Greene County, Mississippi

Interactive maps and statistics for Greene County, Mississippi: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Mississippi and the United States.

Greene County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Greene County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,615	2,946,779	334,922,499	2255th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$54,276	$56,447	$80,734	2518th of 3,221
Median Age	40.5	38.6	38.9	1961st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	10.5%	25.1%	35.7%	3169th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$92,700	$169,800	$332,700	3074th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$802	$954	$1,413	2082nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.3%	18.9%	12.5%	727th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	11.9%	5.8%	5.2%	70th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	19.1	62.8	n/a	2354th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	2.4%	14.1%	2805th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.1	n/a	n/a	1420th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.2%	70.0%	65.2%	335th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	43.4	25.6	26.4	5th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.3%	5.9%	15.1%	3028th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.2%	n/a	n/a	1000th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.1%	43.5%	46.9%	685th of 3,222
Broadband Access	68.5%	n/a	n/a	2991st 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, Mississippi

Statistic	Greene County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	70.9%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.5%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	23.8%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	44.0	56.1	61.4

Age in Greene County, Mississippi

Statistic	Greene County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	40.5	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	18.9%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.1%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.4%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.5%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.1%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Greene County, Mississippi

Statistic	Greene County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	4,109	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	71.4%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.0%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.2%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.3%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	31.6%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Greene County, Mississippi

Statistic	Greene County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$20,638	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.1%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.1%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.2%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.2%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.3%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.4%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.7%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Greene County, Mississippi

Statistic	Greene County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	5,190	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.8%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.3%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.8%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.8%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.7%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$791	$1,215	n/a

Education in Greene County, Mississippi

Statistic	Greene County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	15.5%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.1%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.9%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	5.9%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.6%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Greene County, Mississippi

Statistic	Greene County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	35.5%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.2%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.2%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	32.1%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.7%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Greene County, Mississippi

Statistic	Greene County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.2%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.4%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.0%	3.1%	16.7%

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