Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety69#284/924
Economy72#262/925
Housing99#10/925
Health40#555/925
Healthcare46#496/923
Environment44#513/917
Education36#595/925
Infrastructure47#489/925
Community42#536/925
Leisure & amenities19#745/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Greensburg, IN micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Severe housing problems · low7.9%
100/100Indiana 12.2%United States 16.8%2017-2021University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Rent as share of income · low23.1%
97/100Indiana 29.1%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Drought exposure · low0%
96/100Indiana 19%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAAggregated from counties
Uninsured residents (under 65) · low4.7%
95/100Indiana 9.0%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Rent-burdened households · low35.8%
95/100Indiana 48.1%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Lack of reliable transportation · low7.0%
90/100Indiana 8.1%United States 8.3%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Mental health providers · low53 /100k
3/100Indiana 226 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Public transit commuters · low0.0%
3/100Indiana 0.6%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301
Pharmacies · low0.8 /10k
7/100Indiana 1.5 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Gyms and fitness centers · low0.4 /10k
9/100Indiana 1.1 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Access to exercise opportunities · low55.1%
13/100Indiana 76.2%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Depression · high27.0%
21/100Indiana 25.6%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

New homes permittedWorsening
4.9 /1k (2021) → 1.8 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−63%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
New business applicationsImproving
5.7 /1k (2020) → 9.1 /1k (2025)
+60%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Mental health providersImproving
34 /100k (2021) → 53 /100k (2025)
+57%4 yearsUS 282 /100k → 348 /100k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
76.8% (2015-2019) → 88.0% (2020-2024)
+11 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Child care cost burdenWorsening
17.2% (2020 & 2021) → 27.8% (2023 & 2024)
+11 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
Preventable hospital staysImproving
4,753 /100k (2019) → 2,620 /100k (2023)
−45%4 yearsUS 3,767 /100k → 2,769 /100k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Greensburg, IN micropolitan area improved on 9 of 29 measures with a comparison and declined on 5. 8 moved within the margin of error and 7 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved9

Uninsured−2.3 points7.0% → 4.7%
Unemployment−4.9 points8.4% → 3.5%
Overdose deaths−51%41.6 /100k → 20.5 /100k
Broadband+11 points76.8% → 88.0%
New businesses+60%5.7 /1k → 9.1 /1k

Declined5

Inequality+0.0500.385 → 0.435
Pharmacies−34%1.1 /10k → 0.8 /10k
Firearm deaths+18%12.2 /100k → 14.4 /100k
Price / income+0.5×2.3× → 2.9×
Suicides+5.1%15.6 /100k → 16.4 /100k

All 29 measures

Change of every measure of Greensburg, IN micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.3 /10k2020	2.6 /10k2025	+16%	Improved	67%
Average commute time	21.8 min2015-2019	24.0 min2020-2024	+2.1 min	Within the margin of error	11%
Average weekly wage	$9312020	$1,1502025	+24%	Improved	53%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%2015-2019	20.0%2020-2024	−0.7 points	Within the margin of error	4%
Broadband subscriptions	76.8%2015-2019	88.0%2020-2024	+11 points	Improved	72%
Child poverty rate	15.7%2015-2019	10.9%2020-2024	−4.8 points	Within the margin of error	74%
Distance to an airport	47 mi2020	47 mi2025	+0 mi	Little change	24%
Drug overdose deaths	41.6 /100k2020	20.5 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−51%	Improved	82%
Effective property tax rate	0.66%2015-2019	0.57%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	37%
Firearm deaths	12.2 /100k2020	14.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+18%	Declined	26%
Grocery stores	1.5 /10k2020	1.5 /10k2025	−0.4%	Little change	49%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.4 /10k2020	0.4 /10k2025	−0.4%	Little change	40%
High school diploma or higher	90.9%2015-2019	90.8%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	5%
Home price to income ratio	2.3×2015-2019	2.9×2020-2024	+0.5×	Declined	40%
Homicide rate	4.0 /100k2020	4.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	0%	Little change	22%
Income adjusted for local prices	$50,5472019	$65,4892024	+30%	Improved	33%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3852015-2019	0.4352020-2024	+0.050	Declined	2%
Median household income	$57,9492015-2019	$69,7832020-2024	+20%	Improved	15%
New business applications	5.7 /1k2020	9.1 /1k2025	+60%	Improved	70%
Pharmacies	1.1 /10k2020	0.8 /10k2025	−34%	Declined	6%
Poverty rate	11.5%2015-2019	10.2%2020-2024	−1.3 points	Within the margin of error	59%
Public libraries	1.1 /10k2019	1.1 /10k2024	−0.2%	Little change	63%
Rent as share of income	22.9%2015-2019	23.1%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	54%
Rent-burdened households	33.5%2015-2019	35.7%2020-2024	+2.2 points	Within the margin of error	38%
Restaurants and bars	7.2 /10k2020	7.5 /10k2025	+4.8%	Little change	66%
Suicide rate	15.6 /100k2020	16.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+5.1%	Declined	48%
Traffic deaths	18.8 /100k2015-2019	18.2 /100k2020-2024	−3.5%	Little change	68%
Unemployment rate	8.4%2020	3.5%2025	−4.9 points	Improved	92%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	7.0%2015-2019	4.7%2020-2024	−2.3 points	Improved	89%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 786 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Greensburg, IN micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Greensburg, IN micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Greensburg, IN micropolitan area itself moved −0.4 points in standing on average over the same 28 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

26,422 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−1.4 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

26,422 residents

Greensburg, IN micropolitan area
United States share

White93%24,597
Black0.4%†103
Hispanic or Latino2.5%667

Education

18,116 residents (±56)

Greensburg, IN micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma9.2%1,675
High school or GED43%7,818
Some college18%3,215

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

10,712 households (±254)

Greensburg, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k14%1,490
$25k–50k20%2,093
$50k–75k19%2,006
$75k–100k16%1,756
$100k–150k16%1,733
$150k–200k7.1%757
$200k or more8.2%877

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+6.3 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

10,712 households (±254)

Greensburg, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Own76%8,151
Rent24%2,561

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+6.3 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

2,268 households (±316)

Greensburg, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75035%786
$750–1,00036%820
$1,000–1,50024%†533

Home values

8,151 homes (±369)

Greensburg, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k34%2,769
$150k–250k36%2,908
$250k–400k20%1,620

Age of homes

11,685 homes (±24)

Greensburg, IN micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later7.6%892
2000–200910%1,173
1980–199924%2,780

Size of homes

11,685 homes (±24)

Greensburg, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Studio0.1%†17
1 bedroom8.6%1,005
2 bedrooms23%2,635

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

13,045 workers (±397)

Greensburg, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone79%10,280
Carpool7.5%982
Public transit0.0%0
Walk2.0%†256
Bike0.0%0
Work from home11%†1,422
Other0.8%†105

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+8.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

11,623 workers (±597)

Greensburg, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min38%4,437
15–29 min32%3,663
30–44 min17%1,988

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Greensburg, IN micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Greensburg, IN has 652 employer establishments, 247 for every 10,000 residents (1.00× the US rate of 248), with 12,035 paid employees at an average annual pay of $54,199. The Census Bureau also counts 1,767 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 652; 1,767 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 247; US 248
Paid employees: 12,035
Average annual pay: $54,199; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Greensburg, IN by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	44	16.7	0.91×About typical	877	$17,212	3
Ambulatory health care services	39	14.8	0.71×Fewer than typical	324	$42,515	40
Specialty trade contractors	39	14.8	0.96×About typical	191	$55,691	175
Truck transportation	32	12.1	2.40×More than typical	187	$51,251	59
Construction of buildings	25	9.5	1.25×More than typical	114	$71,474	75
Limited-service restaurants	24	9.1	1.13×About typical	511	$15,738	—
Religious organizations	24	9.1	1.64×More than typical	150	$23,867	—
Gasoline stations	18	6.8	2.11×More than typical	169	$27,864	—
Automotive repair and maintenance	17	6.4	1.28×More than typical	132	$44,886	29
Full-service restaurants	16	6.1	0.79×Fewer than typical	304	$20,122	—
Offices of other health practitioners	16	6.1	1.00×About typical	77	$37,623	25
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	15	5.7	3.56×More than typical	811	$51,746	6

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 26,366 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated -$296.1K on contracts performed in Greensburg, IN micropolitan area: -$11.14 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: -$296.1K
Per resident: -$11.14; US $1,995
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

FEDCOMPLY LLC-$296.1K0.0%

Spending by fiscal year

358.5KFY2017
358.5KFY2018
478.7KFY2019
432.9KFY2020
82.5KFY2021
4.3MFY2024
-49.3KFY2025
-296.1KFY2026

What was bought

Largest awards

MISSION DAYBREAK HCD SUPPORT$3.3M
FEDCOMPLY LLC· Decatur County, IN· Professional services· Sep 24, 2024 – Dec 10, 2025· 36C10X24C0040

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $182.3M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Greensburg, IN micropolitan area: $6,860 per resident (US $12,957).

Assistance · FY2026: $182.3M; +3.5% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,860; US $12,957
Loan face value: $16.5M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 3.4%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$114.5M63%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$16.1M8.8%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$11.6M6.3%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$9.2M5.0%
20.279 · National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$8.7M4.8%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$3.4M1.9%
20.263 · Bridge Formula Program$3.2M1.8%
20.205 · Highway Planning and Construction$3.2M1.8%

Top recipients (organizations)

INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$16.8M9.2%
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
MLE FARMS LLC$300K0.2%
GREENSBURG, IN
THE LETTS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC$292K0.2%
GREENSBURG, IN
MIAMI VALLEY LUTHERAN HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF INDIANA VII INC$257K0.1%
GREENSBURG, IN
GREENSBURG SENIOR HOUSING CORP

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$145.6M80%
Federal Highway Administration$16.8M9.2%
Department of Transportation
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$10.2M5.6%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Farm Service Agency$5.8M3.2%
Department of Agriculture
Federal Communications Commission

Assistance by fiscal year

152.5MFY2021
140.6MFY2022
150.4MFY2023
160MFY2024
176.2MFY2025
182.3MFY2026

County aggregates

86%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Greensburg, IN

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Decatur CountyCentral county6426,576

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

GreensburgPrincipal city12,229

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Indiana

Areas based in Indiana, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved9

Declined5

Metro and micro areas like Greensburg, IN micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

What was bought

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Greensburg, IN

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Indiana

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved9

Declined5

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

What was bought

Largest awards