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Greene County, NC


Designated Market Area: Greenville-New Bern-Washington, NC
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Education, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2022 population: 20,211   ( 1,151 from 2010 , 238 from 2020)
Land area: 266.7 square miles
Population density: 75.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:9,164 45.34% 8.7%
Black:7,21235.68% 8.7%
Indian:1230.61% 25.5%
Asian:1070.53% 55.1%
2+ races:2361.17% 24.2%
Hispanic:3,36916.67% 10.3%
Total non-White:11,04754.66% 2.4%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:443 10.8
Deaths:57013.9
Net Migration: -143-3.5
Net Immigration: 310.8
Change in White population:-874 -4.1
Change in Non-White pop.:-277 -1.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
21,362
10,03846.99%
7,90236.99%
980.46%
690.32%
1900.89%
3,05414.30%
11,32453.01%

2000
18,974
9,50850.11%
7,79241.07%
400.21%
180.09%
980.52%
1,5117.96%
9,46649.89%

1990
15,384
8,67156.36%
6,51742.36%
150.10%
00.00%
n/a
1811.18%
6,71343.64%

1980
16,117
8,80054.60%
7,28745.21%
00.00%
00.00%
n/a
300.19%
7,31745.40%

1970
14,967
7,94253.06%
7,01746.88%
00.00%
80.05%
n/a
00.00%
7,025 46.94%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
2,291 12.1
1,6748.8
4042.1
7574.0
530 2.8
1,858 9.8
1990's
NumberRate
2,270 14.8
1,5219.9
2,57216.7
1170.8
837 5.4
2,753 17.9
1980's
NumberRate
2,142 13.3
1,331 8.3
-1,132 -7.0
n/a
-129 -0.8
-604 -3.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-87 -0.6
n/a
858 5.7
292 2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Greene County, NC
[Display all years]

Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.0
3,890 19.2%
16,321 80.8%
3,376 16.7%
6,793
2.61
4,260 62.7%
2,744 64.4%
544 12.8%
2,533 37.3%

2010
NumberPercent
37.7
4,952 23.2%
16,410 76.8%
2,665 12.5%
7,313
2.60
5,143 70.3%
3,489 67.8%
627 12.2%
2,170 29.7%

2000
NumberPercent
35.5
4,759 25.1%
14,215 74.9%
2,251 11.9%
6,681
2.66
5,025 75.2%
3,521 70.1%
635 12.6%
1,656 24.8%

1990
NumberPercent
33.5
3,938 25.6%
11,446 74.4%
1,887 12.3%
5,409
2.71
4,121 76.2%
3,063 74.3%
417 10.1%
1,288 23.8%

1980
NumberPercent
28.4
4,929 30.6%
11,188 69.4%
1,531 9.5%
5,134
3.09
4,286 83.5%
3,394 79.2%
368 8.6%
848 16.5%

2022 Housing Data for Greene County, NC

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units7,889 
Median Value$108,300 
Occupied6,79386.1%
Vacant1,09613.9%
Owned4,55567.1%
Rented2,23832.9%
Median Rent$826 
Single-Family Units4,19953.2%
    Detached4,19953.2%
    Attached00.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units2563.2%
Mobile Homes3,18640.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Greene County, NC

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0004326.4%
$10,000 to $14,9995007.4%
$15,000 to $19,9993845.7%
$20,000 to $24,9993955.8%
$25,000 to $29,9993525.2%
$30,000 to $34,9992503.7%
$35,000 to $39,9992834.2%
$40,000 to $44,9994376.4%
$45,000 to $49,9993354.9%
$50,000 to $59,9996529.6%
$60,000 to $74,99974411.0%
$75,000 to $99,9991,08716.0%
$100,000 to $124,9993885.7%
$125,000 to $149,9991912.8%
$150,000 to $199,9992794.1%
$200,000 or more841.2%
Median Household Income50,320 
Per Capita Income21,972 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state91 
Compared to U.S.76 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI5638.3%
Public Assistance1372.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,53222.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed6,22754.9%
Unemployed3433.0%
In Armed Forces150.1%
Total Labor Force6,58558.1%
Not in Labor Force4,75041.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 44.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector3,3152,12960.9%
Non-Profit17330436.3%
Self-Employed38718268.0%
Local Government16136830.4%
State Government41845248.0%
Federal Government1019052.9%
Total Private + Self3,7022,31161.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.8531,21441.3%
Total4,5553,52556.4%
Pct. Govt.19.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts7369.1%
Sales and Office Occupations1,29616.0%
Professional, Technical1,63820.2%
Service Occupations1,45618.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4075.0%
All others2,96336.6%
White Collar 45.4%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing1,27015.7%
Retail trade1,01312.5%
Health care and social assistance93111.5%
Educational services7088.8%
Construction6718.3%
Accommodation and food services6297.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5767.1%
Public administration5326.6%
Transportation and warehousing4165.1%
Wholesale trade3214.0%
Other services3204.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2252.8%
Professional, scientific, technical1852.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing941.2%
Finance and insurance931.1%
Utilities370.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction310.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation150.2%
Information130.2%
Management90.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Greene County, NC

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2,69013.18%
Puerto Rican3871.90%
Cuban60.03%
Dominican10.00%
Total Central American1340.66%
Costa Rican410.20%
Guatemalan420.21%
Honduran370.18%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran140.07%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American110.05%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan110.05%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic140.07%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Cambodian50.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English16,11482.9%
Spanish3,04315.7%
Other1280.7%
German, other Germanic470.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun370.2%
Other Asian300.2%
Korean200.1%
Other Indo-European70.0%
Chinese50.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English2,22710.9%
American1,9519.6%
Irish1,0014.9%
African8094.0%
German5722.8%
Italian3021.5%
Scottish2341.1%
European2181.1%
British1430.7%
Scotch-Irish1410.7%
French1150.6%
Slavic990.5%
Swedish750.4%
Polish730.4%
Austrian500.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen19,12493.7%
Not a citizen1,2836.3%
Native18,91292.7%
Foreign-born1,4957.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Greene County, NC

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,512 10.4%1,982 13.6%4,925 33.7%4,509 30.9%1,176 8.1%497 3.4%
  Average years of education: 12.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,512 10.4%
9-12 Years 1,982 13.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 4,925 33.7%
Some College 4,509 30.9%
Bach. Degree 1,176 8.1%
Grad Degree 497 3.4%
Average years of education: 12.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Greene County, NC

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 7,500 7,191 309 4.1% 4.1%
1991 7,698 7,277 421 5.5% 5.9%
1992 7,777 7,368 409 5.3% 6.3%
1993 7,768 7,404 364 4.7% 5.1%
1994 8,019 7,582 437 5.4% 4.4%
1995 8,346 7,978 368 4.4% 4.4%
1996 8,671 8,333 338 3.9% 4.4%
1997 9,042 8,757 285 3.2% 3.8%
1998 9,185 8,837 348 3.8% 3.5%
1999 9,398 8,944 454 4.8% 3.3%
2000 8,609 8,207 402 4.7% 3.7%
2001 8,650 8,062 588 6.8% 5.6%
2002 8,567 7,914 653 7.6% 6.9%
2003 8,960 8,333 627 7.0% 6.7%
2004 9,011 8,417 594 6.6% 5.9%
2005 9,004 8,413 591 6.6% 5.6%
2006 9,148 8,612 536 5.9% 5.1%
2007 9,212 8,670 542 5.9% 5.1%
2008 9,299 8,686 613 6.6% 6.2%
2009 9,343 8,325 1,018 10.9% 11.0%
2010 9,464 8,516 948 10.0% 10.7%
2011 9,609 8,687 922 9.6% 10.3%
2012 9,733 8,875 858 8.8% 9.5%
2013 9,426 8,705 721 7.6% 7.8%
2014 9,413 8,844 569 6.0% 6.1%
2015 9,469 8,952 517 5.5% 5.7%
2016 9,496 8,992 504 5.3% 5.1%
2017 9,536 9,112 424 4.4% 4.5%
2018 9,533 9,160 373 3.9% 4.0%
2019 9,650 9,302 348 3.6% 3.8%
2020 9,551 9,012 539 5.6% 7.3%
2021 9,317 8,924 393 4.2% 4.9%
2022 9,558 9,248 310 3.2% 3.7%
2023 9,652 9,373 279 2.9% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com