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Greene County, NY

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

AI Overview

Greene County, NY has a small labor pool of roughly 47,500 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 55.5% and a median age of 47.4 years, reflecting a predominantly older, settled population—77.6% are homeowners with a median home value of $248,300 and median gross rent of $993/month. About 28.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings sit at $45,082, and the unemployment rate is 3.3%. Population has been essentially flat (−0.1% over five years), per capita GDP is $52,340 against a median household income of $77,945, and a poverty rate of 11.0% rounds out the economic profile.

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

Population

47,554

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$77,945

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone40,117 (84.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,251 (4.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,081 (4.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,199 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,153 (2.4%)
  • Asian Alone575 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,410
  2. 2.Other Indo-European645
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic484
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)298
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic185

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,834

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$52,340

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$41,292

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,485
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,536
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,454
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,346
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)1,867

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,484
  2. 2.Service Occupations4,288
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,994
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,722
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,352

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.75×)1,804
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.40×)486
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.26×)634
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.24×)2,368
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.11×)1,135

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$248,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$993/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,881 (20.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,553 (17.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,783 (12.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,381 (9.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,257 (8.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999870 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,082

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,643 (73.1%)
  • Worked At Home2,746 (12.8%)
  • Carpooled1,732 (8.1%)
  • Walked570 (2.7%)
  • Public Transit459 (2.1%)
  • Other222 (1.0%)

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.