Demographics of Greene County, New York

Greene County, New York had 47,238 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −505 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

47,238
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −505 people.; 47.4 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $77,945 ±$5,126
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, New York's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Greene County, New York'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, New York's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Greene County, New York'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	47,743	100.0	100.0
2021	48,272	101.1	100.2
2022	47,654	99.8	100.7
2023	47,411	99.3	101.6
2024	47,311	99.1	102.5
2025	47,238	98.9	103.1

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Population of Greene County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	47,743	−183	−22	0	−142
2021	48,272	+529	−261	+7	+804
2022	47,654	−618	−233	+45	−427
2023	47,411	−243	−205	+57	−86
2024	47,311	−100	−175	+69	+7
2025	47,238	−73	−176	+26	+79

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.4 ±0.7: for men 45.6 ±0.6 and for women 49.3 ±0.3. 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	New York	United States
Under 5	2,061 ±131	4.3% ±0.3	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,610 ±328	11.8% ±0.7	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,216 ±312	6.8% ±0.7	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,627 ±496	24.5% ±1.0	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,453 ±532	28.4% ±1.1	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,442 ±585	24.1% ±1.2	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $77,945 ±$5,126, and income per person $44,090 ±$2,785, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York 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	New York	United States
Under $25,000	2,871 ±411	15.4% ±2.2	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,357 ±376	18.0% ±2.0	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,784 ±347	14.9% ±1.8	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,449 ±254	13.1% ±1.3	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,559 ±414	19.1% ±2.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,690 ±288	9.1% ±1.5	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,964 ±296	10.5% ±1.6	17.1% ±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	New York	United States
All ages	4,433 ±708	9.9% ±1.6	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	728 ±215	9.9% ±2.9	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,232 ±483	10.1% ±2.2	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,473 ±262	9.6% ±1.7	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Greene County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Greene County	New York	United States
Housing units	29,080 ±45	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	64.2% ±1.8	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	35.8% ±1.7	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.2% ±0.7	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.8% ±2.2	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$271,600 ±$11,132	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,004 ±$74	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	1959 ±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	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,212 ±0	6.8% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	39,259 ±298	82.8% ±0.6	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,114 ±204	4.5% ±0.4	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	575 ±94	1.2% ±0.2	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	6 to 42	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	78 to 380	0.2% to 0.8%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,987 ±405	4.2% ±0.9	3.8% ±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	New York	United States
Born in the state	37,112 ±682	78.3% ±1.4	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,173 ±630	15.1% ±1.3	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	669 ±185	1.4% ±0.4	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,455 ±342	5.2% ±0.7	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,764 ±257	3.7% ±0.5	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	691 ±155	1.5% ±0.3	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Greene County among the counties of New York

48th of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Greene County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Herkimer County	59,219	−1.4%
Genesee County	58,416	+0.2%
Fulton County	52,216	−1.6%
Montgomery County	50,046	+1.1%
Tioga County	47,453	−1.9%
Greene County	47,238	−1.1%
Allegany County	46,800	+0.9%
Franklin County	46,500	−1.6%
Cortland County	45,850	−1.9%
Chenango County	45,715	−2.9%
Delaware County	44,305	+0.2%

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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