Demographics and Market

Demographic Characteristics

Population (2011)
	Total	%
2011 Population	70,253
Sex (2011)
	Total	%
Male	34,297	48.8%
Female	35,952	51.2%
Age Distribution (2011)
	Total	%
0-4	4,390	6.2%
5-9	4,162	5.9%
10-19	8,341	11.9%
20-29	8,357	11.9%
30-39	8,578	12.2%
40-49	9,936	14.1%
50-59	9,902	14.1%
60-64	4,494	6.4%
65+	12,079	17.2%
Race Distribution (2011)
	Total	%
White	66,667	94.9%
Black	1,433	2.0%
American Indian	168	0.2%
Asian	258	0.4%
Pacific Islander	22	0.0%
Other	672	1.0%
Multirace	1,030	1.5%
Hispanic	1,804	2.6%
2011 Total Households
	Total	%
Households	28,538
Families	20,568	72.1%
2011 Household Income Distribution
	Total	%
<$10K	3,049	10.7%
$10-$20K	4,491	15.7%
$20-$30K	4,179	14.6%
$30-$40K	3,488	12.2%
$40-$50K	3,500	12.3%
$50-$60K	2,686	9.4%
$60-$75K	2,718	9.5%
$75-$100K	2,544	8.4%
> $100K	1,884	6.6%
2011 Labor Force Status
	Total	%
Labor Force	32,875
Employed	29,821	90.7%
Unemployed	3,041	9.3%
In Armed Forces	13
Not In Labor Force	23,932
2011 Total Number of Housing
	Total	%
Total Dwellings	32,607
Owner-Occupied Dwellings	21,053	73.8%
Renter-Occupied Dwellings	7,491	26.2%
Housing Units Occupied	28,538	87.5%
2011 Education Attainment
	Total	%
Population Age 25+	49,216
< Grade 9	5,067	10.3%
Grade 9-12	6,156	12.5%
High School	21,789	44.3%
Some College	8,024	16.3%
Assoc Degree	1,878	3.8%
Bach Degree	3,834	7.8%
Grad Degree	2,460	5.0%
2011 Size of Household
	Total	%
1 Person	6,587	23.1%
2 Person	11,135	39.0%
3 Person	5,804	20.3%
4 Person	3,457	12.1%
5 Person	1,128	4.0%
6+ Person	282	1.0%

Population (2016)
	Total	%
2016 Population	75,946
Sex (2016)
	Total	%
Male	37,067	48.8%
Female	38,875	51.2%
Age Distribution (2016)
	Total	%
0-4	5,306	7.0%
5-9	4,616	6.1%
10-19	8,654	11.4%
20-29	8,915	11.7%
30-39	8,797	11.6%
40-49	9,748	12.8%
50-59	10,451	13.8%
60-64	4,920	6.5%
65+	14,539	19.1%
Race Distribution (2016)
	Total	%
White	71,914	94.7%
Black	1,684	2.2%
American Indian	181	0.2%
Asian	283	0.4%
Pacific Islander	23	0.0%
Other	720	0.9%
Multirace	1,129	1.5%
Hispanic	2,255	3.0%
2016 Total Households
	Total	%
Households	30,634
Families	22,266	72.7%
2016 Household Income Distribution
	Total	%
<$10K	2,848	9.3%
$10-$20K	4,558	14.9%
$20-$30K	4,147	13.5%
$30-$40K	3,444	11.2%
$40-$50K	3,830	12.5%
$50-$60K	2,950	9.6%
$60-$75K	3,251	10.6%
$75-$100K	3,216	10.5%
> $100K	2,385	7.8%
2016 Labor Force Status
	Total	%
Labor Force	35,123
Employed	32,244	91.8%
Unemployed	2,866	8.2%
In Armed Forces	13
Not In Labor Force	25,638
2016 Total Number of Housing
	Total	%
Total Dwellings	34,930
Owner-Occupied Dwellings	22,541	73.6%
Renter-Occupied Dwellings	8,092	26.4%
Housing Units Occupied	30,634	87.7%
2016 Education Attainment
	Total	%
Population Age 25+	52,817
< Gr 9	4,540	8.6%
Gr 9-12	5,980	11.3%
High School	24,848	47.0%
Some College	8,691	16.5%
Assoc Degree	2,037	3.9%
Bach Degree	4,046	7.7%
Grad Degree	2,667	5.0%
2016 Size of Household
	Total	%
1 Person	6,767	22.1%
2 Person	12,056	39.4%
3 Person	6,326	20.7%
4 Person	3,782	12.3%
5 Person	1,228	4.0%
6+ Person	308	1.0%

Source: Applied Geographic Solutions, Thousand Oaks. CA, 2011

Economy

The three largest industries in Greene County are manufacturing, agriculture and tourism. This diversity develops stability in the economy and flexibility in the workforce. More than 85 percent of Greene County residents work within the county, a higher percentage than any of the seven neighboring counties.

Agriculture

Farming generates approximately $76,725,000 yearly and more than $460 million in economic benefit to the local economy. Greene County is ranked number one in the state in its number of beef and dairy cattle and in all hay other than alfalfa, with more than 75,000 acres harvested each year. Greene County is also the number two producer of alfalfa hay (more than 2,600 acres harvested), number three in burley pounds produced, and number six in burley tobacco acreage.