Greene County, Mississippi

Greene County has a population of 13,615 and has grown 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $92,700, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $54,276.

Home price
$92,700
Income
$54,276
Population
13,615
Unemployment
11.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$92,700county
Median gross rent$802county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198038.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile35.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$842county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$768county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,012county
Home insurance / yr$2,529(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living87.3(statewide)
Median household income$54,276county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate18.3%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 home3.3%county
Unemployment rate11.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force35.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.2%county
Share of workers employed by government21.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.0%county
Economic output per resident$16,862county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.85%county
Top state income tax4.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.06%(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 time43.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport314406county
Miles to nearest general aviation field20 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 station40 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.7%county
Traffic deaths44.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0008.8(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 higher10.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.5%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1621county
Students per full-time teacher14.1county
Free lunch eligible99.1%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution40 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians7county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.0 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance15.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.1%county
Frequent mental distress17.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.8%county

Place

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

Population13,615county
Land area in square miles713county
People per square mile of land19.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store4.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.1%county
Share of households that are one person23.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages1.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents451county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in225county
Households that moved away241county
Average income of arriving households$46,431county
Average income of departing households$48,784county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings12.8%(statewide)
Violent crime rate211(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature66.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.65 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F79 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing33 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days245 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$161county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.0¢county
Household electricity use1,158 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity84.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas4.0%county
Homes heated by propane8.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband73.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk38.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk36.2county
Landslide risk47.2county
Hail risk34.3county
Earthquake risk31.0county
Tornado risk56.9county
Tropical cyclone risk87.5county
Extreme heat risk48.2county
Winter weather risk17.5county
Strong wind risk30.7county
Wildfire risk73.3county

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 Mississippi figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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