Greene County, PA

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2024 Population

34,835

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.3

0.698% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13.5%

7.82% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$68,041

1.75% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$153,900

5.27% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

13,892

0.0072% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Greene County, PA 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.

99.6% of the residents in Greene County, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Greene County, PA are Waynesburg University (386 degrees awarded in 2023) and Greene County Career and Technology Center (8 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Greene County, PA was $153,900, and the homeownership rate was 77.1%.

Most people in Greene County, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Greene County, PA was 2 cars per household.

Greene County, PA borders Fayette County, PA, Washington County, PA, Marshall County, WV, Monongalia County, WV, and Wetzel County, WV.

United States Pennsylvania

Population & Diversity

Greene County, PA is home to a population of 34.8k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.669% of Greene County, PA residents were born outside of the country (233 people).

In 2024, there were 33.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (31.7k people) in Greene County, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 946 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 780 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Greene County, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Greene County, PA was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Greene County, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
31.7k ± 307
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
946 ± 151
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
780 ± 158

1.6%

Hispanic Population

556 people

1.6% of the people in Greene County, PA are hispanic (556 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Greene County, PA 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 Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

India
99,504 ± 7,715 people
Dominican Republic
93,569 ± 7,483 people
China
70,789 ± 6,514 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,504 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 93,569 and China with 70,789.

Foreign-Born Population

0.669%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

233 people

0.797%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

281 people

As of 2024, 0.669% of Greene County, PA residents (233 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, PA was 0.797%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
852 ± 166
Gulf War (1990s)
394 ± 113
Gulf War (2001-)
304 ± 120

Greene County, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.16 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Greene County, PA.

Economy

The economy of Greene County, PA employs 13.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Greene County, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,396 people), Retail Trade (1,486 people), and Educational Services (1,403 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($95,625), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($93,375), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($91,967).

Employment

Occupations

13.9k

2024 Value

± 729

0.0072%

1 Year growth

± 7.21%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Greene County, PA grew at a rate of 0.0072%, from 13.9k employees to 13.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Greene County, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,549 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,470 people), and Management Occupations (1,187 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Greene County, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

13.9k

2024 Value

± 729

0.0072%

1 Year growth

± 7.21%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Greene County, PA grew at a rate of 0.0072%, from 13.9k employees to 13.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Greene County, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,396 people), Retail Trade (1,486 people), and Educational Services (1,403 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Greene County, PA, though some of these residents may live in Greene County, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,299

Median earning men ± $4,771

$36,524

Median earning women ± $1,543

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($93,000), Wholesale Trade ($81,406), and Public Administration ($76,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($85,658), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,773), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($46,500).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% 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 18.1%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

67
Other Services (except Public Administration)
59
Health Care and Social Assistance
40
Retail Trade

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

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

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$177k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$80.2k
Construction
$65.4k
Health Care and Social Assistance

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania 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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Greene County, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.491%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Dave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

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

Education

In 2023, universities in Greene County, PA awarded 394 degrees. The student population of Greene County, PA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 579 male students and 755 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Greene County, PA are White (351 and 89.1%), Black or African American (13 and 3.3%), Hispanic or Latino (12 and 3.05%), and Two or More Races (10 and 2.54%).

The largest universities in Greene County, PA by number of degrees awarded are Waynesburg University (386 and 98%) and Greene County Career and Technology Center (8 and 2.03%).

The most popular majors in Greene County, PA are Registered Nursing (70 and 17.8%), General Business Administration & Management (56 and 14.2%), and Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (35 and 8.88%).

The median tuition cost in Greene County, PA for private four year colleges is $28,120.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Greene County, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 91.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 21%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,334 (43.4% men and 56.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,334 students enrolled in Greene County, PA, 43.4% men and 56.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,104 records, of which 61.2% were women and 38.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration
35 degrees awarded
General Psychology
15 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
68 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Greene County, PA was Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration with 35 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Greene County, PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Waynesburg University
386 degrees awarded
Greene County Career and Technology Center
8 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Waynesburg University with 386 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 141 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Greene County, PA, which is 0.557 times less than the 253 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 351 degrees mean that there were 27 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 13 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($28,120) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,340) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Greene County, PA was $153,900 in 2024, which is 0.463 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $146,200 to $153,900, a 5.27% increase. The homeownership rate in Greene County, PA is 77.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Greene County, PA have an average commute time of 29.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Greene County, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 9.42% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Greene County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.38%.

Housing

Property

$153,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,195

$11,050

Median Property Taxes

±$604

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, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

77.1%

Homeownership

2024

60%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.1% of the housing units in Greene County, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.1%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$68,041

Median Household Income

± $4,317

14.3k

Number of Households

± 725

In 2024, the median household income of the 14.3k households in Greene County, PA grew to $68,041 from the previous year's value of $66,870.

The following chart displays the households in Greene County, PA 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, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2023, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.4%)
Carpooled (7.7%)
Worked At Home (7.02%)

In 2024, 81.4% of workers in Greene County, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.7%) and those who worked at home (7.02%).

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

29.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Greene County, PA have a longer commute time (29.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.12% of the workforce in Greene County, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Greene County, PA 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, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Greene County, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 9.42% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Greene County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.38%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

13.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Greene County, PA (4.29k out of 31.7k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Greene County, PA 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 18.4% of the children was living in poverty in Greene County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.7%.

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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 187 in Greene County, PA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 46.7 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

95.5% of the population of Greene County, PA has health coverage, with 46.2% on employee plans, 19.4% on Medicaid, 16.4% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 0.675% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Greene County, PA see 2,211 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,211 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2666 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 674 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,211 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Greene County, PA

Primary care physicians in Greene County, PA see an average of 2,211 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,211 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 21% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.53%

Uninsured

46.2%

Employer Coverage

19.4%

Medicaid

16.4%

Medicare

12.8%

Non-Group

0.675%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Greene County, PA grew by 9.54% from 4.14% to 4.53%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 60.7 in Greene County, PA.

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

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 36% in Greene County, PA.

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