Greene County vs Susquehanna County

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

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

Susquehanna County has the higher population (38,349 vs 35,265 in Greene County). Susquehanna County has the higher median household income ($66,930 vs $66,870 in Greene County). Susquehanna County has the higher median home value ($206,700 vs $146,200 in Greene County).

Population, income & housing

	Greene County	Susquehanna County
Population	35,265	38,349
Median age	43.0 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,870	$66,930
Median home value	$146,200	$206,700
Median gross rent	$754	$913
Housing units	16,182	21,335
Homeownership rate	78.1%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greene County	Susquehanna County
Population	36,870 → 35,265 (-4.4%)	40,970 → 38,349 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$54,776 → $66,870 (+22.1%)	$54,966 → $66,930 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$122,900 → $146,200 (+19.0%)	$167,700 → $206,700 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $754 (+12.2%)	$727 → $913 (+25.6%)

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

Susquehanna County

Population

40,97038,349

Median household income

$54,966$66,930

Median home value

$167,700$206,700

Median gross rent

$727$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greene County	Susquehanna County
Under 5	4.6%	4.8%
5 to 17	14.5%	14.1%
18 to 24	9.1%	6.6%
25 to 34	12.3%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.8%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.1%	17.0%
65 to 74	12.3%	14.6%
75 and over	7.7%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greene County	Susquehanna County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	94.5%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greene County	Susquehanna County
No high school diploma	10.1%	8.5%
High school graduate	44.3%	46.3%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greene County	Susquehanna County
Drove alone	82.5%	76.3%
Carpooled	8.1%	7.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.4%
Walked	2.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.8%	12.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greene County	Susquehanna County
1-unit, detached	70.1%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	1.9%
20 or more units	1.8%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Greene County	Susquehanna County
Poverty rate	12.5%	10.9%
Average household size	2.27	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1960	1975