Anson County vs Greene County

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

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

Anson County has the higher population (21,903 vs 20,421 in Greene County). Greene County has the higher median household income ($50,904 vs $44,245 in Anson County). Anson County has the higher median home value ($119,300 vs $114,000 in Greene County).

Population, income & housing

	Anson County	Greene County
Population	21,903	20,421
Median age	42.4 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$44,245	$50,904
Median home value	$119,300	$114,000
Median gross rent	$849	$845
Housing units	9,932	7,909
Homeownership rate	65.6%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anson County	Greene County
Population	24,902 → 21,903 (-12.0%)	21,033 → 20,421 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$40,213 → $44,245 (+10.0%)	$39,837 → $50,904 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$91,200 → $119,300 (+30.8%)	$88,600 → $114,000 (+28.7%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $849 (+12.6%)	$695 → $845 (+21.6%)

Anson County

Population

24,90221,903

Median household income

$40,213$44,245

Median home value

$91,200$119,300

Median gross rent

$754$849

Greene County

Population

21,03320,421

Median household income

$39,837$50,904

Median home value

$88,600$114,000

Median gross rent

$695$845

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anson County	Greene County
Under 5	5.2%	4.8%
5 to 17	15.0%	14.1%
18 to 24	8.4%	9.8%
25 to 34	12.8%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	14.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.5%
65 to 74	11.8%	10.5%
75 and over	8.2%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anson County	Greene County
White (non-Hispanic)	44.4%	45.9%
Black or African American	46.7%	31.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anson County	Greene County
No high school diploma	17.6%	22.2%
High school graduate	43.3%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anson County	Greene County
Drove alone	74.8%	87.8%
Carpooled	17.6%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	3.7%
Other means	0.4%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anson County	Greene County
1-unit, detached	68.2%	56.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	26.0%	38.1%

Poverty & households

	Anson County	Greene County
Poverty rate	21.2%	22.4%
Average household size	2.40	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1974	1984