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Greene County, Illinois (IL)

County population in 2022: 11,849 (29% urban, 71% rural); it was 14,761 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,272
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,987
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,398
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,311 (it was 1,359 in 2000)
% of renters here:

24%
State:

33%

Land area: 543 sq. mi.

Water area: 3.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 22 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Greene County: 83.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.0%), Retail trade (12.0%), Manufacturing (10.7%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 77%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Greene County, IL (2022)
    • 11,21596.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1591.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1481.3%Two or more races
    • 980.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 250.2%Asian alone
    • 160.1%Some other race alone
    • 100.09%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 10.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

43.1 years
Illinois median age:

39.1 years
Males: 5,969  (50.4%)
Females: 5,880  (49.6%)
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Average household size:
Greene County:

2.0 people
Illinois:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $57,604 ($31,754 in 1999)
This county:

$57,604
Illinois:

$76,708

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $515 (lower quartile is $396, upper quartile is $621)
This county:

$515
State:

$1008


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $97,231 (it was $49,200 in 2000)
Greene:

$97,231
Illinois:

$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,820 - $142,522

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $135,888
Here:

$135,888
State:

$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $106,138
Here:

$106,138
State:

$286,230

Mobile homes: $92,090
Here:

$92,090
State:

$78,855

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $984
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $463

Institutionalized population: 284

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 3
  • Burglaries: 4
  • Thefts: 2
  • Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 9
  • Burglaries: 4
  • Thefts: 15
  • Auto thefts: 1
Greene County, IL map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 1 building, cost: $180,000
  • 2021: 2 buildings, average cost: $395,500
  • 2020: 2 buildings, average cost: $237,700
  • 2019: 3 buildings, average cost: $170,300
  • 2018: 3 buildings, average cost: $170,300
  • 2017: 3 buildings, average cost: $170,300
  • 2016: 3 buildings, average cost: $170,300
  • 2015: 28 buildings, average cost: $105,000
  • 2014: 27 buildings, average cost: $107,000
  • 2013: 2 buildings, average cost: $186,700
  • 2012: 1 building, cost: $190,000
  • 2011: 1 building, cost: $190,000
  • 2010: 1 building, cost: $190,000
  • 2009: 1 building, cost: $190,000
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $120,000
  • 2007: 17 buildings, average cost: $110,300
  • 2006: 25 buildings, average cost: $113,500
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $83,300
  • 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $133,400
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $148,800
  • 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $98,900
  • 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $89,300
  • 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $92,100
  • 1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $102,100
  • 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $91,100
Number of permits per 10,000 Greene, IL residents
Average permit cost in Greene, IL

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,772 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,205 (1.3%)

Distribution of median household income in Greene, IL in 2022
Distribution of house value in Greene, IL in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Greene, IL in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 13.9%
Greene County:

13.9%
Illinois:

11.9%
(13.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 5.6% for Black residents, 30.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 40.0% for American Indian residents, 7.4% for other race residents, 35.8% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 43.1 years old
(Males: 42.3 years old, Females: 45.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.9 years old, Black residents: 29.2 years old, American Indian residents: 59.6 years old, Asian residents: 19.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.1 years old, Other race residents: 47.9 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Greene County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $495 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $627 a month.

Cities in this county include: White Hall, Carrollton, Roodhouse, Greenfield, Kane, Eldred, Rockbridge, Hillview.

Greene County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Neighboring counties: Carbon County, Utah , Calhoun County , Frederick County, Maryland , Cumberland County , Monroe County, Missouri , Wabaunsee County, Kansas , Wyandotte County, Kansas .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.1%
Illinois:

4.2%

Unemployment by year in Greene, IL
County total employment by year in Greene, IL
County average yearly wages by year in Greene, IL

Current college students: 436
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 39 (33.5% naturalized citizens)

Greene County:

0.3%
Whole state:

14.4%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 182010 or later
  • 52000 to 2009
  • 51990 to 1999
  • 81980 to 1989
  • 91970 to 1979
  • 22Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.1%

Greene County marital status for males Greene County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,845
  • One, attached: 18
  • Two: 142
  • 3 or 4: 114
  • 5 to 9: 93
  • 20 or more: 4
  • Mobile homes: 564

Housing units in Greene County with a mortgage: 1,450 (107 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 95 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16

Here:

5.9% with mortgage
State:

97.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Greene County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant3,35918
Evangelical Protestant2,42019
Catholic1,7643
Other1-
None6,342-
Greene County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 6
Greene County:

4.37 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.24 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9
Greene County:

6.56 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

2.61 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 8
This county:

5.83 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.86 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Greene County:

9.1%
Illinois:

8.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Greene County:

27.5%
State:

25.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

11.5%
State:

14.5%

Agriculture in Greene County:

Average size of farms: 464 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $129,162
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $234.53
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 38.10%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $106,377
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 73.43%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.34%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $116,361
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.74%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.20
Corn for grain: 119753 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 5409 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 101047 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 138 acres

Earthquake activity:

Greene County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 271% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 148.6 miles away from Greene County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 148.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 139.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 159.1 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 170.0 miles away from Greene County center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 149.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Illinois Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4489, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Illinois Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 24, 2019 - July 3, 2019, FEMA Id: 4461, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Illinois Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2013 to May 05, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4116: May 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 4116, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
  • Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 13, 2008 to October 05, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1800: October 03, 2008, FEMA Id: 1800, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 01, 2008 to July 22, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1771: June 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 1771, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Illinois Tornadoes and Severe Storms, Incident Period: March 11, 2006 to March 13, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1633: March 28, 2006, FEMA Id: 1633, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
  • Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3230: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Illinois Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 06, 2003 to May 11, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1469: May 15, 2003, FEMA Id: 1469, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Illinois Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 21, 2002 to May 23, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1416: May 21, 2002, FEMA Id: 1416, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Illinois Winter Snow Storm, Incident Period: January 01, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3134: January 08, 1999, FEMA Id: 3134, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
  • 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Greene County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 16, Floods: 14, Tornadoes: 5, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Greene

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,337 (73.2%)
  • Carpooled: 206 (6.4%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 90 (2.8%)
  • Walked: 47 (1.5%)
  • Worked at home: 566 (17.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (28%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (29%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (15%)
  • Production occupations (14%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
  • Transportation occupations (10%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (12%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Germany (36%)
  • Other South Central Asia (31%)
  • Russia (10%)
  • Poland (5%)
  • Bulgaria (5%)
  • Italy (3%)
  • Chile (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Greene County


  • German (41%)
  • American (15%)
  • English (14%)
  • Irish (12%)
  • Scottish (2%)
  • European (2%)
  • French (except Basque) (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Greene County, Illinois in 2010:

  • 193 people in state prisons
  • 81 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 10 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
167 people in nursing homes
157 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $58,020.

4.86% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,978 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.86%
Illinois average:

5.09%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.40% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($41,253 average AGI)
0.47% relocated from other states ($3,721 average AGI)
Greene County:

0.47%
Illinois average:

2.01%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Jersey County, IL  0.91% ($65,837 average AGI)
from Morgan County, IL  0.74% ($34,629)
from Macoupin County, IL  0.53% ($44,360)
from Madison County, IL  0.51% ($47,958)


5.41% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($35,801 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.41%
Illinois average:

6.10%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.39% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($29,094 average AGI)
1.01% relocated to other states ($6,707 average AGI)
Greene County:

1.01%
Illinois average:

3.06%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Jersey County, IL  1.03% ($39,551 average AGI)
to Morgan County, IL  0.89% ($27,762)
to Madison County, IL  0.55% ($34,885)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6

Births per 1000 population in Greene County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Greene County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.2

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Greene County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Greene County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Greene County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Greene County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Greene County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Greene County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Greene County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,875 (2,366 aged, 509 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 265 (8%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Greene County, Illinois in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (252)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (220)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (174)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (38)
  • Unspecified dementia (11)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (10)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (10)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (10)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 6.88
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,567
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 447
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,769

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,104
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,036

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 39
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 48

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14

Household type by relationship:

Households: 11,849
  • Male householders: 2,117 (674 living alone), Female householders: 2,510 (770 living alone)
  • 2,218 spouses (2,203 opposite-sex spouses), 342 unmarried partners, (330 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,464 children (3,137 natural, 180 adopted, 148 stepchildren), 217 grandchildren, 102 brothers or sisters, 140 parents, 21 foster children, 132 other relatives, 326 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 249

Size of family households: 1,588 2-persons, 585 3-persons, 557 4-persons, 168 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,445 1-person, 212 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

1,388 married couples with children.
845 single-parent households (243 men, 602 women).

98.3% of residents of Greene speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (99% speak English very well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $93,473,000 ($6,432 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,193,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $41,766,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,272,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,414,000
Federal grants: $16,690,000
Federal procurement contracts: $845,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,487,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $48,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,241,000
Federal Government insurance: $42,855,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 949
Here:

65 per 1000 residents
State:

75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 894
Here:

61 per 1000 residents
State:

43 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0
Here:

0 per 1000 residents
State:

+26 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -215
Here -15 per 1000 residents
State -31 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Greene County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.02 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.1
State:

4.1

Year house built in Greene County, Illinois
  • Year house built in Greene County, Illinois
  • 182020 or later
  • 1732010 to 2019
  • 2232000 to 2009
  • 5131990 to 1999
  • 4601980 to 1989
  • 6821970 to 1979
  • 6591960 to 1969
  • 5011950 to 1959
  • 3581940 to 1949
  • 2,1651939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Greene County, Illinois
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Greene County, Illinois
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Greene County, Illinois
  • 01 room
  • 102 rooms
  • 403 rooms
  • 2134 rooms
  • 8885 rooms
  • 9626 rooms
  • 7487 rooms
  • 3598 rooms
  • 3249+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greene County, Illinois
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greene County, Illinois
  • 311 room
  • 312 rooms
  • 1023 rooms
  • 1994 rooms
  • 2195 rooms
  • 2096 rooms
  • 1017 rooms
  • 778 rooms
  • 689+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Greene County, Illinois
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Greene County, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Greene County, Illinois
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1131 bedroom
  • 1,0402 bedrooms
  • 1,8543 bedrooms
  • 4254 bedrooms
  • 1335+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greene County, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greene County, Illinois
  • 31no bedroom
  • 1631 bedroom
  • 3852 bedrooms
  • 3683 bedrooms
  • 564 bedrooms
  • 345+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Greene County, Illinois in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Greene County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Greene County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 96no vehicle
  • 9381 vehicle
  • 1,3512 vehicles
  • 7883 vehicles
  • 2154 vehicles
  • 1705+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Greene County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Greene County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 77no vehicle
  • 6481 vehicle
  • 1882 vehicles
  • 1163 vehicles
  • 74 vehicles
  • 145+ vehicles

91.4% of Greene County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Illinois.

Greene County:

91.4%
State average:

88.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 10,230
  • Other state: 1,466
  • Northeast: 33
  • Midwest: 911
  • South: 297
  • West: 228
Year householders moved into unit in Greene County, IL
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Greene County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 56.9%Utility gas
  • 24.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 13.7%Electricity
  • 3.1%Wood
  • 0.9%Other fuel
  • 0.6%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 42.7%Utility gas
  • 41.3%Electricity
  • 14.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Wood
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.3%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 121
Here:

11.5%
Illinois:

13.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30
Here:

4.4%
Illinois:

9.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 99
Here:

32.2%
Illinois:

27.4%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Greene County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,906,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,872,000
    Health - Other: $1,499,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,073,000
    Police Protection: $787,000
    General - Other: $757,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $702,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $76,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $580,000
    Public Welfare: $154,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $176,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $293,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $113,000
    Interest Earnings: $53,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $212,000
    Central Staff Services: $101,000
    Police Protection: $49,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,262,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,124,000
    Highways: $407,000
    Public Welfare: $99,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,102,000
    Other License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,416,000

Greene County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,906,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,872,000
    Health - Other: $1,499,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,073,000
    Police Protection: $787,000
    General - Other: $757,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $702,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $76,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $580,000
    Public Welfare: $154,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $176,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $293,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $113,000
    Interest Earnings: $53,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $212,000
    Central Staff Services: $101,000
    Police Protection: $49,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,262,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,124,000
    Highways: $407,000
    Public Welfare: $99,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,102,000
    Other License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,416,000

Greene County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,906,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,872,000
    Health - Other: $1,499,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,073,000
    Police Protection: $787,000
    General - Other: $757,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $702,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $76,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $580,000
    Public Welfare: $154,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $176,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $293,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $113,000
    Interest Earnings: $53,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $212,000
    Central Staff Services: $101,000
    Police Protection: $49,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,262,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,124,000
    Highways: $407,000
    Public Welfare: $99,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,102,000
    Other License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,416,000

Greene County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,906,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,872,000
    Health - Other: $1,499,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,073,000
    Police Protection: $787,000
    General - Other: $757,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $702,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $76,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $580,000
    Public Welfare: $154,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $176,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $293,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $113,000
    Interest Earnings: $53,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $212,000
    Central Staff Services: $101,000
    Police Protection: $49,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,262,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,124,000
    Highways: $407,000
    Public Welfare: $99,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,102,000
    Other License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,416,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 346
  • Number of aged recipients: 26
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 320
  • Number of recipients under 18: 60
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 223
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 63
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 145
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 148
Most common first names in Greene County, IL among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William16576.1 years
Charles14677.5 years
Mary14480.6 years
John14378.4 years
James11574.5 years
George11277.0 years
Helen9281.7 years
Robert9170.0 years
Ruth5780.8 years
Mildred5681.6 years
Most common last names in Greene County, IL among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith8078.2 years
Edwards4177.7 years
Ford4180.8 years
Cox3977.1 years
Martin3982.7 years
Williams3675.4 years
Allen3376.4 years
Taylor3280.4 years
Hardwick3075.7 years
Jones3078.9 years
Businesses in Greene County, IL
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1H&R Block1
Alco Stores1Kroger2
Dairy Queen1Subway1
Ford2U.S. Cellular1