Greene County, Missouri

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 301,121
Median household income: $57,488
Median home value: $203,500

Home to 301,121 residents, Greene County is one of Missouri's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $57,488 runs below the Missouri figure of $68,920.

From 2019 to 2023, Greene County's population grew 3.9% from 289,756 to 301,121, while its median household income rose 24.7% from $46,086 to $57,488.

77.5% of workers drive to work alone. 71.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 301,121
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $57,488
Median home value: $203,500
Median gross rent: $940
Housing units: 137,930
Homeownership rate: 56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

289,756301,121

Median household income

$46,086$57,488

Median home value

$146,000$203,500

Median gross rent

$767$940

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	289,756	$46,086	$146,000	$767
2020	291,574	$47,053	$151,300	$779
2021	296,875	$50,682	$159,500	$819
2022	299,188	$54,968	$182,800	$895
2023	301,121	$57,488	$203,500	$940

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 2413.0%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16,923	5.6%
5 to 17	46,157	15.3%
18 to 24	39,283	13.0%
25 to 34	42,526	14.1%
35 to 44	37,258	12.4%
45 to 54	33,094	11.0%
55 to 64	35,136	11.7%
65 to 74	29,197	9.7%
75 and over	21,547	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	255,038	84.7%
Black or African American	8,610	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	617	0.2%
Asian	5,730	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	408	0.1%
Some other race	1,641	0.5%
Two or more races	14,127	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,950	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree20.4%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,228	6.7%
High school graduate	56,132	28.2%
Some college or associate's	64,945	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	40,646	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	23,807	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.9%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	113,533	77.5%
Carpooled	12,081	8.3%
Public transit	1,373	0.9%
Walked	2,923	2.0%
Bicycle	533	0.4%
Worked from home	14,613	10.0%
Other means	1,373	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42,254	32.1%
15 to 29 min	63,781	48.4%
30 to 44 min	18,060	13.7%
45 to 59 min	3,431	2.6%
60+ min	4,290	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 14.4% (41,698 of 290,495)

	Count	Share
Family households	74,671	56.7%
Nonfamily households	57,037	43.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	131,708	95.5%
Vacant	6,222	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	74,888	56.9%
Renter-occupied	56,820	43.1%

1-unit, detached71.0%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units9.7%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	97,936	71.0%
1-unit, attached	3,905	2.8%
2 to 4 units	6,375	4.6%
5 to 19 units	12,708	9.2%
20 or more units	13,320	9.7%
Mobile home & other	3,686	2.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 29077
State: Missouri
Land area: 675 sq mi
Water area: 2.55 sq mi
Center point: 37.2582, -93.3406

Cities & places

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