Greene County vs Robertson County

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

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

Robertson County has the higher population (74,291 vs 70,919 in Greene County). Robertson County has the higher median household income ($78,439 vs $54,071 in Greene County). Robertson County has the higher median home value ($296,700 vs $186,400 in Greene County).

Population, income & housing

	Greene County	Robertson County
Population	70,919	74,291
Median age	44.6 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,071	$78,439
Median home value	$186,400	$296,700
Median gross rent	$713	$1,176
Housing units	32,470	29,263
Homeownership rate	75.9%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greene County	Robertson County
Population	68,834 → 70,919 (+3.0%)	70,280 → 74,291 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$42,595 → $54,071 (+26.9%)	$63,307 → $78,439 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$122,400 → $186,400 (+52.3%)	$194,800 → $296,700 (+52.3%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $713 (+15.0%)	$894 → $1,176 (+31.5%)

Greene County

Population

68,83470,919

Median household income

$42,595$54,071

Median home value

$122,400$186,400

Median gross rent

$620$713

Robertson County

Population

70,28074,291

Median household income

$63,307$78,439

Median home value

$194,800$296,700

Median gross rent

$894$1,176

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greene County	Robertson County
Under 5	4.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.6%	17.8%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	14.0%
65 to 74	13.0%	9.4%
75 and over	8.8%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greene County	Robertson County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	79.3%
Black or African American	1.9%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greene County	Robertson County
No high school diploma	13.3%	11.1%
High school graduate	42.9%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greene County	Robertson County
Drove alone	83.3%	80.5%
Carpooled	7.7%	7.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	10.7%
Other means	1.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greene County	Robertson County
1-unit, detached	66.8%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	23.9%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Greene County	Robertson County
Poverty rate	15.2%	10.2%
Average household size	2.46	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	25	32
Median year structure built	1983	1993