Greene County, Alabama

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Greene County, Alabama is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Greene County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,424	5,086,768	334,922,499	2704th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$29,200	$63,999	$80,734	3154th of 3,221
Median Age	42.5	39.3	38.9	1337th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.1%	28.4%	35.7%	2796th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$81,200	$209,900	$332,700	3161st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$432	$1,007	$1,413	3201st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	40.1%	15.6%	12.5%	63rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	4.7%	5.2%	1891st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	11.5	100.4	n/a	2590th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.6%	4.0%	14.1%	2978th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.7	n/a	n/a	2746th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.6%	70.2%	65.2%	2934th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.4	25.5	26.4	588th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.7%	8.8%	15.1%	2733rd of 3,222
Uninsured	11.2%	n/a	n/a	1396th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	29.2%	46.1%	46.9%	3182nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	56.0%	n/a	n/a	3119th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Greene County, Alabama

Statistic	Greene County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	17.8%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.1%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	30.8	52.8	61.4

Age in Greene County, Alabama

Statistic	Greene County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	42.5	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	21.6%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.1%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.4%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.2%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.1%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Greene County, Alabama

Statistic	Greene County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	3,225	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	57.4%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.0%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	28.2%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	42.1%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	40.2%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Greene County, Alabama

Statistic	Greene County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$20,358	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	41.4%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.3%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	4.7%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.6%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	40.1%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	63.6%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	31.9%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Greene County, Alabama

Statistic	Greene County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	4,279	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	51.8%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.2%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	24.6%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.4%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.0%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$444	$788	n/a

Education in Greene County, Alabama

Statistic	Greene County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	13.1%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	47.9%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.9%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.8%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Greene County, Alabama

Statistic	Greene County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	40.3%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	89.4%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.8%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.7%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	13.3%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Greene County, Alabama

Statistic	Greene County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	85.1%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.5%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.0%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.5%	4.5%	16.7%

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