GreenwoodPA
A town of 2,853.
Is Greenwood a good place to live?
We don’t grade Greenwood yet; the figures below are still real.
Greenwood has grown 27% from 2010 to 2020
2,458 counted in 2010 and 3,114 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Greenwood: who provides what
Greenwood is unincorporated, so Blair County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Greenwood.
Greenwood has 0.5 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Altoona (26%), Logan Township (11%) and Allegheny Township (6%). Commuting out is the norm in Greenwood: 2% of working residents work locally. The town had 572 jobs in 2023, down 228 from 2013. Its mean commuting time is 22 minutes, below both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Greenwood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Greenwood is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Greenwood’s FEMA risk score is 25 of 100, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (30 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). FEMA puts 78% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 5% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Greenwood is
Among adults in Greenwood, 15% report frequent physical distress and 40% sleep under 7 hours. Against the Pennsylvania average, Greenwood comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 9. For adults in the town, the share who have diabetes is 14%.
| Greenwood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Greenwood | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No age group stands out in Greenwood against Pennsylvania
Among residents in Greenwood, 22% are 65 or older. Age groups here sit within 4 points of the Pennsylvania average. Four-year graduates: 34% of adults 25 and older here, 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Greenwood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 40.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Greenwood | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.9% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.2% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.2% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.7% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,900, single groups can be off by several points
Less of Greenwood is conserved land than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
1.0 miles of trail. The trail network density for Greenwood comes to 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Greenwood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Beaver Stadium and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenwood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
5 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
20 mi LakeRaystown Lake
26 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
10 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
3 mi MuseumRailroaders Memorial MuseumPhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Railroaders Memorial Museum: Mark Frederick, CC0
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Everything we know about Greenwood
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Greenwood
About 2 of every 100 Greenwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
98% of working residents leave Greenwood for work
Where Greenwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Greenwood
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Greenwood is a census-designated place in Logan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near I-99 and is adjacent in the northeast to the city of Altoona. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,458 residents.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,224 ft
Greenwood’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Greenwood.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Altoona | #886 | C | A− | C | C | C− |
| Logan Township | #680 | B− | B+ | B | C | C+ |
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