Demographics of Greene County, North Carolina

Greene County, North Carolina had 20,700 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +259 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

20,700
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.3%
Change since July 2020: +259 people.; 39.9 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,244 ±$3,063
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, North Carolina's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Greene County, North Carolina'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, North Carolina's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Greene County, North Carolina'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	20,441	100.0	100.0
2021	20,274	99.2	100.2
2022	20,387	99.7	100.7
2023	20,595	100.8	101.6
2024	20,700	101.3	102.5
2025	20,700	101.3	103.1

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Population of Greene County, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	20,441	−14	−21	0	+1
2021	20,274	−167	−41	+8	−141
2022	20,387	+113	−52	+40	+128
2023	20,595	+208	−45	+12	+236
2024	20,700	+105	−33	+36	+103
2025	20,700	0	−34	−9	+41

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.9 ±0.7: for men 38.2 ±1.3 and for women 43.3 ±1.6. 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	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	986 ±69	4.8% ±0.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,876 ±250	14.0% ±1.2	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,919 ±366	9.4% ±1.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,928 ±406	28.9% ±2.0	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,233 ±298	25.5% ±1.5	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,544 ±305	17.3% ±1.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,244 ±$3,063, and income per person $22,916 ±$1,090, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina 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	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,435 ±231	20.8% ±3.3	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,822 ±278	26.4% ±3.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,702 ±266	24.6% ±3.8	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	745 ±171	10.8% ±2.5	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	827 ±181	12.0% ±2.6	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	279 ±106	4.0% ±1.5	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	50 to 154	0.7% to 2.2%	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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	North Carolina	United States
All ages	3,788 ±556	21.0% ±3.1	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,302 ±213	34.2% ±4.6	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,881 ±352	19.5% ±3.5	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	605 ±176	13.3% ±3.8	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Greene County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Greene County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	7,939 ±47	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.1% ±2.5	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.9% ±2.5	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.5% ±4.3	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.5% ±4.6	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$117,400 ±$7,096	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$853 ±$29	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±3	1991 ±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	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,166 ±0	15.5% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,316 ±44	45.5% ±0.2	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,448 ±399	31.5% ±1.9	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	166 ±73	0.8% ±0.4	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	9 to 79	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,334 ±371	6.5% ±1.8	4.1% ±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	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	15,478 ±444	75.6% ±2.2	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,364 ±392	16.4% ±1.9	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	134 to 452	0.7% to 2.2%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,351 ±142	6.6% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	100 to 332	0.5% to 1.6%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,135 ±178	5.5% ±0.9	5.2% ±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 North Carolina

79th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Greene County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Montgomery County	26,403	+2.7%
Caswell County	22,563	+0.4%
Madison County	22,553	+5.9%
Anson County	21,758	−2.1%
Martin County	21,601	−1.6%
Greene County	20,700	+1.3%
Polk County	20,533	+6.0%
Yancey County	19,084	+3.2%
Hertford County	19,015	−11.2%
Warren County	18,898	+1.6%
Avery County	18,110	+1.1%

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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