Greene County, AL Population

Overview

7,851

Total Population

44.0

Median age

51.94%

Female population %

92.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

70.7

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

201

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Greene County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Greene County is 44.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Greene County's population under 18 was 22.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Greene County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Greene County, 18.53% were under the age of 15, 16.72% aged 15 to 29, 41.87% aged 30 to 64, 20.80% aged 65 to 84, and 2.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 305 more females than males in Greene County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.94% females and 48.06% males in Greene County, AL.
The Greene County, AL gender ratio is 92.5:100 i.e. 92.5 men to 100 women (0.925).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 379.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 474.

Greene County's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Greene County population: 17.59% are White, 79.19% are Black or African American, 0.51% are some other race and 2.71% are multiracial.
Greene County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 201 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,65 (97.44% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Greene County is Black or African American with a population of 6,217 (79.19% of the total population).

Greene County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 9,892 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Greene County's population decreased by 902 (9.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Greene County's population decreased by 1,288 (14.33%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Greene County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 7,422.