2024 population: 1,904,096 ( 65,828 from 2020)
Land area: 7347.4 square miles
Population density: 259.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	1,160,697	60.96%	0.2%
Black:	405,630	21.30%	5.2%
Indian:	7,100	0.37%	6.2%
Asian:	58,793	3.09%	18.8%
2+ races:	40,163	2.11%	19.0%
Hispanic:	231,713	12.17%	16.3%

Total non-White:	743,399	39.04%	10.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	84,157	11.4
Deaths:	95,116	12.9
Net Migration:	51,944	7.1
Net Immigration:	24,673	3.4

Change in White population:	-2,887	-0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	68,715	3.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
1,838,268
1,163,584	63.30%
385,578	20.98%
6,685	0.36%
49,500	2.69%
33,754	1.84%
199,167	10.83%
674,684	36.70%

2010
1,739,702
1,185,169	68.12%
339,711	19.53%
5,955	0.34%
33,275	1.91%
24,804	1.43%
148,049	8.51%
554,533	31.88%

2000
1,560,695
1,157,038	74.14%
289,164	18.53%
4,834	0.31%
18,404	1.18%
13,515	0.87%
76,022	4.87%
403,657	25.86%

1990
1,328,567
1,066,559	80.28%
241,418	18.17%
4,033	0.30%
7,583	0.57%
n/a
8,974	0.68%
262,008	19.72%

1980
1,223,110
990,979	81.02%
218,237	17.84%
2,627	0.21%
2,953	0.24%
n/a
7,860	0.64%
232,131	18.98%

1970
1,073,600
882,540	82.20%
185,341	17.26%
1,517	0.14%
595	0.06%
n/a
3,258	0.30%
191,060	17.80%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
185,551	10.7
159,794	9.2
52,671	3.0
18,895	1.1

-21,585	-1.2
120,151	6.9

Number	Rate
2000's
200,215	12.8
138,279	8.9
55,193	3.5
48,407	3.1

28,131	1.8
150,876	9.7

Number	Rate
1990's
194,919	14.7
131,485	9.9
84,583	6.4
12,359	0.9

90,479	6.8
141,649	10.7

Number	Rate
1980's
165,557	13.5
109,379	8.9
55,114	4.5
n/a

75,580	6.2
29,877	2.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
63,575	5.9
n/a

108,439	10.1
41,071	3.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.5
400,327	21.0%
1,503,769	79.0%
330,364	17.4%

739,005
2.44

476,249	64.4%
342,413	71.9%
53,585	11.3%
262,756	35.6%

2010
Number	Percent
38.9
409,101	23.5%
1,330,601	76.5%
245,293	14.1%

698,346
2.43

464,204	66.5%
335,895	72.4%
54,220	11.7%
234,142	33.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
371,622	23.8%
1,189,073	76.2%
202,487	13.0%

622,363
2.45

431,930	69.4%
335,031	77.6%
42,634	9.9%
190,433	30.6%

1990
Number	Percent
34.5
307,054	23.1%
1,021,513	76.9%
170,394	12.8%

522,021
2.49

376,328	72.1%
301,949	80.2%
31,313	8.3%
145,693	27.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
335,416	27.4%
887,694	72.6%
129,233	10.6%

438,868
2.73

340,194	77.5%
282,742	83.1%
26,556	7.8%
98,674	22.5%

2022 Housing Data for Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	40,839	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	36,030	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	33,935	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	34,989	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	35,643	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	35,740	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	33,540	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	34,824	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	32,739	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	58,277	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	69,766	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	96,193	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	67,445	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	42,853	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	43,688	5.9%
$200,000 or more	42,504	5.8%

Median Household Income	59,206
Per Capita Income	33,397

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	36,047	4.9%
Public Assistance	13,545	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	109,037	14.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	728,415	68.9%
Unemployed	40,844	3.9%
In Armed Forces	1,817	0.2%

Total Labor Force	771,076	73.0%
Not in Labor Force	285,448	27.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	326,697	277,219	54.1%
Non-Profit	24,888	45,727	35.2%
Self-Employed	49,445	29,003	63.0%

Local Government	23,134	31,921	42.0%
State Government	14,885	25,975	36.4%
Federal Government	6,951	5,184	57.3%

Total Private + Self	376,142	306,222	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	69,858	108,807	39.1%
Total	446,000	415,029	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	126,193	14.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	182,715	21.2%
Professional, Technical	184,177	21.3%
Service Occupations	139,939	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3,668	0.4%
All others	229,759	26.6%

White Collar		57.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	131,561	15.2%
Health care and social assistance	128,051	14.8%
Retail trade	101,169	11.7%
Educational services	76,062	8.8%
Construction	59,325	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	56,777	6.6%
Transportation and warehousing	45,694	5.3%
Other services	43,063	5.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	40,659	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	39,226	4.5%
Finance and insurance	38,487	4.5%
Public administration	28,568	3.3%
Wholesale trade	22,925	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13,583	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12,865	1.5%
Information	10,637	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7,275	0.8%
Utilities	5,092	0.6%
Management	1,202	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	562	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	116,840	6.30%
Puerto Rican	18,471	1.00%
Cuban	3,933	0.21%
Dominican	4,695	0.25%

Total Central American	23,598	1.27%
Costa Rican	723	0.04%
Guatemalan	4,214	0.23%
Honduran	4,227	0.23%
Nicaraguan	1,133	0.06%
Panamanian	726	0.04%
Salvadoran	12,575	0.68%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	10,276	0.55%
Argentinean	832	0.04%
Bolivian	127	0.01%
Chilean	410	0.02%
Colombian	4,419	0.24%
Ecuadorian	1,171	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	1,253	0.07%
Uruguayan	400	0.02%
Venezuelan	1,623	0.09%
Other South American	41	0.00%

Other Hispanic	10,686	0.58%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	10,852	0.58%
Vietnamese	7,548	0.41%
Chinese	6,743	0.36%
Filipino	4,670	0.25%
Korean	2,275	0.12%
Cambodian	1,941	0.10%
Laotian	1,750	0.09%
Japanese	1,031	0.06%
Burmese	993	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,542,526	87.9%
Spanish	143,211	8.2%
Other Indo-European	15,801	0.9%
Other Asian	11,619	0.7%
Other	6,955	0.4%
Arabic	6,301	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5,828	0.3%
Chinese	5,642	0.3%
Vietnamese	4,709	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	210,167	11.3%
American	178,992	9.6%
German	173,976	9.4%
Irish	136,268	7.3%
Italian	42,942	2.3%
Scottish	40,510	2.2%
Scotch-Irish	38,460	2.1%
European	33,203	1.8%
French	20,627	1.1%
Polish	19,379	1.0%
Dutch	13,538	0.7%
African	12,310	0.7%
Welsh	8,955	0.5%
British	8,228	0.4%
Swedish	7,190	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,770,756	95.4%
Not a citizen	84,580	4.6%

Native	1,712,637	92.3%
Foreign-born	142,699	7.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
57,963	4.5%	101,876	8.0%	361,255	28.4%	397,499	31.2%	230,152	18.1%	125,521	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	57,963	4.5%
9-12 Years	101,876	8.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	361,255	28.4%
Some College	397,499	31.2%
Bach. Degree	230,152	18.1%
Grad Degree	125,521	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	754,437	724,194	30,243	4.0%
1991	760,141	717,877	42,264	5.6%
1992	769,751	726,261	43,490	5.6%
1993	769,469	736,297	33,172	4.3%
1994	780,191	751,106	29,085	3.7%
1995	791,361	762,413	28,948	3.7%
1996	814,316	784,081	30,235	3.7%
1997	824,746	797,531	27,215	3.3%
1998	820,831	796,096	24,735	3.0%
1999	829,317	806,223	23,094	2.8%

2000	841,925	812,519	29,406	3.5%
2001	849,369	802,589	46,780	5.5%
2002	852,880	794,043	58,837	6.9%
2003	860,466	801,284	59,182	6.9%
2004	852,680	801,263	51,417	6.0%
2005	856,953	808,314	48,639	5.7%
2006	869,158	823,294	45,864	5.3%
2007	865,666	819,713	45,953	5.3%
2008	870,976	815,488	55,488	6.4%
2009	874,250	773,610	100,640	11.5%

2010	867,940	769,969	97,971	11.3%
2011	867,077	775,648	91,429	10.5%
2012	873,274	788,545	84,729	9.7%
2013	864,871	796,599	68,272	7.9%
2014	855,476	802,819	52,657	6.2%
2015	861,464	813,202	48,262	5.6%
2016	868,848	825,472	43,376	5.0%
2017	876,542	837,191	39,351	4.5%
2018	881,323	846,216	35,107	4.0%
2019	892,092	858,455	33,637	3.8%

2020	863,491	797,406	66,085	7.7%
2021	854,840	811,424	43,416	5.1%
2022	879,540	846,277	33,263	3.8%
2023	881,114	849,353	31,761	3.6%
2024	881,584	848,284	33,300	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	833,807
Median Value	$189,142

Occupied	739,005	88.6%
Vacant	94,802	11.4%

Owned	492,952	66.7%
Rented	246,053	33.3%
Median Rent	$903

Single-Family Units	586,522	70.3%
Detached	558,450	67.0%
Attached	28,072	3.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	114,757	13.8%
Mobile Homes	90,344	10.8%

Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA Market Area