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Green County

Wisconsin · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
37,017
Median household income
$82,852
People below poverty
7.7%
Median home value
$250,200

Income

The median income of households in Green County, Wisconsin was $82,852. An estimated 3.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Green County, Wisconsin in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.5
$10,000 to $14,999 2.5
$15,000 to $24,999 5.8
$25,000 to $34,999 6.8
$35,000 to $49,999 10.3
$50,000 to $74,999 17.1
$75,000 to $99,999 14.9
$100,000 to $149,999 21
$150,000 to $199,999 10.1
$200,000 or more 8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Green County, Wisconsin in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 67531
Female 50964

An estimated 76.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,020. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Green County, Wisconsin in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.1
Social Security 33.4
Retirement income 30.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.7
Cash public assistance income 1.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 9.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Green County, Wisconsin in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 9.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.8

In 2020-2024, 8.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 47.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 31.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 30.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Green County, Wisconsin in 2020-2024, 96.2% had health insurance coverage and 3.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 78.3% and public coverage was 34.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.3%.


In 2020-2024, Green County, Wisconsin had a total population of 37,017 - 18,331 (49.5%) females and 18,686 (50.5%) males. The median age was 43.6 years. An estimated 21.5% of the population was under 18 years, 27.9% was 19 to 44 years, 28.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Green County, Wisconsin in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 951 902
5 to 9 996 1085
10 to 14 1307 1106
15 to 19 1166 1157
20 to 24 930 788
25 to 29 962 1018
30 to 34 1078 1037
35 to 39 1219 1224
40 to 44 1066 1000
45 to 49 1146 1123
50 to 54 1319 1167
55 to 59 1370 1321
60 to 64 1502 1443
65 to 69 1228 1187
70 to 74 1105 1113
75 to 79 559 526
80 to 84 371 540
85 and over 411 594

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 93.2% were White; 1% were Black or African American; 6.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 0.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.2% of the people in Green County, Wisconsin were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 92% of the people in Green County, Wisconsin were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,775 households in Green County, Wisconsin. The average household size was 2.32 people.

Married-couple households made up 49.7% of the households in Green County, Wisconsin while cohabiting couple households made up 7.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.8% of all households, while 19.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.4% of all households.

In Green County, Wisconsin, 26.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Green County, Wisconsin in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 49.7
Cohabiting Couples 7.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 55.7% of males and 52.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 29.6 24.7
Now married, except separated 55.7 52.1
Separated 0.9 0.7
Widowed 3.8 9.2
Divorced 10.1 13.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Green County, Wisconsin, 375 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 19.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98% of the people living in Green County, Wisconsin were U.S. natives. 75.5% of the Green County, Wisconsin population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2% of Green County, Wisconsin residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 58.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 81 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Green County, Wisconsin come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Green County, Wisconsin.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Green County, Wisconsin in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 57.9
Asia 19
Europe 21.3
Africa 1.1
Northern America 0.7
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Green County, Wisconsin in 2020-2024, 3.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.4% of people at least five years old; 1.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Green County, Wisconsin in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.4
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.6 % of the people at least one year old living in Green County, Wisconsin were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Green County, Wisconsin in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.6
Different house, same county 3.2
Different county, same state 2.3
Different state 1.6
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Green County, Wisconsin was 7,602 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 457 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,766. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,379.

Educational Attainment of People in Green County, Wisconsin in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.1
High school diploma or equivalency 33.5
Some college, no degree 20.2
Associate's degree 12.5
Bachelor's degree 19
Graduate or professional degree 8.6

Disability

In Green County, Wisconsin, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.5% of people under 18 years old, to 9.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Green County, Wisconsin, 64.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,410 79.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,637 13.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,369 7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Green County, Wisconsin worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Green County, Wisconsin in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.3
Construction 9.3
Manufacturing 19.7
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 13.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.2
Other Services, except public administration 4.4
Public administration 4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Green County, Wisconsin in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,544 38.8
Service occupations 2,151 11.1
Sales and office occupations 3,762 19.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,613 13.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,380 17.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79% of Green County, Wisconsin workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Green County, Wisconsin in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.1
Other means 0.8
Worked from home 11.9

In 2020-2024, Green County, Wisconsin had a total of 16,480 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 16% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Green County, Wisconsin in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 16
Mobile homes 3.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

5.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 26.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Green County, Wisconsin was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 66.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Green County, Wisconsin had 15,775 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 705 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 75.9% while renters occupied 24.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.48 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.83.

2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.3% and another 28.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Green County, Wisconsin:

House Heating Fuel Used in Green County, Wisconsin in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 78.5
Electricity 12.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 4.8
All other fuels 3.6
No fuel used 0.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Green County, Wisconsin was $250,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62 % had a mortgage. 38% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,690 and for owners without a mortgage it was $663.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Green County, Wisconsin was $867. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.