Greene County, NC Demographic Data
Greene County, NC Summary
Greene County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 21,482
- Area: 266.40 sq. miles
- Land Area: 265.93 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.47 sq. miles
- Population Density: 80.63 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 49.21 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Greene County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
9,789
46%
50.8
Male
11,452
54%
49.2
Total Population
21,241
323,128,000
Greene County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,173
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,300
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,324
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,324
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,255
5.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,860
13.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,945
13.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,012
14.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,697
8.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,321
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,772
8.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
910
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
348
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
16,636
78.3%
77.2
Female
7,547
45.4%
51.3
Male
9,089
54.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
15,856
74.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,768
17.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,030
14.3%
15.2
Female
1,719
56.7%
55.8
Male
1,311
43.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Greene County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
20,613
97.0%
96.8
White
11,960
56.3%
72.6
Black or African American
7,554
35.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
102
0.5%
0.8
Asian
41
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
3
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
12
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
26
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
956
4.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
628
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,124
14.7%
17.8
Mexican
2,731
12.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
110
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
65
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
218
1.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
18,117
85.3%
82.2
Greene County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,385
9.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,318
15.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,699
31.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,505
23.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,586
10.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,010
6.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
362
2.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,703
24.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,162
75.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,372
9.2%
31.2
Greene County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,944
34.1%
33.7%
Now Married
7,364
42.2%
47.5
Divorced
1,928
11.1%
11.0%
Separated
900
5.2%
2.0
Widowed
1,308
7.5
5.8%
Greene County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
16,869
84.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,199
15.9%
21.6%
Spanish
2,871
14.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
258
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
27
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
43
0.2%
1.1%
Greene County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
713
9.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
465
6.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,073
14.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,077
14.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,036
14.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,458
20.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
773
10.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
436
6.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
44
0.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
140
1.9%
6.4
Median household income
37,190
57,617
Per capita income
18,682
31,128
Greene County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
860
10.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
407
4.9%
9.8
Construction
851
10.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,066
24.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
263
3.2%
6.6
Information
82
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,181
14.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
433
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
420
5.1%
11.4
Public administration
500
6.0%
4.6
Retail trade
723
8.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
337
4.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
192
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,578
19.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,055
24.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,538
18.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,366
16.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,778
21.4%
18.1%
Greene County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,983
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,540
81.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
961
12.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
17
0.2%
5.1
Walked
276
3.5%
2.7
Other means
65
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
124
1.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.0
26.6
Greene County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
510
7.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,075
28.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,484
34.4%
37.1
3 or more
2,146
29.7%
21.0
Greene County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,215
88.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,096
70.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,119
29.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
936
11.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Greene County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,151
1 room
15
0.2%
2.4
2 rooms
64
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
439
5.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,414
17.3%
16.5
5 rooms
2,211
27.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,845
22.6%
17.8
7 rooms
875
10.7%
12.0
8 rooms
648
7.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
640
7.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Greene County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,151
1-unit, detached
4,582
56.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
48
0.6%
5.9
2-units
23
0.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
120
1.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
121
1.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
16
0.2%
4.4
20 or more units
70
0.9%
9.0
Mobile home
3,164
38.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
7
0.1%
0.1
Greene County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
602
7.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
310
3.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
535
6.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
877
10.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,328
16.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,166
14.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,005
24.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
999
12.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
253
3.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
76
0.9%
1.4%
Greene County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
390
5.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,513
21.0%
4.7
Electricity
5,032
69.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
155
2.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
114
1.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
3
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
8
0.1%
1.1
Greene County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,738
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
10
0.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
59
2.2%
7.0%
Less than $500
70
2.6%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
96
3.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
262
9.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,019
37.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,222
44.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,014
37.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
488
17.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
345
12.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
188
6.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
703
25.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Greene County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,826
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
12
0.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
113
6.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
454
24.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,247
68.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
293
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
627
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
209
11.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
314
17.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
314
17.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
115
6.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
104
5.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
716
40.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
347
0.0%
0.0%
Greene County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,096
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
963
18.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,003
39.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
969
19.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
614
12.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
346
6.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
129
2.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
62
1.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
10
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
88,300
205,000