Greene County, IL

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2024 Population
11,683
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
43.4
0.696% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.3%
0.355% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$62,192
1.99% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$95,200
0.847% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,184
3.7% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Greene County, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Greene County, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Greene County, IL was $95,200, and the homeownership rate was 78.2%.

Most people in Greene County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29 minutes. The average car ownership in Greene County, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Greene County, IL is home to a population of 11.7k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.214% of Greene County, IL residents were born outside of the country (25 people).

In 2024, there were 104 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.2k people) in Greene County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 108 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 103 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Greene County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Greene County, IL was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Greene County, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    11.2k ± 85
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    108 ± 30
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    103 ± 85
1.1%
Hispanic Population
128 people

In 2024, there were 104 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.2k people) in Greene County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 108 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 103 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.1% of the people in Greene County, IL are hispanic (128 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Greene County, IL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Illinois.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    633,244 ± 19,044 people
  2. India
    161,770 ± 9,812 people
  3. Poland
    119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.214%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
25 people
0.228%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
27 people

As of 2024, 0.214% of Greene County, IL residents (25 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Greene County, IL was 0.228%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    234 ± 69
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    117 ± 65
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    62 ± 29

Greene County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Greene County, IL employs 5.18k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Greene County, IL were Health Care & Social Assistance (908 people), Manufacturing (582 people), and Retail Trade (511 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($119,375), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($90,552), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($68,088).

Employment

Occupations

5.18k
2024 Value
± 377
−3.7%
1 Year decline
± 10.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Greene County, IL declined at a rate of −3.7%, from 5.38k employees to 5.18k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Greene County, IL, are Management Occupations (607 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (546 people), and Production Occupations (437 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Greene County, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.18k
2024 Value
± 377
−3.7%
1 Year decline
± 10.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Greene County, IL declined at a rate of −3.7%, from 5.38k employees to 5.18k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Greene County, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (908 people), Manufacturing (582 people), and Retail Trade (511 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Greene County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Greene County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$52,500
Median earning men ± $4,019
$30,658
Median earning women ± $1,653

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($82,763), Public Administration ($82,000), and Wholesale Trade ($73,194).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,929), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,979), and Information ($36,528).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.
Y-Axis
2.47%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 25
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 16
    Transportation and Warehousing
  3. 15
    Construction

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $14.3k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $13.8k
    Retail Trade
  3. $11.3k
    Finance and Insurance

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Greene County, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Greene County, IL was $95,200 in 2024, which is 0.286 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $94,400 to $95,200, a 0.847% increase. The homeownership rate in Greene County, IL is 78.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Greene County, IL have an average commute time of 29 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Greene County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 6.54% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Greene County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.26%.

Housing

Property

$95,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$4,831
$3,483
Median Property Taxes
±$264

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Greene County, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Greene County, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

78.2%
Homeownership
2024
58%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 78.2% of the housing units in Greene County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$62,192
Median Household Income
± $2,385
4.45k
Number of Households
± 319

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.45k households in Greene County, IL grew to $62,192 from the previous year's value of $60,976.

The following chart displays the households in Greene County, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Greene County, IL is from Illinois.
0.474
2023 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76%)
  2. Carpooled (12%)
  3. Worked At Home (10%)

In 2024, 76% of workers in Greene County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12%) and those who worked at home (10%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

29 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Greene County, IL have a longer commute time (29 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.41% of the workforce in Greene County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Greene County, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Greene County, IL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 6.54% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Greene County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.26%.

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Poverty & Diversity

14.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Greene County, IL (1.63k out of 11.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Greene County, IL is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 18.4% of the children was living in poverty in Greene County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.8%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 203 in Greene County, IL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 1.67 per 100,000 population.

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Health

95.9% of the population of Greene County, IL has health coverage, with 41.1% on employee plans, 23.7% on Medicaid, 17.1% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 2.04% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Greene County, IL see 5,922 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (5,922 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2913 patients per year, and mental health providers who see null patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

5,922 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Greene County, IL

Primary care physicians in Greene County, IL see an average of 5,922 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (5,922 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Greene County, IL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.5% under 18 years, 16.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.13%
Uninsured
41.1%
Employer Coverage
23.7%
Medicaid
17.1%
Medicare
12%
Non-Group
2.04%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Greene County, IL declined by 12% from 4.7% to 4.13%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 90.7 in Greene County, IL.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.5% in Greene County, IL.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 6.79% in Greene County, IL.

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