Greenup is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,065 people and three associated neighborhoods, Greenup is the 250th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Greenup is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Greenup is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greenup who work in office and administrative support (22.86%), sales jobs (12.56%), and healthcare (7.79%). The overall crime rate in Greenup is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Greenup 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. Greenup has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Greenup than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Greenup may be for you. As is often the case in a small city, Greenup doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In Greenup, just 10.89% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Greenup in 2022 was $23,044, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $92,176 for a family of four. However, Greenup contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Greenup is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Greenup home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greenup residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Greenup include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Greenup is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
