COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Greene County

Pennsylvania · 39,550 residents · 576 sq mi

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Greene County is home to 39,550 people in Pennsylvania. The typical home is worth $38,300. Households here earn about 32% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 21.4% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 73% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

39,550

−3%vs 2000

vs 40,672 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

576 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202435K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(2,510)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(2,847)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(2,914)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(3,256)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(2,550)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(5,565)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(6,263)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(3,580)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(3,568)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(3,671)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(2,220)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(606)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,903

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,352 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,005

−33%vs 2000

vs $14,959 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.4%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,300

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$270

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $367 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.5%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.1% in 2000

27.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(38,365)

Black3.9%(1,579)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(357)

Asian0.2%(86)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(38,987)

Black0.8%(312)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(218)

Asian0.4%(156)

Other0.2%(95)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.5%(178)

Mexican0.3%(110)

Spaniard0.2%(69)

Central American0.1%(38)

Guatemalan0.1%(38)

Cuban0.1%(28)

South American0%(13)

Paraguayan0%(13)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(33)

Chinese0%(7)

Asian Indian0%(4)

Filipino0%(1)

Nepalese0%(1)

Ancestry

German19%(6,613)

Irish14.2%(4,932)

English13.2%(4,597)

Italian6.6%(2,289)

American6.3%(2,194)

Polish5.8%(2,037)

Scottish2.3%(795)

Slovak2.2%(778)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(601)

Czech1.1%(395)

French1.1%(388)

Dutch1%(356)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.8%(270)

Croatian0.8%(267)

Hungarian0.7%(258)

Welsh0.6%(224)

Norwegian0.4%(128)

Swedish0.3%(96)

British0.3%(92)

Arab0.2%(78)

West Indian0.2%(78)

Greek0.2%(68)

Haitian0.2%(65)

Lithuanian0.2%(63)

Subsaharan African0.2%(63)

Serbian0.2%(62)

Slovene0.1%(51)

Lebanese0.1%(50)

Swiss0.1%(46)

Austrian0.1%(41)

Ukrainian0.1%(27)

Syrian0%(17)

Belgian0%(12)

Finnish0%(12)

Romanian0%(12)

Moroccan0%(11)

Jamaican0%(10)

French Canadian0%(8)

Israeli0%(8)

Somali0%(6)

Canadian0%(5)

Portuguese0%(4)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(3)

Australian0%(2)

Kenyan0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.0%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.3 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 20.9 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 married33.2%(5,131)

Married51.1%(7,896)

Widowed3.9%(604)

Divorced11.7%(1,814)

Women 15+

Never married22.4%(3,149)

Married56.4%(7,943)

Widowed12.1%(1,703)

Divorced9.1%(1,280)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.5%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 9.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.5%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 60.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.5%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 72.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.5%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.4% 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)14.6%(304)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.5%(491)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.7%(869)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(91)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(17)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,085 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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