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Greene County, IL

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

AI Overview

Greene County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in west-central Illinois with a population of 11,837, down 10.4% over five years. The labor force participation rate is 58.4%, with 16.3% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $33,997 against a low cost base—median home values sit at $94,400 and median gross rent at $800 per month. A 4.2% unemployment rate and 78.2% homeownership rate characterize a workforce that is largely settled locally, though the ongoing population decline and a GDP per capita of $26,908 signal a contracting economic base.

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

Population

11,837

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$62,192

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-10.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,198 (95.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race211 (1.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone88 (0.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races80 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone61 (0.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone29 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish136
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)11
  3. 3.Other Indo-European6
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic5
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

675

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$26,908

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,174

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,324
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)582
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)511
  4. 4.Construction (Group)391
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining381

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,794
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,017
  3. 3.Service Occupations931
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations849
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations593

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.13×)355
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.42×)361
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.16×)677
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.15×)617
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.07×)272

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$94,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$800/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999499 (14.3%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999286 (8.2%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999240 (6.9%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999239 (6.9%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999213 (6.1%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999210 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,997

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,886 (76.0%)
  • Carpooled611 (12.0%)
  • Worked At Home511 (10.0%)
  • Other54 (1.1%)
  • Walked41 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit7 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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