Greene County, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Greene County, Alabama has a population of 7,424 across 647 square miles, down 7.8 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $283.3 m in 2024, 90 establishments operate here.
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Greene County
How many people live in Greene County
- Population7,424
- Households3,225
- Average household size2.30
- Median household income$29,200
- Median age42.5
- Median gross rent$432 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$81,200
- Home value to household income2.8 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over5,143
- Population under 181,602
- Share under 1821.6 percent
- Population 65 and over1,864
- Share 65 and over25.1 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 643,958
- Civilian labor force2,403
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over41.3 percent
- Rank by population among Alabama counties67th of 67
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2704th
Greene County is the 67th largest of 67 Alabama counties by population. A median home costs 2.8 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 25.1 percent against 21.6 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Greene County
Is Greene County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-7.82 percent
- Census 2020 base population7,732
- Births, 202475
- Deaths, 2024109
- Natural change, 2024-34
- Net domestic migration, 2024-138
- Net international migration, 20240
- Total net migration, 2024-138
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-400
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents3098th
The county has lost 7.82 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Greene County
Where people moving to Greene County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving103
- People arriving, from those returns199
- Adjusted gross income arriving$3.2 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$31,282
- Largest single originGreene County Non-migrants (2,541 households)
- Largest single destination (2,541 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County Non-migrants | 2,541 | 5,145 | $95.5 m |
| Tuscaloosa County | 59 | 119 | $1.8 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 44 | 80 | $1.4 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Greene County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Greene County
What the Greene County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$283.3 m
- County GDP, 2023$277.1 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20242.2 percent
- GDP change over five years27.0 percent
- Rank by GDP among Alabama counties65th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2734th
- GDP per resident$38,158
Output grew 2.2 percent in the latest year and 27.0 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Greene County
Who employs people in Greene County
- Covered employment, annual average1,741
- Establishments reporting174
- Average annual pay$43,043
- Average weekly wage$828
- Sector 31-33, employment476
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$50,146
- Sector 44-45, employment218
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$25,213
- Sector 71, employment100
- Sector 71, average annual pay$29,737
- Sector 23, employment91
- Sector 23, average annual pay$70,013
- Sector 81, employment88
- Sector 72, employment40
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 31-33 | 476 | 8 | $50,146 |
| Sector 44-45 | 218 | 21 | $25,213 |
| Sector 71 | 100 | 5 | $29,737 |
| Sector 23 | 91 | 8 | $70,013 |
| Sector 81 | 88 | 9 | $26,315 |
| Sector 72 | 40 | 6 | $22,818 |
| Sector 11 | 34 | 9 | $51,635 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 476 jobs, 27.3 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job exceeds median household income, which usually means single earner households and a wage base that can carry rent.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Greene County
What businesses operate in Greene County
- Establishments, all industries90
- Employment at those establishments1,502
- Annual payroll$59.2 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents12.1
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Greene County
What is being built in Greene County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20242
- Declared construction value permitted$720,641
- Single family units authorised2
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$360,321
- Units authorised per 1,000 households0.6
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Greene County
How big is Greene County
- Land area647 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Alabama counties37th of 67
- Width, east to west28.6 mi
- Height, north to south43.7 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary5
- Residents per square mile of land11
- Establishments per square mile0.14
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Greene County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Greene County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population7,424
- Households3,225
- Average household size2.30
- Median household income$29,200
- Median age42.5
Common questions
Greene County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Greene County, Alabama?
7,424, in 3,225 households, ranking 67th of 67 Alabama counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Greene County growing?
The population has fallen 7.82 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 75 births against 109 deaths, with net migration of -138. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Greene County?
$29,200. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $81,200, which is 2.8 times income, and median gross rent is $432 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Greene County?
90 establishments, employing 1,502 people with an annual payroll of $59.2 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Greene County?
Average annual pay is $43,043, or $828 a week, across 1,741 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is being built in Greene County?
2 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $720,641. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Greene County?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Greene County come from?
The largest single origin is Greene County Non-migrants, with 2,541 households. Arriving households report an average income of $31,282 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Greene County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Greene County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.