COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Greene County

Iowa · 10,045 residents · 570 sq mi

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Greene County is home to 10,045 people in Iowa. The median age is 39.3, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $27,600. Renters pay $265 a month at the median. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,045

−3%vs 2000

vs 10,366 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.3

−4%vs 2000

vs 41.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

570 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(636)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(741)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(720)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(591)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(367)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(1,332)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(1,352)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(946)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(1,098)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.9%(1,094)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.3%(937)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(231)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,320

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,883 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,164

−34%vs 2000

vs $16,866 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.2%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,600

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$265

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $342 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.7%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.6% in 2000

28.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(10,094)

Black0.1%(13)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(172)

Asian0.2%(24)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(9,983)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(41)

Asian0.4%(42)

Other0.2%(20)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.8%(240)

Central American0.3%(26)

Salvadoran0.3%(26)

Puerto Rican0.2%(19)

South American0.2%(17)

Ecuadorian0.1%(11)

Venezuelan0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(18)

Malaysian0.2%(14)

Filipino0.1%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(16)

Ancestry

German31%(2,693)

Irish13.5%(1,174)

English12.3%(1,069)

Swedish4%(348)

Danish3.9%(336)

American3.2%(275)

Norwegian3%(259)

French2.7%(231)

Scottish1.8%(153)

Dutch1.5%(127)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(98)

Polish1.1%(93)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.1%(92)

British0.9%(76)

Italian0.6%(56)

Russian0.3%(22)

French Canadian0.2%(14)

Czech0.1%(9)

Belgian0.1%(6)

Swiss0%(4)

Portuguese0%(3)

West Indian0%(3)

Austrian0%(2)

Finnish0%(2)

Croatian0%(1)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

Somali0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Swedish population · Largest Danish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.7%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.2%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.7 min

+55%vs 2000

vs 15.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.9%(1,008)

Married57.6%(2,082)

Widowed3.2%(114)

Divorced11.4%(411)

Women 15+

Never married16.5%(583)

Married52.5%(1,854)

Widowed13.2%(468)

Divorced17.8%(628)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.1%

−2.3 ptssince 2013

from 6.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.9%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.4%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.9%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.6%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 75.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)27.2%(157)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.6%(136)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.8%(149)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.6%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 577 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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