Greene County, North Carolina

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 20,421
Median household income: $50,904
Median home value: $114,000

Greene County is a county in North Carolina with a population of 20,421. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $50,904 is below the North Carolina median ($69,904).

Between 2019 and 2023, Greene County's population declined 2.9% from 21,033 to 20,421, while its median household income rose 27.8% from $39,837 to $50,904.

The median resident is 39.6 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 14.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,421
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $50,904
Median home value: $114,000
Median gross rent: $845
Housing units: 7,909
Homeownership rate: 65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,03320,421

Median household income

$39,837$50,904

Median home value

$88,600$114,000

Median gross rent

$695$845

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,033	$39,837	$88,600	$695
2020	20,987	$43,563	$87,500	$727
2021	20,524	$45,766	$89,900	$725
2022	20,407	$50,320	$108,300	$826
2023	20,421	$50,904	$114,000	$845

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	975	4.8%
5 to 17	2,889	14.1%
18 to 24	2,000	9.8%
25 to 34	2,853	14.0%
35 to 44	2,937	14.4%
45 to 54	2,560	12.5%
55 to 64	2,747	13.5%
65 to 74	2,152	10.5%
75 and over	1,308	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,375	45.9%
Black or African American	6,480	31.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	98	0.5%
Asian	5	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.1%
Two or more races	1,355	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,077	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.2%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,226	22.2%
High school graduate	4,868	33.4%
Some college or associate's	4,684	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,272	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	507	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone87.8%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,998	87.8%
Carpooled	624	7.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	44	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	293	3.7%
Other means	7	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,786	23.3%
15 to 29 min	2,854	37.2%
30 to 44 min	2,063	26.9%
45 to 59 min	466	6.1%
60+ min	504	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 22.4% (3,968 of 17,749)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,167	61.0%
Nonfamily households	2,664	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,831	86.4%
Vacant	1,078	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,462	65.3%
Renter-occupied	2,369	34.7%

1-unit, detached56.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other38.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,473	56.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	244	3.1%
5 to 19 units	78	1.0%
20 or more units	104	1.3%
Mobile home & other	3,010	38.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 37079
State: North Carolina
Land area: 267 sq mi
Water area: 0.47 sq mi
Center point: 35.4820, -77.6817