COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Greene County

North Carolina · 15,384 residents · 267 sq mi

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Greene County is home to 15,384 people in North Carolina. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $47,400. Renters pay $288 a month at the median. The population has fallen 19% since 2000. 19.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,384

−19%vs 2000

vs 18,974 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

−5%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

267 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(999)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(1,115)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(1,162)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(1,127)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(889)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.3%(2,812)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(2,298)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(1,608)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(1,487)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(1,171)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(585)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(131)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,703

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,074 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,567

−38%vs 2000

vs $15,452 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,400

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$288

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $405 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.3%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.7% in 2000

29.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic50.1%(9,508)

Black41.1%(7,792)

Hispanic / Latino8%(1,511)

Asian0.1%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic56.9%(8,747)

Black42.4%(6,517)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(181)

Asian0%(3)

Other0.8%(117)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican13%(2,656)

Puerto Rican1.9%(397)

Central American0.3%(69)

Guatemalan0.1%(25)

Honduran0.1%(22)

Costa Rican0.1%(11)

Salvadoran0.1%(11)

Dominican0%(9)

Cuban0%(7)

Spaniard0%(7)

South American0%(5)

Venezuelan0%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(4)

Ancestry

English10.7%(2,201)

American9%(1,840)

Irish5%(1,019)

Subsaharan African3.4%(692)

German3.3%(685)

Scottish1.5%(299)

Italian1.3%(270)

Dutch0.8%(156)

British0.7%(141)

French0.5%(97)

Polish0.4%(72)

Greek0.3%(55)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.2%(49)

Swedish0.2%(48)

Austrian0.2%(47)

West Indian0.2%(39)

French Canadian0.2%(34)

Swiss0.2%(34)

Norwegian0.2%(32)

Arab0.1%(29)

Danish0.1%(20)

Moroccan0.1%(19)

Russian0.1%(18)

Haitian0.1%(13)

Portuguese0.1%(11)

Egyptian0%(10)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(8)

Jamaican0%(7)

Nigerian0%(4)

Welsh0%(4)

Ukrainian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.9%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.2%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.1 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 16.9 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 married46.9%(4,752)

Married36.8%(3,726)

Widowed3.1%(318)

Divorced13.2%(1,340)

Women 15+

Never married29.7%(2,142)

Married41.3%(2,980)

Widowed12.5%(900)

Divorced16.6%(1,196)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.6%

−1.5 ptssince 2013

from 18.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.6%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 41.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.5%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.0%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.9%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% 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)32%(230)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)35.4%(254)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.7%(177)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.6%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 718 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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