county

Greene County, IA

Demographic and economic profile of Greene County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Greene County, IA is a small rural county of 8,722 residents with a labor force participation rate of 62.2% and an unemployment rate of 3.2%; 93.0% of residents hold a high school diploma, though only 19.8% have a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $40,546 against a median household income of $63,409, with housing costs remaining low—median home value of $140,500 and median gross rent of $774/month alongside a 76.4% homeownership rate. The county's population has declined 3.1% over five years, and the median age of 44.6 reflects an older workforce in a county where GDP per capita of $58,765 exceeds per capita income of $36,237.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

8,722

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,409

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.1% since 2018

Greene County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,136 (93.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race213 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races208 (2.4%)
  • Asian Alone55 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone43 (0.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone23 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish178
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic29
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island15
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)13
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

577

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$58,765

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$36,237

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,022
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)524
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)477
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining363
  5. 5.Construction (Group)296

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,507
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations833
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations676
  4. 4.Service Occupations579
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations522

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.80×)395
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.02×)199
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.08×)1,083
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.07×)315
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.02×)472

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$140,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$774/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999396 (13.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999327 (10.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999327 (10.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999291 (9.7%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999249 (8.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999213 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,546

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,147 (76.8%)
  • Carpooled567 (13.8%)
  • Worked At Home310 (7.6%)
  • Walked46 (1.1%)
  • Taxi11 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Similar Locations

5 counties with comparable population, workforce, income, education, and cost of living. Click any to compare.

More on FDI Connect

Compare Greene County against other US geographies, save it to your shortlist, see active property listings on the interactive map, and unlock the full demographic dashboard.

Open full dashboardCreate free account

Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.