It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Greensburg has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Greensburg has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Greensburg than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Greensburg may be for you.
One downside of living in Greensburg, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.23 minutes every day commuting to work.
Greensburg 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.
The percentage of people in Greensburg with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.44% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Greensburg in 2022 was $23,997, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,988 for a family of four. Greensburg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.45% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Greensburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Greensburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greensburg residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Greensburg include French, Italian, Irish, English, and German.
The most common language spoken in Greensburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
