBURG · Critical Access Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Greensburg?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Greensburg right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet IN-GREENSBURG-IN · Greensburg

Greensburg: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Greensburg; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Indiana state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Greensburg, IN?
Greensburg, IN has a population of 11,819 people, located in Decatur County, Indiana.
What is the median household income in Greensburg?
The median household income in Greensburg, IN is $62,655 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 13.8%.
What is the median home value in Greensburg?
The median home value in Greensburg, IN is $191,400. Median rent is $859/month.
What are the top health concerns in Greensburg?
The top health indicators in Greensburg include Obesity (37.7%), High Blood Pressure (37.3%), Short Sleep Duration (35.3%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Greensburg?
Greensburg has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Greensburg?
The median age in Greensburg, IN is 38.1 years. 19.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Greensburg, both outside Indiana so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside IN (13.8% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside IN ($62,655 here).

Compare Greensburg with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Greensburg's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Greensburg area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Greensburg against Indiana peers on any ranking lens. Explore Indiana

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Decatur County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.