The Town Files

Greene County, Missouri

303,375 people. The median home is worth $221,300 (typical Missouri town: $153,900) and the median household earns $61,479.

Towns in Greene County

Towns in Greene County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Springfield169,176$177,700$49,31133.7
Republic18,750$211,500$65,72933.2
Willard6,344$212,900$84,60032.2
Battlefield5,990$255,600$94,54241.8
Strafford2,561$169,400$64,75033.8

People and housing

Greene CountyTypical Missouri town
Median home value$221,300$153,900
Median rent$989$855
Median household income$61,479$56,368
Median age36.438.6
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%18.9%
Below the poverty line13.6%14.6%

Jobs and pay

178,374 jobs in 2024, average pay $57,254 a year.

Largest industries in Greene CountyHealth care & social assistan…37,654 jobs · $65,625Retail20,659 jobs · $38,964Hotels & restaurants15,806 jobs · $24,384Manufacturing14,570 jobs · $64,824Transportation & warehousing12,393 jobs · $56,746Wholesale trade9,616 jobs · $84,456
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Greene County0%2%4%6%8%10%2000200420082012201620202023 2.6%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 2,033 storm events in Greene County from 1996 to 2026, with 16 deaths.

Storm events in Greene County by type since 1996Hail531Heat10Flood86Drought36Tornado38High Wind17Lightning13Heavy Rain121Flash Flood329Winter Storm34
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Greene County has been included in 27 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
June 30, 2026Severe StormDR-4924: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
June 9, 2025Severe StormDR-4876: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
September 21, 2023Severe StormDR-4741: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
March 26, 2020BiologicalDR-4490: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3482: Covid-19
July 9, 2019Severe StormDR-4451: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).