About Greene

Greene is a very small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 4,076 people and just one neighborhood, Greene is the 123rd largest community in Maine.

Unlike some towns , Greene isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Greene are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Greene is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greene who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.46%), sales jobs (9.70%), and management occupations (6.26%).

Greene is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Greene isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.66% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Greene doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Greene Information and Demographics

In Greene, just 11.22% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Greene in 2000 was $19,452, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,808 for a family of four.

The people who call Greene home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Greene is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Greene include French Canadian, French, English, Irish, Polish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Greene is English. Some people also speak French.