Greene County vs Mason County

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

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

Mason County has the higher population (12,878 vs 11,837 in Greene County). Mason County has the higher median household income ($62,127 vs $60,976 in Greene County). Mason County has the higher median home value ($106,100 vs $94,400 in Greene County).

Population, income & housing

	Greene County	Mason County
Population	11,837	12,878
Median age	43.1 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,976	$62,127
Median home value	$94,400	$106,100
Median gross rent	$800	$760
Housing units	5,801	6,615
Homeownership rate	76.8%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greene County	Mason County
Population	13,132 → 11,837 (-9.9%)	13,621 → 12,878 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$49,885 → $60,976 (+22.2%)	$48,417 → $62,127 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$81,000 → $94,400 (+16.5%)	$83,000 → $106,100 (+27.8%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $800 (+25.4%)	$664 → $760 (+14.5%)

Greene County

Population

13,13211,837

Median household income

$49,885$60,976

Median home value

$81,000$94,400

Median gross rent

$638$800

Mason County

Population

13,62112,878

Median household income

$48,417$62,127

Median home value

$83,000$106,100

Median gross rent

$664$760

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greene County	Mason County
Under 5	5.1%	4.6%
5 to 17	16.3%	15.9%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.5%
55 to 64	15.7%	15.2%
65 to 74	11.9%	12.8%
75 and over	8.5%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greene County	Mason County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	95.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greene County	Mason County
No high school diploma	9.6%	7.9%
High school graduate	44.1%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greene County	Mason County
Drove alone	77.8%	81.4%
Carpooled	12.4%	7.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.8%	8.2%
Other means	0.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greene County	Mason County
1-unit, detached	83.9%	90.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Greene County	Mason County
Poverty rate	14.2%	14.0%
Average household size	2.57	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1956	1962