Greene County, North Carolina

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Greene County, North Carolina is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Greene County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	20,486	10,730,404	334,922,499	1853rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$53,244	$72,388	$80,734	2581st of 3,221
Median Age	39.9	39.1	38.9	2152nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.2%	35.7%	35.7%	3094th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$117,400	$288,900	$332,700	2725th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$853	$1,228	$1,413	1720th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.0%	13.0%	12.5%	464th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.7%	4.7%	5.2%	847th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	76.8	220.7	n/a	1174th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.6%	9.1%	14.1%	721st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.6	n/a	n/a	1608th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.5%	66.6%	65.2%	2618th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.9	25.1	26.4	1208th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.9%	16.3%	15.1%	2697th of 3,222
Uninsured	20.5%	n/a	n/a	215th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.9%	47.2%	46.9%	2860th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.6%	n/a	n/a	2354th 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, North Carolina

Statistic	Greene County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	45.5%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15.5%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	31.5%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.5%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	66.6	58.4	61.4

Age in Greene County, North Carolina

Statistic	Greene County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	39.9	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	18.9%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.4%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.1%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.9%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.5%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.3%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Greene County, North Carolina

Statistic	Greene County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	6,912	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.7%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.7%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.8%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.8%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	39.7%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Greene County, North Carolina

Statistic	Greene County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$22,916	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.8%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	24.6%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.0%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.5%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.0%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	46.7%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.9%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Greene County, North Carolina

Statistic	Greene County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	7,939	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	57.3%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.7%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.9%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.5%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.5%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,041	$1,896	n/a

Education in Greene County, North Carolina

Statistic	Greene County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	21.0%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.2%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.6%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.2%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.0%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Greene County, North Carolina

Statistic	Greene County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.4%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.9%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.8%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.5%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.8%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Greene County, North Carolina

Statistic	Greene County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.6%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.5%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.6%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	13.6%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.6%	10.0%	16.7%

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