Baxter County vs Greene County

A side-by-side comparison of Baxter County and Greene County: population, income, housing, and more.

Baxter County and Greene County are counties in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Greene County has the higher population (46,182 vs 42,150 in Baxter County). Greene County has the higher median household income ($56,793 vs $48,427 in Baxter County). Baxter County has the higher median home value ($165,400 vs $162,200 in Greene County).

Population, income & housing

	Baxter County	Greene County
Population	42,150	46,182
Median age	51.9 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,427	$56,793
Median home value	$165,400	$162,200
Median gross rent	$866	$852
Housing units	22,836	19,420
Homeownership rate	75.0%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baxter County	Greene County
Population	41,427 → 42,150 (+1.7%)	44,937 → 46,182 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$42,260 → $48,427 (+14.6%)	$47,056 → $56,793 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$133,400 → $165,400 (+24.0%)	$118,800 → $162,200 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $866 (+23.2%)	$698 → $852 (+22.1%)

Baxter County

Population

41,42742,150

Median household income

$42,260$48,427

Median home value

$133,400$165,400

Median gross rent

$703$866

Greene County

Population

44,93746,182

Median household income

$47,056$56,793

Median home value

$118,800$162,200

Median gross rent

$698$852

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baxter County	Greene County
Under 5	4.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	13.5%	17.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	9.3%	13.8%
35 to 44	10.1%	12.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.9%	12.1%
65 to 74	16.3%	9.2%
75 and over	14.7%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baxter County	Greene County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baxter County	Greene County
No high school diploma	10.6%	12.6%
High school graduate	34.6%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baxter County	Greene County
Drove alone	77.4%	83.7%
Carpooled	13.3%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.7%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	3.5%
Other means	1.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baxter County	Greene County
1-unit, detached	74.6%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	3.3%
20 or more units	2.2%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Baxter County	Greene County
Poverty rate	14.5%	17.0%
Average household size	2.16	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1983	1989