Greene County vs Jefferson County

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

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

Greene County has the higher population (301,121 vs 228,227 in Jefferson County). Jefferson County has the higher median household income ($80,522 vs $57,488 in Greene County). Jefferson County has the higher median home value ($218,800 vs $203,500 in Greene County).

Population, income & housing

	Greene County	Jefferson County
Population	301,121	228,227
Median age	36.4 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,488	$80,522
Median home value	$203,500	$218,800
Median gross rent	$940	$972
Housing units	137,930	93,276
Homeownership rate	56.9%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.4%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greene County	Jefferson County
Population	289,756 → 301,121 (+3.9%)	223,951 → 228,227 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$46,086 → $57,488 (+24.7%)	$65,454 → $80,522 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$146,000 → $203,500 (+39.4%)	$161,800 → $218,800 (+35.2%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $940 (+22.6%)	$855 → $972 (+13.7%)

Greene County

Population

289,756301,121

Median household income

$46,086$57,488

Median home value

$146,000$203,500

Median gross rent

$767$940

Jefferson County

Population

223,951228,227

Median household income

$65,454$80,522

Median home value

$161,800$218,800

Median gross rent

$855$972

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greene County	Jefferson County
Under 5	5.6%	5.6%
5 to 17	15.3%	17.1%
18 to 24	13.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	14.1%	12.2%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.8%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	11.7%	14.8%
65 to 74	9.7%	10.3%
75 and over	7.2%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greene County	Jefferson County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	89.0%
Black or African American	2.9%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.9%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.7%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greene County	Jefferson County
No high school diploma	6.7%	8.5%
High school graduate	28.2%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greene County	Jefferson County
Drove alone	77.5%	81.0%
Carpooled	8.3%	7.1%
Public transit	0.9%	0.1%
Walked	2.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	10.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greene County	Jefferson County
1-unit, detached	71.0%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	4.0%
20 or more units	9.7%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Greene County	Jefferson County
Poverty rate	14.4%	8.6%
Average household size	2.21	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	20	30
Median year structure built	1982	1986