Greene County, MS

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2023 Population

13,595

0.563% 1-year decline

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.5

2.02% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

20.5%

11.6% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$55,838

11.7% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$94,200

3.38% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

3,268

0.647% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Greene County, MS had a population of 13.6k people with a median age of 40.5 and a median household income of $55,838. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Greene County, MS declined from 13,672 to 13,595, a −0.563% decrease and its median household income grew from $50,000 to $55,838, a 11.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Greene County, MS are White (Non-Hispanic) (71.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (24.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.88%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0.831%), and White (Hispanic) (0.552%).

None of the households in Greene County, MS 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.

99.3% of the residents in Greene County, MS are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Greene County, MS was $94,200, and the homeownership rate was 78%.

Most people in Greene County, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 43.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Greene County, MS was 2 cars per household.

Greene County, MS borders Mobile County, AL, Washington County, AL, George County, MS, Perry County, MS, and Wayne County, MS.

United States Mississippi

Population & Diversity

Greene County, MS is home to a population of 13.6k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.89% of Greene County, MS residents were born outside of the country (121 people).

In 2023, there were 2.87 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.67k people) in Greene County, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.38k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 255 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

99.3%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.3% of Greene County, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Greene County, MS was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Greene County, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Greene County, MS

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.67k ± 74
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.38k ± 124
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
255 ± 111

1.33%

Hispanic Population

181 people

1.33% of the people in Greene County, MS are hispanic (181 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Greene County, MS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Mississippi.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
16,383 ± 3,134 people
India
5,084 ± 1,749 people
Guatemala
3,926 ± 1,537 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mississippi was Mexico, the natal country of 16,383 Mississippi residents, followed by India with 5,084 and Guatemala with 3,926.

Foreign-Born Population

0.89%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

121 people

0.856%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

117 people

As of 2023, 0.89% of Greene County, MS residents (121 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Greene County, MS was 0.856%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Greene County, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
202 ± 108
Vietnam
194 ± 102
Gulf War (1990s)
86 ± 70

Greene County, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Greene County, MS employs 3.27k people. The largest industries in Greene County, MS are Construction (651 people), Educational Services (443 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (387 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($114,063), Utilities ($99,423), and Information ($83,292).

Males in Mississippi have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $46,477. The income inequality in Mississippi (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

3.27k

2023 Value

± 463

0.647%

1 Year growth

± 20.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Greene County, MS grew at a rate of 0.647%, from 3.25k employees to 3.27k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Greene County, MS, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (448 people), Production Occupations (346 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (333 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Greene County, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (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

3.27k

2023 Value

± 463

0.647%

1 Year growth

± 20.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Greene County, MS grew at a rate of 0.647%, from 3.25k employees to 3.27k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Greene County, MS, are Construction (651 people), Educational Services (443 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (387 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Greene County, MS, though some of these residents may live in Greene County, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,324

Median earning men ± $13,404

$30,769

Median earning women ± $11,179

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($113,563), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,815), and Construction ($75,452).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($58,417), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,875), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($40,278).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.38%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.17M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 1.38% 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 12.5%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

19
Other Services (except Public Administration)
14
Retail Trade
10
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$15.6k
Other Services (except Public Administration)
$9.25k
Construction
$6.76k
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Greene County, MS went to Donald J. Trump with 82.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (16.6%), followed by Other (0.551%).

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Mississippi. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (82.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (16.6%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.551%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Greene County, MS went to Donald J. Trump with 82.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (16.6%), followed by Other (0.551%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Greene County, MS for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Mississippi

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Roger Wicker

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on April 9, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing Mississippi.

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 Mississippi over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Mississippi

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Mississippi have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.04% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.852% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (690k), Some college (543k), and Secondary Education (397k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Greene County, MS was $94,200 in 2023, which is 0.31 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $97,500 to $94,200, a 3.38% decrease. The homeownership rate in Greene County, MS is 78%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Greene County, MS have an average commute time of 43.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Greene County, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 10.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Greene County, MS. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.05%.

Housing

Property

$94,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$15,359

$2,979

Median Property Taxes

±$412

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, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

78%

Homeownership

2023

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 78% of the housing units in Greene County, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Greene County, MS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Greene County, MS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,838

Median Household Income

± $7,520

3.82k

Number of Households

± 485

In 2023, the median household income of the 3.82k households in Greene County, MS grew to $55,838 from the previous year's value of $50,000.

The following chart displays the households in Greene County, MS 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Greene County, MS is from Mississippi.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2022, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.553% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mississippi across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (64.9%)
Carpooled (19.8%)
Other (7.31%)

In 2023, 64.9% of workers in Greene County, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (19.8%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (7.31%).

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.

Commute Time

43.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Greene County, MS have a longer commute time (43.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 11.3% of the workforce in Greene County, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Greene County, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 10.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Greene County, MS. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.05%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

20.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Greene County, MS (2k out of 9.77k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Greene County, MS is White, followed by Black 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 24.8% of the children was living in poverty in Greene County, MS. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

84.4% of the population of Greene County, MS has health coverage, with 40.4% on employee plans, 18.6% on Medicaid, 13.1% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 1.98% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.5% were men and 54.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.7% under 18 years, 19.8% between 18 and 34 years, 35.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.5% were men and 54.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

15.6%

Uninsured

40.4%

Employer Coverage

18.6%

Medicaid

13.1%

Medicare

10.4%

Non-Group

1.98%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Greene County, MS grew by 10.7% from 14.1% to 15.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Greene County, MS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Greene County, MS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Greene County, MS.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 41.2% in Greene County, MS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Greene County, MS.