Greene County vs Smith County

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

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

Smith County has the higher population (14,193 vs 13,595 in Greene County). Greene County has the higher median household income ($55,838 vs $51,396 in Smith County). Smith County has the higher median home value ($114,000 vs $94,200 in Greene County).

Population, income & housing

	Greene County	Smith County
Population	13,595	14,193
Median age	40.5 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,838	$51,396
Median home value	$94,200	$114,000
Median gross rent	$811	$664
Housing units	5,137	6,684
Homeownership rate	78.0%	86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	10.6%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greene County	Smith County
Population	13,645 → 13,595 (-0.4%)	16,009 → 14,193 (-11.3%)
Median household income	$49,677 → $55,838 (+12.4%)	$43,105 → $51,396 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$77,700 → $94,200 (+21.2%)	$102,600 → $114,000 (+11.1%)
Median gross rent	$599 → $811 (+35.4%)	$587 → $664 (+13.1%)

Greene County

Population

13,64513,595

Median household income

$49,677$55,838

Median home value

$77,700$94,200

Median gross rent

$599$811

Smith County

Population

16,00914,193

Median household income

$43,105$51,396

Median home value

$102,600$114,000

Median gross rent

$587$664

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greene County	Smith County
Under 5	5.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	13.2%	16.7%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.3%
25 to 34	15.5%	10.4%
35 to 44	16.4%	11.6%
45 to 54	15.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	13.5%
65 to 74	8.6%	11.7%
75 and over	5.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greene County	Smith County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.1%	73.3%
Black or African American	24.8%	24.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greene County	Smith County
No high school diploma	19.4%	17.7%
High school graduate	39.5%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greene County	Smith County
Drove alone	64.9%	82.7%
Carpooled	19.8%	11.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	3.8%
Other means	7.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greene County	Smith County
1-unit, detached	60.6%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	1.4%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	35.9%	28.2%

Poverty & households

	Greene County	Smith County
Poverty rate	20.5%	19.3%
Average household size	2.56	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	44	29
Median year structure built	1984	1983