COMPARING TWO PLACES
Greene County vs Wayne County
PLACE A
Greene County, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Wayne County, Michigan
Greene County is 100% smaller than Wayne County. Wayne County earns more, with a median household income $31,339 higher. Wayne County has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -15%).
GREENE COUNTYWAYNE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population7,0671,769,038−100% vs Wayne County
Population density112,891−2,880
Population growth-14.5%-1.5%−13.1 pts
Median age42.537.9+4.6
Male47.8%48.4%−0.6 pts
Female52.2%51.6%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born0.6%10.3%−9.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic17.8%47.9%−30.1 pts
Black81.2%36.6%+44.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.1%6.9%−6.7 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.6 pts
Other0.8%5.0%−4.2 pts
Median household income$29,200$60,539−$31,339
Per capita income$20,358$34,906−$14,548
Poverty rate40.1%20.8%+19.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5180.493+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%27.6%−12.5 pts
Graduate degree5.3%10.8%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%8.7%−4.6 pts
Labor force participation40.3%59.2%−18.9 pts
Median home value$81,200$178,500−$97,300
Median gross rent$432$1,132−$700
Owner-occupied61.6%64.8%−3.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.6%12.5%+12.1 pts
Rent-burdened households33.0%49.1%−16.2 pts
Average commute29.424.7+4.7
Worked from home4.7%14.1%−9.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Uninsured13.7%5.6%+8.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025