Greene County, Indiana

Formed in 1821 and named after Revolutionary War hero General Nathaniel Greene

County Seat: Bloomfield

Largest City: Linton (2025 population: 5,245)

Population per Square Mile: 57.45

Square Miles: 542.50

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	30,803	54	0.5%	6,484,050
Today (2025)	31,165	53	0.4%	6,973,333
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	30,899	53	0.4%	7,013,509
Percent Change 2020 to Today	1.2%	84		2.8%

*Projection based on 2020 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2024-2025	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	49	50		12,197
Net International Migration	21	47		17,852
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-99	77	-1.2%	8,561

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2025	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	1,617	56	5.2%	5.8%
School Age (5 to 17)	5,069	54	16.3%	16.8%
College Age (18 to 24)	2,259	55	7.2%	9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	7,238	52	23.2%	25.6%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	8,109	49	26.0%	23.5%
Seniors (65 and older)	6,873	48	22.1%	18.4%
Median Age	43.3			Median Age = 38.6

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2025	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	125	58	0.4%	0.8%
Asian Alone	153	55	0.5%	3.2%
Black Alone	138	78	0.4%	10.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	5	73	0.0%	0.1%
White	29,932	53	96.0%	81.2%
Two or More Race Groups	812	57	2.6%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	30,430	51	97.6%	90.4%
Hispanic	735	66	2.4%	9.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2024 (Includes detail not shown below)	13,107	47	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	1,926	59	14.7%	17.9%
Married Without Children	4,519	47	34.5%	29.3%
Single Parents	1,020	48	7.8%	8.8%
Living Alone	3,703	46	28.3%	29.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2025 (estimate)	14,396	49	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2024 (includes vacant units)	14,356	49	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	10,093	51	70.3%	64.4%
Median Value (2024)	$153,200	74
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	3,014	46	21.0%	26.9%
Median Rent (2024)	$563	76

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2025/2026 Total Reported)	4,567	54	0.4%	1,112,710
Public	4,567	52	0.5%	1,010,042
Adults (25+ in 2024 ACS)	22,136	50	0.5%	4,596,004
with High School diploma or higher	89.4%	61		90.4%
with B.A. or higher degree	16.1%	72		29.5%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2024	$55,238	51	86.2%	64,077
Median Household Income in 2024	67,268	63	93.5%	$71,958
Poverty Rate in 2024	13.8%	22	114.0%	12.1%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	16.9%	32	107.0%	15.8%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2025	15	47	0.3%	4,863
Food Stamp Recipients in 2025	2,521	39	0.4%	578,293
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2025/2026	2,102	52	0.4%	476,608

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics	Number	Rank of	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2021	329	54	0.4%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	17	51	0.4%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	409	43	0.6%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2025	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	14,715	57	0.4%	3,506,284
Employed	14,156	57	0.4%	3,377,760
Unemployed	559	49	0.4%	128,524
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.8	23	102.7%	3.7
June 2026 Unemployment Rate	3.7	22	102.8%	3.6

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2024	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	10,970	100.0%	$528,822	100.0%	$48,206
Wage and Salary	7,065	64.4%	$337,913	63.9%	$47,829
Farm Proprietors	686	6.3%	$37,108	7.0%	$54,093
Nonfarm Proprietors	3,219	29.3%	$64,079	12.1%	$19,906
Farm	838	7.6%	$44,536	8.4%	$53,146
Nonfarm	10,132	92.4%	$484,286	91.6%	$47,798
Private	8,160	74.4%	$345,683	65.4%	$42,363
Accommodation, Food Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Arts, Ent., Recreation	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Construction	799	7.3%	$37,638	7.1%	$47,106
Health Care, Social Serv.	699	6.4%	$39,653	7.5%	$56,728
Information	36	0.3%	$1,852	0.4%	$51,444
Manufacturing	661	6.0%	$49,109	9.3%	$74,295
Professional, Tech. Serv.	471	4.3%	$28,162	5.3%	$59,792
Retail Trade	1,423	13.0%	$41,541	7.9%	$29,193
Trans., Warehousing	466	4.2%	$25,684	4.9%	$55,116
Wholesale Trade	150	1.4%	$7,952	1.5%	$53,013
Other Private (not above)	2,172*	19.8%*	$70,586*	13.3%*	$32,498*
Government	1,972	18.0%	$138,603	26.2%	$70,285

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits, 2025	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	N/A	100%	$0	8,792,236
Single-Family	N/A	68.4%	$0	$7,272,703
2-Family	N/A	1.7%	$0	$80,213
3- and 4-Family	N/A	0.6%	$0	$0
5+ Family	N/A	29.3%	$0	$1,407,931

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Largest Cities and Towns in Greene County

Name	Population in 2025	Percent of County
Bloomfield	2,306	7.4%
Jasonville	1,952	6.3%
Linton	5,245	16.8%
Lyons	638	2.0%
Newberry	160	0.5%
Switz City	273	0.9%
Worthington	1,403	4.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates