Greene County, Virginia

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 20,850
Median household income: $85,268
Median home value: $315,300

Greene County is a county in Virginia with a population of 20,850. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $85,268, its median household income sits below Virginia's $90,974.

Between 2019 and 2023, Greene County's population grew 6.8% from 19,519 to 20,850, while its median household income rose 26.5% from $67,398 to $85,268.

The median gross rent is $1,502. 28.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,850
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $85,268
Median home value: $315,300
Median gross rent: $1,502
Housing units: 8,687
Homeownership rate: 79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,51920,850

Median household income

$67,398$85,268

Median home value

$236,400$315,300

Median gross rent

$1,165$1,502

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,519	$67,398	$236,400	$1,165
2020	19,734	$67,266	$239,100	$1,154
2021	20,374	$73,844	$257,200	$1,264
2022	20,631	$81,338	$287,800	$1,277
2023	20,850	$85,268	$315,300	$1,502

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,275	6.1%
5 to 17	3,586	17.2%
18 to 24	1,439	6.9%
25 to 34	2,424	11.6%
35 to 44	2,579	12.4%
45 to 54	2,829	13.6%
55 to 64	2,827	13.6%
65 to 74	2,440	11.7%
75 and over	1,451	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,578	79.5%
Black or African American	1,411	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.1%
Asian	525	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	24	0.1%
Some other race	180	0.9%
Two or more races	669	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,449	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,475	10.1%
High school graduate	4,599	31.6%
Some college or associate's	4,329	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,699	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,448	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,628	73.0%
Carpooled	1,075	10.3%
Public transit	80	0.8%
Walked	92	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,433	13.7%
Other means	136	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,137	12.6%
15 to 29 min	3,561	39.5%
30 to 44 min	2,591	28.8%
45 to 59 min	1,033	11.5%
60+ min	689	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 11.7% (2,424 of 20,670)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,946	75.2%
Nonfamily households	1,966	24.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,912	91.1%
Vacant	775	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,296	79.6%
Renter-occupied	1,616	20.4%

1-unit, detached84.6%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,347	84.6%
1-unit, attached	308	3.5%
2 to 4 units	49	0.6%
5 to 19 units	361	4.2%
20 or more units	65	0.7%
Mobile home & other	557	6.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 51079
State: Virginia
Land area: 156 sq mi
Water area: 0.65 sq mi
Center point: 38.2980, -78.4702

Cities & places

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