Greene County, Tennessee

Greene County has a population of 71,628 and has grown 5.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $207,500, about 3.7 times the county's median household income of $56,194.

Home price
$207,500
Income
$56,194
Population
71,628
Unemployment
5.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$207,500county
Median gross rent$737county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198046.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile23.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,163county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$797county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,279county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$56,194county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate15.4%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 home7.8%county
Unemployment rate5.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.0%county
Share of workers employed by government12.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.5%county
Economic output per resident$47,417county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.43%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(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 time26.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport229860county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station94 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths79.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(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 higher18.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.1%county
Public schools in the county23county
Public school enrollment8952county
Students per full-time teacher13.9county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools5county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians52county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.2%county
Frequent mental distress20.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.8%county

Place

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

Population71,628county
Land area in square miles622county
People per square mile of land115.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores15county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store10.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age44.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.1%county
Share of households that are one person30.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages3.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents287county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents14county
Households that moved in1,795county
Households that moved away1,297county
Average income of arriving households$66,552county
Average income of departing households$47,879county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year276county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature58.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.5 incounty
Annual snowfall7.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.32 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F25 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing81 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days179 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 23county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.2¢county
Household electricity use1,183 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity82.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.0%county
Homes heated by propane6.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.7%county
Homes heated by wood3.3%county
Households with broadband80.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk63.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk59.8county
Landslide risk92.7county
Hail risk56.2county
Earthquake risk84.2county
Tornado risk61.8county
Tropical cyclone risk48.5county
Extreme heat risk15.0county
Winter weather risk34.4county
Strong wind risk63.4county
Wildfire risk45.0county

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

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