Green County vs Metcalfe County

A side-by-side comparison of Green County and Metcalfe County: population, income, housing, and more.

Green County and Metcalfe County are counties in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Green County has the higher population (11,278 vs 10,372 in Metcalfe County). Metcalfe County has the higher median household income ($48,572 vs $41,087 in Green County). Green County has the higher median home value ($118,900 vs $103,100 in Metcalfe County).

Population, income & housing

	Green County	Metcalfe County
Population	11,278	10,372
Median age	45.2 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,087	$48,572
Median home value	$118,900	$103,100
Median gross rent	$612	$549
Housing units	5,292	4,719
Homeownership rate	76.6%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Green County	Metcalfe County
Population	10,979 → 11,278 (+2.7%)	10,036 → 10,372 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$35,899 → $41,087 (+14.5%)	$37,386 → $48,572 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$79,500 → $118,900 (+49.6%)	$77,200 → $103,100 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $612 (+11.9%)	$523 → $549 (+5.0%)

Green County

Population

10,97911,278

Median household income

$35,899$41,087

Median home value

$79,500$118,900

Median gross rent

$547$612

Metcalfe County

Population

10,03610,372

Median household income

$37,386$48,572

Median home value

$77,200$103,100

Median gross rent

$523$549

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Green County	Metcalfe County
Under 5	5.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.5%	18.0%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.4%
55 to 64	15.5%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.0%	11.2%
75 and over	10.3%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Green County	Metcalfe County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	94.1%
Black or African American	1.2%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Green County	Metcalfe County
No high school diploma	15.0%	15.7%
High school graduate	42.2%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Green County	Metcalfe County
Drove alone	78.7%	81.0%
Carpooled	11.0%	10.3%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	6.7%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Green County	Metcalfe County
1-unit, detached	76.9%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	17.8%	27.9%

Poverty & households

	Green County	Metcalfe County
Poverty rate	21.5%	25.7%
Average household size	2.53	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1977	1986