Greene County, Iowa

Greene County, Iowa is a county of the United States of Iowa. As of 2000 the population was 10366. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 9293, It is the 19th smallest in terms of population. The county spans an area of 571.13 square miles (1479.22 kmē), of which, 568.41 square miles (1472.18 kmē) of it is land and 2.72 square miles (7.04 kmē) of it is water, making it the 53rd largest by size in Iowa.

Greene County Iowa
Map of Greene County, Iowa

As of the census of 2000, there were 10366 people, 4205 households, and 2859 families living in the county. The population density was 18.2 people per square mile (7.03/kmē), it is the 17th least populated county in terms of population density. There were 4623 housing units at an average density of 8.1 per square mile (3.13/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.41 persons, and the average family size was 2.97 persons. Age range in the county was well distributed with 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males. Its population was estimated at 9293 in July 2008, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 98.6% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.25% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 0.63% from two or more races.

Greene County Iowa Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Greene County Iowa School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Greene County Iowa GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $33883, it is Iowa's 23rd poorest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $41230, making it the 23rd lowest county by median family income in Iowa. The per capita income for the county was $16866, it is Iowa's 24th poorest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 2518 pupils and students, of which 1336 are male and 1182 are female, 24.29% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 140 nursery or pri school, 143 kindergarten, 1273 elementary school, 727 high school and 235 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Ralston CityCarroll County, Greene County1.981.9809849.61574634375
2Churdan CityGreene County2.122.120.01418197.51709026932
3Dana CityGreene County0.280.28084297.51119933750
4Grand Junction CityGreene County0.960.960964999.11273327875
5Jefferson CityGreene County5.885.820.054626794.61744132818
6Paton CityGreene County0.570.570265468.31525632500
7Rippey CityGreene County0.840.840319378.71434433611
8Scranton CityGreene County1.881.880604321.61383629375
YearPopulation
April 2000 census10366
April 2000 Estimate10366
July 2000 Estimate10338
July 2001 Estimate10145
July 2002 Estimate10100
July 2003 Estimate10009
July 2004 Estimate9941
July 2005 Estimate9795
July 2006 Estimate9569
July 2007 Estimate9479
July 2008 Estimate9293
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school6476140
Kindergarten9350143
Elementary school6955781273
High school395332727
College or graduate school89146235
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Greene County, Iowa$33883$41230$16866
Iowa, United States$39469$48005$19674
United States$41994$50046$21587