Greene County, Alabama

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 7,589
Median household income: $31,495
Median home value: $86,400

Home to 7,589 residents, Greene County is one of Alabama's counties. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $31,495 runs below the Alabama figure of $62,027.

Between 2019 and 2023, Greene County's population declined 8.8% from 8,324 to 7,589, while its median household income rose 30.4% from $24,145 to $31,495.

The median resident is 44.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,589
Median age: 44.4 yrs
Median household income: $31,495
Median home value: $86,400
Median gross rent: $429
Housing units: 4,258
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,3247,589

Median household income

$24,145$31,495

Median home value

$80,400$86,400

Median gross rent

$612$429

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,324	$24,145	$80,400	$612
2020	8,221	$26,688	$76,200	$559
2021	7,851	$28,826	$80,300	$601
2022	7,706	$32,796	$88,800	$682
2023	7,589	$31,495	$86,400	$429

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	307	4.0%
5 to 17	1,315	17.3%
18 to 24	693	9.1%
25 to 34	858	11.3%
35 to 44	674	8.9%
45 to 54	744	9.8%
55 to 64	1,180	15.5%
65 to 74	1,046	13.8%
75 and over	772	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,338	17.6%
Black or African American	6,183	81.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	57	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.0%

High school graduate45.6%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	949	18.0%
High school graduate	2,407	45.6%
Some college or associate's	1,260	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	396	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	262	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,781	79.4%
Carpooled	316	14.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	115	5.1%
Other means	3	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	684	32.1%
15 to 29 min	387	18.2%
30 to 44 min	398	18.7%
45 to 59 min	243	11.4%
60+ min	416	19.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 35.9% (2,697 of 7,510)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,695	55.8%
Nonfamily households	1,342	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,037	71.3%
Vacant	1,221	28.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,118	69.7%
Renter-occupied	919	30.3%

1-unit, detached52.7%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other37.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,246	52.7%
1-unit, attached	44	1.0%
2 to 4 units	67	1.6%
5 to 19 units	160	3.8%
20 or more units	137	3.2%
Mobile home & other	1,604	37.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 01063
State: Alabama
Land area: 647 sq mi
Water area: 13 sq mi
Center point: 32.8445, -87.9642