Demographics of Greene County, Georgia

Greene County, Georgia had 21,367 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,337 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Greene County, in four figures

21,367
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +12.3%
Change since July 2020: +2,337 people.; 53.1 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $86,272 ±$6,974
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Greene County, Georgia's population grew 12.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Greene County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Greene County, Georgia's population grew 12.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Greene County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	19,030	100.0	100.0
2021	19,545	102.7	100.2
2022	20,118	105.7	100.7
2023	20,724	108.9	101.6
2024	21,065	110.7	102.5
2025	21,367	112.3	103.1

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Population of Greene County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	19,030	+115	−26	0	+164
2021	19,545	+515	−139	+11	+693
2022	20,118	+573	−137	+30	+638
2023	20,724	+606	−122	+40	+662
2024	21,065	+341	−130	+28	+431
2025	21,367	+302	−133	0	+436

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 53.1 ±0.6: for men 50.7 ±0.7 and for women 54.7 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Greene County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	758 ±135	3.8% ±0.7	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,702 ±338	13.4% ±1.7	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,251 ±245	6.2% ±1.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,682 ±359	18.3% ±1.8	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,505 ±360	27.4% ±1.8	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,211 ±410	30.9% ±2.0	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $86,272 ±$6,974, and income per person $60,218 ±$5,646, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Greene County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,281 ±259	15.6% ±3.1	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,419 ±281	17.3% ±3.4	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	921 ±198	11.2% ±2.4	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,028 ±219	12.5% ±2.6	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,403 ±258	17.1% ±3.1	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	719 ±189	8.8% ±2.3	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,427 ±206	17.4% ±2.4	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Greene County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	1,954 ±433	9.8% ±2.2	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	684 ±246	20.1% ±6.7	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	652 ±238	7.7% ±2.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	618 ±181	7.6% ±2.2	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Greene County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Greene County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	10,830 ±42	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	75.7% ±2.8	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.3% ±2.8	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.9% ±2.6	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.1% ±3.4	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$394,800 ±$37,104	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$924 ±$132	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Greene County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,442 ±0	7.2% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,913 ±98	59.2% ±0.5	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,936 ±187	29.5% ±0.9	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	250 ±22	1.2% ±0.1	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	18 to 236	0.1% to 1.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	441 ±178	2.2% ±0.9	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Greene County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	12,743 ±589	63.4% ±2.9	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,154 ±437	30.6% ±2.2	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	86 to 300	0.4% to 1.5%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,019 ±304	5.1% ±1.5	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	459 ±142	2.3% ±0.7	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	253 to 867	1.3% to 4.3%	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Greene County among the counties of Georgia

87th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Greene County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Emanuel County	23,147	+1.2%
Morgan County	22,095	+9.4%
McDuffie County	21,640	+0.1%
Long County	21,557	+32.6%
Meriwether County	21,516	+4.4%
Greene County	21,367	+12.3%
Banks County	21,273	+17.3%
Lamar County	20,941	+12.9%
Pike County	20,932	+10.5%
Pierce County	20,764	+5.1%
Mitchell County	20,467	−5.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026