Greene County, Tennessee (TN)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 9,338
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 19,748
Renter-occupied apartments: 7,182 (it was 6,008 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 32% |
Land area: 622 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 114 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.9%), Manufacturing (23.2%), Retail trade (14.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 79%
- Government: 15%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 65,00591.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,3083.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,1193.0%Two or more races
- 1,1451.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3710.5%Asian alone
- 1040.1%Some other race alone
- 1020.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 45.8 years |
| Tennessee median age: | 39.2 years |
| Males: 35,005 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 35,616 |  (50.4%) |
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| Greene County: | 2.0 people |
| Tennessee: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $56,488 ($30,382 in 1999)
| This county: | $56,488 |
| Tennessee: | $59,695 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $516 (lower quartile is $339, upper quartile is $609)
| This county: | $516 |
| State: | $799 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $169,200 (it was $74,500 in 2000)
| Greene: | $169,200 |
| Tennessee: | $235,200 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,030
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $317
Institutionalized population: 903
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 3
- Rapes: 14
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 169
- Burglaries: 195
- Thefts: 427
- Auto thefts: 145
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 16
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 185
- Burglaries: 196
- Thefts: 437
- Auto thefts: 144
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 260 buildings, average cost: $201,300
- 2020: 208 buildings, average cost: $192,400
- 2019: 137 buildings, average cost: $211,300
- 2018: 164 buildings, average cost: $194,100
- 2017: 125 buildings, average cost: $168,700
- 2016: 123 buildings, average cost: $185,200
- 2015: 105 buildings, average cost: $168,100
- 2014: 87 buildings, average cost: $162,900
- 2013: 93 buildings, average cost: $155,800
- 2012: 88 buildings, average cost: $152,100
- 2011: 105 buildings, average cost: $136,800
- 2010: 130 buildings, average cost: $91,500
- 2009: 116 buildings, average cost: $80,500
- 2008: 175 buildings, average cost: $83,400
- 2007: 280 buildings, average cost: $93,700
- 2006: 357 buildings, average cost: $85,900
- 2005: 381 buildings, average cost: $82,300
- 2004: 371 buildings, average cost: $83,700
- 2003: 319 buildings, average cost: $81,000
- 2002: 281 buildings, average cost: $78,900
- 2001: 259 buildings, average cost: $79,900
- 2000: 269 buildings, average cost: $82,300
- 1999: 291 buildings, average cost: $79,100
- 1998: 274 buildings, average cost: $79,100
- 1997: 300 buildings, average cost: $76,200
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $774 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $607 (0.4%)
| Greene County: | 9.5% |
| Tennessee: | 13.6% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 45.8 years old
(Males: 44.1 years old, Females: 47.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.8 years old, Black residents: 27.7 years old, American Indian residents: 14.2 years old, Asian residents: 4.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 40.2 years old, Other race residents: 32.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Greene County is $376 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $623 a month.
Cities in this county include: Greeneville, Southeast Nolichucky, Rheatown-Chucky, Southwest Nolichucky, Mohawk, Jearoldstown, Tusculum, Mosheim, Baileyton.
Neighboring counties: Benton County 
, Delaware County, Oklahoma , Searcy County, Arkansas , Robertson County , Trousdale County , Hutchinson County, Texas .
| Here: | 3.9% |
| Tennessee: | 3.1% |
Current college students: 2,118
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,098 (52.0% naturalized citizens)
| Greene County: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 4342010 or later
- 3492000 to 2009
- 1691990 to 1999
- 1451980 to 1989
- 1291970 to 1979
- 126Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 23,602
- One, attached: 73
- Two: 220
- 3 or 4: 429
- 5 to 9: 900
- 10 to 19: 119
- 20 to 49: 291
- 50 or more: 200
- Mobile homes: 6,564
Housing units in Greene County with a mortgage: 11,567 (663 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 586 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 756
| Here: | 1.4% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.5% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Greene County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 22,449 | 110 |
| Mainline Protestant | 9,496 | 74 |
| Catholic | 1,094 | 1 |
| Other | 326 | 2 |
| Black Protestant | 95 | 1 |
| None | 35,371 | - |
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: 11
| Greene County: | 1.67 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| This county: | 0.46 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 44
| Greene County: | 6.68 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 34
| This county: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Greene County: | 11.3% |
| Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Greene County: | 31.2% |
| State: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 11.9% |
| State: | 13.5% |
Agriculture in Greene County:
Average size of farms: 73 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $16,285
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $147.82
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.73%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 78.18%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $16,865
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 32.81%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38,979
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.95%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 33.13
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.30%
Corn for grain: 1020 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 178 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 657 harvested acres
Vegetables: 145 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 37 acres
Tornado activity:
Greene County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 1766010.3 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 fatalities and 248 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/7/2006, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 7 people and injured 128 people and caused $79 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Greene County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 39% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 99.6 miles away from Greene County center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 152.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 68.0 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 296.0 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 161.2 miles away from Greene County center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 195.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Tennessee Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4514, Natural disaster type: Other
- Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 19, 2019 - March 30, 2019, FEMA Id: 4427, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Tennessee Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4211: April 02, 2015, FEMA Id: 4211, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1974: May 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 1974, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Tennessee Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3217: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3217, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 27, 2001 to August 22, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1387: August 15, 2001, FEMA Id: 1387, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 06, 1998 to February 12, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1197: January 13, 1998, FEMA Id: 1197, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Tennessee Ice Storm, Severe Winter Storm, Flash Flooding, Incident Period: February 09, 1994 to February 11, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1010: February 28, 1994, FEMA Id: 1010, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Winter Storm, Flash Flood
- Tennessee Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3095: March 14, 1993, FEMA Id: 3095, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
- Tennessee SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: November 12, 1977, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-544: November 12, 1977, FEMA Id: 544, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Greene County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 5, Winter Storms: 3, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 21,180 (80.2%)
- Carpooled: 1,590 (6.0%)
- Bus: 9 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 288 (1.1%)
- Bicycle: 13 (0.0%)
- Walked: 315 (1.2%)
- Worked at home: 2,588 (9.8%)
- Health care and social assistance (13%)
- Manufacturing (12%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Wholesale trade (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (17%)
- Manufacturing (15%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Wholesale trade (5%)
- Production occupations (19%)
- Sales and related occupations (14%)
- Material moving occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (5%)
- Sales and related occupations (16%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (13%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Mexico (30%)
- Guatemala (11%)
- Korea (11%)
- Canada (8%)
- Honduras (5%)
- England (5%)
- Russia (3%)
- American (29%)
- English (23%)
- German (8%)
- Irish (7%)
- Italian (2%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
- European (1%)
People in group quarters in Greene County, Tennessee in 2010:
- 550 people in college/university student housing
- 478 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 362 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 208 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 63 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 35 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 33 people in group homes intended for adults
- 22 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Greene County, Tennessee in 2000:
- 531 people in nursing homes
- 372 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 284 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 162 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 137 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 58 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 18 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 14 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 13 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 9 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 7 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 5 people in other group homes
6.78% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($55,553 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.78% |
| Tennessee average: | 8.49% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.97% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($17,642 average AGI)
3.81% relocated from other states ($37,911 average AGI)
Greene County: 3.81% Tennessee average: 4.34%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Washington County, TN |  0.89% ($48,220 average AGI) |
| from Hamblen County, TN | 0.35% ($33,543) |
| from Sullivan County, TN | 0.31% ($40,688) |
| from Hawkins County, TN | 0.30% ($33,089) |
| from Knox County, TN | 0.21% ($40,815) |
| from Cocke County, TN | 0.18% ($48,957) |
| from Jefferson County, TN | 0.12% ($42,333) |
4.63% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($44,502 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.63% |
| Tennessee average: | 7.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.87% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($25,177 average AGI)
1.76% relocated to other states ($19,325 average AGI)
Greene County: 1.76% Tennessee average: 3.20%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Washington County, TN | 0.99% ($42,701 average AGI) |
| to Sullivan County, TN | 0.29% ($39,757) |
| to Hamblen County, TN | 0.29% ($37,014) |
| to Hawkins County, TN | 0.27% ($27,529) |
| to Knox County, TN | 0.18% ($49,340) |
| to Cocke County, TN | 0.15% ($34,105) |
| to Sevier County, TN | 0.08% ($27,000) |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 13.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 14,350 (10,588 aged, 3,762 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,397 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Greene County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,366)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,110)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,018)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (915)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (836)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (586)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (499)
- Unspecified dementia (446)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (388)
- Congestive heart failure (232)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 12,188
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 510
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 69,580
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,160
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,118
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 28
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 70
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 46.9. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 154.1. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 96.0
- Other - 58.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 70,621- Male householders: 13,641 (3,300 living alone), Female householders: 14,944 (4,173 living alone)
15,677 spouses (15,577 opposite-sex spouses), 1,143 unmarried partners, (1,143 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16,833 children (14,737 natural, 953 adopted, 1,143 stepchildren), 2,245 grandchildren, 749 brothers or sisters, 1,312 parents, 70 foster children, 1,343 other relatives, 543 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,121
Size of family households: 10,702 2-persons, 4,381 3-persons, 1,862 4-persons, 1,527 5-persons, 929 6-persons, 478 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,473 1-person, 1,183 2-persons, 50 3-persons.
7,521 married couples with children.
3,500 single-parent households (1,182 men, 2,318 women).
97.1% of residents of Greene speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (99% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $418,836,000 ($6,472 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $24,158,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $179,982,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $77,809,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,341,000
Federal grants: $87,862,000
Federal procurement contracts: $58,228,000 ($15,099,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,614,000 ($1,716,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,069,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,796,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,012,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,841| Here: | 59 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,887
| Here: | 60 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +277
| Here: | +4 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +2,269
| Here: | +35 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.11 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 |
| State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 |
| State: | 4.5 |
- Year house built in Greene County, Tennessee
- 422020 or later
- 2,7422010 to 2019
- 7,2882000 to 2009
- 3,9141990 to 1999
- 3,5331980 to 1989
- 5,7321970 to 1979
- 2,4771960 to 1969
- 3,0551950 to 1959
- 6951940 to 1949
- 2,9201939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Greene County, Tennessee
- 1181 room
- 672 rooms
- 4173 rooms
- 2,2924 rooms
- 4,5635 rooms
- 5,3906 rooms
- 3,7967 rooms
- 2,4568 rooms
- 3,6129+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greene County, Tennessee
- 591 room
- 1782 rooms
- 6363 rooms
- 2,0064 rooms
- 1,4545 rooms
- 5366 rooms
- 7767 rooms
- 708 rooms
- 1599+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Greene County, Tennessee
- 198no bedroom
- 3821 bedroom
- 3,8022 bedrooms
- 13,6163 bedrooms
- 3,4554 bedrooms
- 1,2585+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greene County, Tennessee
- 59no bedroom
- 9581 bedroom
- 2,9992 bedrooms
- 1,6073 bedrooms
- 2514 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Greene County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 345no vehicle
- 4,9751 vehicle
- 9,5952 vehicles
- 4,0233 vehicles
- 2,2424 vehicles
- 1,5315+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Greene County in renter-occupied apartments
- 568no vehicle
- 1,8291 vehicle
- 2,0402 vehicles
- 8233 vehicles
- 4934 vehicles
- 1215+ vehicles
90.0% 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, 43% lived in Tennessee.
| Greene County: | 90.0% |
| State average: | 85.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 47,068
- Other state: 22,220
- Northeast: 4,676
- Midwest: 4,897
- South: 10,102
- West: 2,545
- 82.2%Electricity
- 5.4%Utility gas
- 5.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.2%Wood
- 0.8%No fuel used
- 0.5%Solar energy
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 86.6%Electricity
- 5.7%Wood
- 3.6%Utility gas
- 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.9%No fuel used
- 0.3%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 665
| Here: | 10.9% |
| Tennessee: | 15.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 329
| Here: | 9.0% |
| Tennessee: | 15.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 933
| Here: | 36.6% |
| Tennessee: | 25.2% |
Greene County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,551,000
Cash and Securities: $1,011,000
- Charges - Other: $8,564,000
Other: $4,620,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $3,235,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,550,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $948,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $793,000
Solid Waste Management: $212,000
Solid Waste Management: $119,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
- Construction - General - Other: $6,905,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,834,000
General - Other: $1,605,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $824,000
Regular Highways: $735,000
Police Protection: $257,000
Health - Other: $223,000
Parks and Recreation: $90,000
General Public Buildings: $74,000
Correctional Institutions: $65,000
Health - Other: $60,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,491,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $58,417,000
Regular Highways: $6,664,000
Police Protection: $6,626,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,657,000
Health - Other: $5,425,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,249,000
Police Protection: $4,073,000
Health - Other: $3,980,000
General - Other: $2,839,000
Regular Highways: $2,819,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,769,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,605,000
General - Other: $2,515,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,142,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,029,000
Financial Administration: $1,815,000
Central Staff Services: $1,529,000
Financial Administration: $1,452,000
General Public Buildings: $873,000
Central Staff Services: $674,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $333,000
General Public Buildings: $295,000
Natural Resources - Other: $230,000
Parks and Recreation: $181,000
Natural Resources - Other: $180,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $179,000
Libraries: $98,000
Local Fire Protection: $68,000
Local Fire Protection: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $213,000
Health and Hospitals: $124,000
Education: $87,000
Education: $85,000
Other: $72,000
Natural Resources: $16,000
Natural Resources: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $624,000
Interest on Debt: $64,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,603,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $310,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $110,000
Other - Libraries: $17,000
Other - Air Transportation: $6,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $17,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,586,000
Other: $513,000
General Local Government Support: $457,000
Education: $228,000
Education: $137,000
Highways: $99,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,905,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,896,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,009,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,951,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,280,000
Interest Earnings: $1,270,000
Interest Earnings: $846,000
Fines and Forfeits: $689,000
General Revenue - Other: $551,000
Fines and Forfeits: $469,000
Donations From Private Sources: $346,000
Sale of Property: $270,000
Rents: $127,000
Sale of Property: $71,000
Rents: $69,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,898,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,425,000
Regular Highways: $175,000
Police Protection: $32,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
General - Other: $16,000
Solid Waste Management: $16,000
Health - Other: $15,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
General Public Building: $4,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $34,729,000
Cash and Securities: $22,331,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,692,000
Cash and Securities: $1,157,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $43,733,000
Education: $43,394,000
Highways: $4,183,000
General Local Government Support: $2,538,000
Other: $2,306,000
Highways: $1,534,000
General Local Government Support: $1,125,000
Other: $1,047,000
Health and Hospitals: $555,000
Health and Hospitals: $473,000
Housing and Community Development: $223,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,000
- Tax - Property: $25,376,000
Property: $17,404,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,012,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,989,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,895,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,270,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,140,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $682,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $577,000
Public Utilities Sales: $407,000
Other License: $221,000
Public Utility License: $178,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $172,000
Severance: $122,000
Other License: $70,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $8,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $56,213,000
: $35,094,000
Greene County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,551,000
Cash and Securities: $1,011,000
- Charges - Other: $8,564,000
Other: $4,620,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $3,235,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,550,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $948,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $793,000
Solid Waste Management: $212,000
Solid Waste Management: $119,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
- Construction - General - Other: $6,905,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,834,000
General - Other: $1,605,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $824,000
Regular Highways: $735,000
Police Protection: $257,000
Health - Other: $223,000
Parks and Recreation: $90,000
General Public Buildings: $74,000
Correctional Institutions: $65,000
Health - Other: $60,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,491,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $58,417,000
Regular Highways: $6,664,000
Police Protection: $6,626,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,657,000
Health - Other: $5,425,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,249,000
Police Protection: $4,073,000
Health - Other: $3,980,000
General - Other: $2,839,000
Regular Highways: $2,819,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,769,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,605,000
General - Other: $2,515,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,142,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,029,000
Financial Administration: $1,815,000
Central Staff Services: $1,529,000
Financial Administration: $1,452,000
General Public Buildings: $873,000
Central Staff Services: $674,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $333,000
General Public Buildings: $295,000
Natural Resources - Other: $230,000
Parks and Recreation: $181,000
Natural Resources - Other: $180,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $179,000
Libraries: $98,000
Local Fire Protection: $68,000
Local Fire Protection: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $213,000
Health and Hospitals: $124,000
Education: $87,000
Education: $85,000
Other: $72,000
Natural Resources: $16,000
Natural Resources: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $624,000
Interest on Debt: $64,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,603,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $310,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $110,000
Other - Libraries: $17,000
Other - Air Transportation: $6,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $17,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,586,000
Other: $513,000
General Local Government Support: $457,000
Education: $228,000
Education: $137,000
Highways: $99,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,905,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,896,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,009,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,951,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,280,000
Interest Earnings: $1,270,000
Interest Earnings: $846,000
Fines and Forfeits: $689,000
General Revenue - Other: $551,000
Fines and Forfeits: $469,000
Donations From Private Sources: $346,000
Sale of Property: $270,000
Rents: $127,000
Sale of Property: $71,000
Rents: $69,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,898,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,425,000
Regular Highways: $175,000
Police Protection: $32,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
General - Other: $16,000
Solid Waste Management: $16,000
Health - Other: $15,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
General Public Building: $4,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $34,729,000
Cash and Securities: $22,331,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,692,000
Cash and Securities: $1,157,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $43,733,000
Education: $43,394,000
Highways: $4,183,000
General Local Government Support: $2,538,000
Other: $2,306,000
Highways: $1,534,000
General Local Government Support: $1,125,000
Other: $1,047,000
Health and Hospitals: $555,000
Health and Hospitals: $473,000
Housing and Community Development: $223,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,000
- Tax - Property: $25,376,000
Property: $17,404,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,012,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,989,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,895,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,270,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,140,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $682,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $577,000
Public Utilities Sales: $407,000
Other License: $221,000
Public Utility License: $178,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $172,000
Severance: $122,000
Other License: $70,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $8,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $56,213,000
: $35,094,000
Greene County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,551,000
Cash and Securities: $1,011,000
- Charges - Other: $8,564,000
Other: $4,620,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $3,235,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,550,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $948,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $793,000
Solid Waste Management: $212,000
Solid Waste Management: $119,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
- Construction - General - Other: $6,905,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,834,000
General - Other: $1,605,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $824,000
Regular Highways: $735,000
Police Protection: $257,000
Health - Other: $223,000
Parks and Recreation: $90,000
General Public Buildings: $74,000
Correctional Institutions: $65,000
Health - Other: $60,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,491,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $58,417,000
Regular Highways: $6,664,000
Police Protection: $6,626,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,657,000
Health - Other: $5,425,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,249,000
Police Protection: $4,073,000
Health - Other: $3,980,000
General - Other: $2,839,000
Regular Highways: $2,819,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,769,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,605,000
General - Other: $2,515,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,142,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,029,000
Financial Administration: $1,815,000
Central Staff Services: $1,529,000
Financial Administration: $1,452,000
General Public Buildings: $873,000
Central Staff Services: $674,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $333,000
General Public Buildings: $295,000
Natural Resources - Other: $230,000
Parks and Recreation: $181,000
Natural Resources - Other: $180,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $179,000
Libraries: $98,000
Local Fire Protection: $68,000
Local Fire Protection: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $213,000
Health and Hospitals: $124,000
Education: $87,000
Education: $85,000
Other: $72,000
Natural Resources: $16,000
Natural Resources: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $624,000
Interest on Debt: $64,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,603,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $310,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $110,000
Other - Libraries: $17,000
Other - Air Transportation: $6,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $17,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,586,000
Other: $513,000
General Local Government Support: $457,000
Education: $228,000
Education: $137,000
Highways: $99,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,905,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,896,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,009,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,951,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,280,000
Interest Earnings: $1,270,000
Interest Earnings: $846,000
Fines and Forfeits: $689,000
General Revenue - Other: $551,000
Fines and Forfeits: $469,000
Donations From Private Sources: $346,000
Sale of Property: $270,000
Rents: $127,000
Sale of Property: $71,000
Rents: $69,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,898,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,425,000
Regular Highways: $175,000
Police Protection: $32,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
General - Other: $16,000
Solid Waste Management: $16,000
Health - Other: $15,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
General Public Building: $4,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $34,729,000
Cash and Securities: $22,331,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,692,000
Cash and Securities: $1,157,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $43,733,000
Education: $43,394,000
Highways: $4,183,000
General Local Government Support: $2,538,000
Other: $2,306,000
Highways: $1,534,000
General Local Government Support: $1,125,000
Other: $1,047,000
Health and Hospitals: $555,000
Health and Hospitals: $473,000
Housing and Community Development: $223,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,000
- Tax - Property: $25,376,000
Property: $17,404,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,012,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,989,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,895,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,270,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,140,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $682,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $577,000
Public Utilities Sales: $407,000
Other License: $221,000
Public Utility License: $178,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $172,000
Severance: $122,000
Other License: $70,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $8,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $56,213,000
: $35,094,000
Greene County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,551,000
Cash and Securities: $1,011,000
- Charges - Other: $8,564,000
Other: $4,620,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $3,235,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,550,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $948,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $793,000
Solid Waste Management: $212,000
Solid Waste Management: $119,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
- Construction - General - Other: $6,905,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,834,000
General - Other: $1,605,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $824,000
Regular Highways: $735,000
Police Protection: $257,000
Health - Other: $223,000
Parks and Recreation: $90,000
General Public Buildings: $74,000
Correctional Institutions: $65,000
Health - Other: $60,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,491,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $58,417,000
Regular Highways: $6,664,000
Police Protection: $6,626,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,657,000
Health - Other: $5,425,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,249,000
Police Protection: $4,073,000
Health - Other: $3,980,000
General - Other: $2,839,000
Regular Highways: $2,819,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,769,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,605,000
General - Other: $2,515,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,142,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,029,000
Financial Administration: $1,815,000
Central Staff Services: $1,529,000
Financial Administration: $1,452,000
General Public Buildings: $873,000
Central Staff Services: $674,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $333,000
General Public Buildings: $295,000
Natural Resources - Other: $230,000
Parks and Recreation: $181,000
Natural Resources - Other: $180,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $179,000
Libraries: $98,000
Local Fire Protection: $68,000
Local Fire Protection: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $213,000
Health and Hospitals: $124,000
Education: $87,000
Education: $85,000
Other: $72,000
Natural Resources: $16,000
Natural Resources: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $624,000
Interest on Debt: $64,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,603,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $310,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $110,000
Other - Libraries: $17,000
Other - Air Transportation: $6,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $17,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,586,000
Other: $513,000
General Local Government Support: $457,000
Education: $228,000
Education: $137,000
Highways: $99,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,905,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,896,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,009,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,951,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,280,000
Interest Earnings: $1,270,000
Interest Earnings: $846,000
Fines and Forfeits: $689,000
General Revenue - Other: $551,000
Fines and Forfeits: $469,000
Donations From Private Sources: $346,000
Sale of Property: $270,000
Rents: $127,000
Sale of Property: $71,000
Rents: $69,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,898,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,425,000
Regular Highways: $175,000
Police Protection: $32,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
General - Other: $16,000
Solid Waste Management: $16,000
Health - Other: $15,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
General Public Building: $4,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $34,729,000
Cash and Securities: $22,331,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,692,000
Cash and Securities: $1,157,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $43,733,000
Education: $43,394,000
Highways: $4,183,000
General Local Government Support: $2,538,000
Other: $2,306,000
Highways: $1,534,000
General Local Government Support: $1,125,000
Other: $1,047,000
Health and Hospitals: $555,000
Health and Hospitals: $473,000
Housing and Community Development: $223,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,000
- Tax - Property: $25,376,000
Property: $17,404,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,012,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,989,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,895,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,270,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,140,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $682,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $577,000
Public Utilities Sales: $407,000
Other License: $221,000
Public Utility License: $178,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $172,000
Severance: $122,000
Other License: $70,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $8,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $56,213,000
: $35,094,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,261
- Number of aged recipients: 263
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,998
- Number of recipients under 18: 178
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,478
- Number of recipients older than 64: 605
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,039
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 921
| Most common first names in Greene County, TN among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 429 | 69.4 years |
| Mary | 389 | 76.2 years |
| William | 324 | 74.2 years |
| John | 282 | 74.0 years |
| Robert | 240 | 70.4 years |
| Charles | 219 | 69.7 years |
| George | 164 | 74.4 years |
| Ruth | 121 | 79.6 years |
| Dorothy | 107 | 75.2 years |
| Margaret | 105 | 77.1 years |
| Most common last names in Greene County, TN among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Jones | 236 | 73.4 years |
| Brown | 212 | 75.6 years |
| Johnson | 204 | 72.8 years |
| Smith | 175 | 73.6 years |
| Hensley | 172 | 72.2 years |
| Ricker | 167 | 72.8 years |
| Shelton | 136 | 73.3 years |
| Carter | 127 | 73.4 years |
| Collins | 109 | 72.9 years |
| Davis | 104 | 70.2 years |
| Businesses in Greene County, TN | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | Lane Furniture | 2 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | McDonald's | 4 | |
| Burger King | 1 | Nike | 2 | |
| CVS | 3 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
| FedEx | 4 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
| GNC | 1 | Subway | 7 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 3 | U-Haul | 4 | |
| Hilton | 1 | UPS | 5 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| Jones New York | 3 | Waffle House | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
| Kincaid | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |
Greene County on our top lists:
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"