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Greene County, MS

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

AI Overview

Greene County, MS is a small rural county of 13,595 residents with an 82.2% homeownership rate, a median home value of $94,200, and median gross rent of $811/month, reflecting a heavily owner-occupied, low-cost housing market. The labor force participation rate of 32.2% is notably low, unemployment stands at 10.6%, and only 11.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, yielding a workforce that is limited in size and predominantly non-degreed. Population has contracted 0.9% over five years, the poverty rate is 20.5%, and a mean commute of 43.8 minutes suggests workers travel considerable distances to jobs outside the county.

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

Population

13,595

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$54,276

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,673 (71.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,241 (23.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races302 (2.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone164 (1.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race135 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone96 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish111
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)28
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic14
  4. 4.Other Indo-European3
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

66.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

816

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$12,257

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$19,275

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

10.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Construction (Group)814
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance770
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)512
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)322
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)272

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,143
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations743
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations658
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations546
  5. 5.Service Occupations452

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.51×)183
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 2.88×)651
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.41×)217
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.16×)221
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.09×)830

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$94,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$811/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999396 (11.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999302 (8.9%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999270 (8.0%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999258 (7.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999233 (6.9%)
  • $20,000 to $24,999224 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

32.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,765

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

43.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,518 (73.2%)
  • Carpooled609 (17.7%)
  • Other151 (4.4%)
  • Worked At Home113 (3.3%)
  • Walked31 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit17 (0.5%)

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.