Greene County, Illinois

Greene County has a population of 11,683 and has shrunk 5.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $95,200, about 1.5 times the county's median household income of $62,192.

Home price
$95,200
Income
$62,192
Population
11,683
Unemployment
4.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$95,200county
Median gross rent$754county
Median year homes here were built1957county
Share of homes built before 198076.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.9%county
Typical monthly rent$2,014(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$992county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$756county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,189county
Home insurance / yr$2,643(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.7(statewide)
Median household income$62,192county
Family health premium / yr$24,993(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,107(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.250(statewide)
Poverty rate14.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.0%county
Unemployment rate4.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.5%county
Share of workers employed by government15.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.5%county
Economic output per resident$36,880county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.74%county
Top state income tax4.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport7807362county
Miles to nearest general aviation field21 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station26 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths51.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.2%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1703county
Students per full-time teacher11.3county
Free lunch eligible49.4%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution26 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians17county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.3%county
Frequent mental distress17.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population11,683county
Land area in square miles543county
People per square mile of land21.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-5.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.8%county
Share of households that are one person29.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.2%county
Second languages1.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents309county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in174county
Households that moved away247county
Average income of arriving households$50,621county
Average income of departing households$39,449county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings41.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate289(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature55.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation28.8 incounty
Annual snowfall17.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.19 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F35 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing97 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days187 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 16county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$130county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use853 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity21.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas53.1%county
Homes heated by propane22.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood2.0%county
Households with broadband88.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk13.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk68.4county
Landslide risk75.5county
Hail risk40.8county
Earthquake risk55.8county
Tornado risk31.9county
Tropical cyclone risk18.3county
Extreme heat risk61.8county
Winter weather risk19.5county
Strong wind risk49.8county
Wildfire risk0.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Greene County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Illinois figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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