Greene County vs Monona County

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

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

Greene County has the higher population (8,722 vs 8,619 in Monona County). Monona County has the higher median household income ($62,944 vs $59,159 in Greene County). Greene County has the higher median home value ($140,500 vs $122,600 in Monona County).

Population, income & housing

	Greene County	Monona County
Population	8,722	8,619
Median age	44.8 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,159	$62,944
Median home value	$140,500	$122,600
Median gross rent	$774	$795
Housing units	4,316	4,390
Homeownership rate	74.3%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greene County	Monona County
Population	8,950 → 8,722 (-2.5%)	8,730 → 8,619 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$53,050 → $59,159 (+11.5%)	$47,605 → $62,944 (+32.2%)
Median home value	$94,700 → $140,500 (+48.4%)	$86,900 → $122,600 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $774 (+21.3%)	$613 → $795 (+29.7%)

Greene County

Population

8,9508,722

Median household income

$53,050$59,159

Median home value

$94,700$140,500

Median gross rent

$638$774

Monona County

Population

8,7308,619

Median household income

$47,605$62,944

Median home value

$86,900$122,600

Median gross rent

$613$795

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greene County	Monona County
Under 5	4.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.2%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	6.2%
25 to 34	10.4%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.7%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.5%	14.8%
65 to 74	13.3%	12.6%
75 and over	11.2%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greene County	Monona County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.6%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greene County	Monona County
No high school diploma	7.0%	6.4%
High school graduate	31.9%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greene County	Monona County
Drove alone	77.1%	80.9%
Carpooled	12.9%	7.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	2.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	9.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greene County	Monona County
1-unit, detached	82.6%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	3.3%
20 or more units	1.3%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Greene County	Monona County
Poverty rate	10.4%	11.2%
Average household size	2.19	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1954	1955