What percentage of people rent in Greensburg, KY?

42.0% (±9.0 points) of the occupied homes in Greensburg, KY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 311 renting households against 429 that own their home.

In Greensburg, the share of households that rent went from 43.7% in 2015–2019 to 42.0% in 2020–2024 (−1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
42.0% (±9.0 points)
Renting households
311 (±97)
Median renter income
$26,146 (±$22,800)

Who rents and who owns in Greensburg

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
GreensburgGreen CountyKentuckyUnited States
Renter-occupied share42.0% (±9.0 points)22.4% (±4.4 points)31.7% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Renting households311 (±97)990 (±207)574,561 (±5,417)45,017,354
Owning households429 (±90)3,431 (±245)1,239,908 (±8,203)84,210,142
Average renter household size2.5 (±0.5)2.5 (±0.3)2.2 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size2.8 (±0.4)2.5 (±0.1)2.5 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$26,146 (±$22,800)$22,455 (±$7,878)$39,858 (±$584)$52,966
Median owner household income$48,487 (±$15,598)$55,769 (±$5,961)$78,998 (±$476)$100,009

In Greensburg, the renter share is higher than in Green County (22.4%).

It is also higher than in Kentucky (31.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 138 of 448.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Greensburg has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent43.7% (±6.7 points)42.0% (±9.0 points)−1.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$525 (±$54)$553 (±$183)+5.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$35,804 (±$5,825)$39,419 (±$5,185)+10.1%No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Greensburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Greensburg
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Greensburg—42.0% (±9.0 points)—
Campbellsville9.7 mi51.4% (±6.5 points)Not measurably different
Columbia15 mi51.4% (±10.5 points)Not measurably different
Edmonton20 mi47.4% (±8.3 points)Not measurably different
Raywick21 mi28.8% (±17.2 points)Not measurably different
Munfordville22 mi62.1% (±7.7 points)Higher
St. Mary23 mi0.0% (±46.0 points)Not measurably different
Bonnieville24 mi23.8% (±18.1 points)Not measurably different
Horse Cave24 mi46.5% (±10.2 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Munfordville, KY (62.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Greensburg

How many renters are there in Greensburg?

Greensburg has an estimated 311 (±97) renting households, 42.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Greensburg?

In Greensburg, the share of households that rent went from 43.7% in 2015–2019 to 42.0% in 2020–2024 (−1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Greensburg?

A renting household in Greensburg has 2.5 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Greensburg?

The median renting household in Greensburg, KY has an income of $26,146 (±$22,800) a year, against $48,487 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Greensburg city, Kentucky (place:32968, in state:21).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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