Elk County vs Greene County

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

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

Greene County has the higher population (35,265 vs 30,703 in Elk County). Greene County has the higher median household income ($66,870 vs $64,103 in Elk County). Greene County has the higher median home value ($146,200 vs $128,600 in Elk County).

Population, income & housing

	Elk County	Greene County
Population	30,703	35,265
Median age	48.5 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$64,103	$66,870
Median home value	$128,600	$146,200
Median gross rent	$720	$754
Housing units	16,876	16,182
Homeownership rate	78.9%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk County	Greene County
Population	30,340 → 30,703 (+1.2%)	36,870 → 35,265 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$53,440 → $64,103 (+20.0%)	$54,776 → $66,870 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$103,200 → $128,600 (+24.6%)	$122,900 → $146,200 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	$591 → $720 (+21.8%)	$672 → $754 (+12.2%)

Elk County

Population

30,34030,703

Median household income

$53,440$64,103

Median home value

$103,200$128,600

Median gross rent

$591$720

Greene County

Population

36,87035,265

Median household income

$54,776$66,870

Median home value

$122,900$146,200

Median gross rent

$672$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk County	Greene County
Under 5	4.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.5%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	9.1%
25 to 34	10.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.8%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.5%
55 to 64	16.8%	14.1%
65 to 74	13.5%	12.3%
75 and over	9.9%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk County	Greene County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk County	Greene County
No high school diploma	6.5%	10.1%
High school graduate	48.6%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk County	Greene County
Drove alone	82.8%	82.5%
Carpooled	9.1%	8.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.2%
Walked	2.5%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	5.8%
Other means	2.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk County	Greene County
1-unit, detached	81.1%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	2.1%
20 or more units	2.6%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	16.5%

Poverty & households

	Elk County	Greene County
Poverty rate	9.1%	12.5%
Average household size	2.25	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	18	29
Median year structure built	1961	1960