2024 population: 800,722 ( 24,214 from 2020)
Land area: 1993.9 square miles
Population density: 401.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	430,913	53.82%	1.3%
Black:	222,956	27.84%	5.3%
Indian:	3,306	0.41%	3.9%
Asian:	36,776	4.59%	16.4%
2+ races:	18,818	2.35%	16.3%
Hispanic:	87,953	10.98%	14.2%

Total non-White:	369,809	46.18%	8.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	35,545	11.4
Deaths:	37,275	12.0
Net Migration:	12,418	4.0
Net Immigration:	13,847	4.5

Change in White population:	-5,779	-0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	29,993	3.9

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
776,508
436,692	56.24%
211,826	27.28%
3,181	0.41%
31,589	4.07%
16,174	2.08%
77,046	9.92%
339,816	43.76%

2010
723,801
449,177	62.06%
182,490	25.21%
3,052	0.42%
21,145	2.92%
11,894	1.64%
54,683	7.55%
274,624	37.94%

2000
643,430
447,120	69.49%
147,460	22.92%
2,559	0.40%
11,408	1.77%
6,539	1.02%
27,456	4.27%
196,310	30.51%

1990
540,030
414,654	76.78%
115,209	21.33%
2,234	0.41%
4,306	0.80%
n/a
3,627	0.67%
125,376	23.22%

1980
492,308
384,941	78.19%
100,980	20.51%
1,347	0.27%
1,442	0.29%
n/a
3,332	0.68%
107,367	21.81%

1970
437,350
350,339	80.10%
83,956	19.20%
977	0.22%
283	0.06%
n/a
1,589	0.36%
87,011	19.90%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
79,920	11.0
62,519	8.6
18,197	2.5
12,830	1.8

-12,485	-1.7
65,192	9.0

Number	Rate
2000's
83,177	12.9
53,780	8.4
22,815	3.5
23,269	3.6

2,057	0.3
78,314	12.2

Number	Rate
1990's
80,869	15.0
51,873	9.6
33,964	6.3
7,286	1.3

32,466	6.0
70,934	13.1

Number	Rate
1980's
68,628	13.9
43,230	8.8
25,019	5.1
n/a

29,713	6.0
18,009	3.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
19,208	4.4
n/a

34,602	7.9
20,356	4.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro 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
38.9
168,660	21.1%
632,062	78.9%
128,700	16.1%

307,429
2.44

195,722	63.7%
135,408	69.2%
24,011	12.3%
111,707	36.3%

2010
Number	Percent
37.7
169,986	23.5%
553,815	76.5%
95,243	13.2%

290,694
2.43

188,762	64.9%
133,128	70.5%
24,194	12.8%
101,932	35.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
153,621	23.9%
489,809	76.1%
78,664	12.2%

256,395
2.44

174,353	68.0%
132,714	76.1%
18,757	10.8%
82,042	32.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.9
124,666	23.1%
415,364	76.9%
66,456	12.3%

212,121
2.48

149,838	70.6%
118,640	79.2%
13,358	8.9%
62,283	29.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
134,139	27.2%
358,169	72.8%
50,611	10.3%

177,059
2.71

134,855	76.2%
110,852	82.2%
11,496	8.5%
42,204	23.8%

2022 Housing Data for Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	17,616	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	15,050	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	14,204	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	12,747	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	13,723	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	13,807	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	15,323	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	13,835	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	14,410	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	24,031	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	28,827	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	38,527	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	29,353	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	17,727	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	18,599	6.0%
$200,000 or more	19,650	6.4%

Median Household Income	60,177
Per Capita Income	34,289

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	14,782	4.8%
Public Assistance	5,211	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	47,601	15.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	315,686	69.6%
Unemployed	18,185	4.0%
In Armed Forces	600	0.1%

Total Labor Force	334,471	73.7%
Not in Labor Force	119,281	26.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	139,557	120,878	53.6%
Non-Profit	10,208	17,788	36.5%
Self-Employed	19,684	13,364	59.6%

Local Government	9,574	12,989	42.4%
State Government	6,647	12,738	34.3%
Federal Government	3,344	2,866	53.8%

Total Private + Self	159,241	134,242	54.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	29,773	46,381	39.1%
Total	189,014	180,623	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	13.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	55,800	15.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	80,173	21.7%
Professional, Technical	78,666	21.2%
Service Occupations	60,053	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,263	0.3%
All others	95,527	25.8%

White Collar		58.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	56,391	15.2%
Health care and social assistance	51,224	13.8%
Retail trade	42,465	11.5%
Educational services	34,097	9.2%
Accommodation and food services	25,697	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	22,400	6.1%
Construction	21,482	5.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	18,104	4.9%
Other services	18,078	4.9%
Finance and insurance	17,358	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	16,839	4.5%
Public administration	11,648	3.1%
Wholesale trade	11,208	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6,958	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6,044	1.6%
Information	4,920	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,344	0.6%
Utilities	2,304	0.6%
Management	551	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	107	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	42,789	5.52%
Puerto Rican	7,803	1.01%
Cuban	1,965	0.25%
Dominican	2,122	0.27%

Total Central American	7,280	0.94%
Costa Rican	340	0.04%
Guatemalan	1,714	0.22%
Honduran	1,267	0.16%
Nicaraguan	263	0.03%
Panamanian	377	0.05%
Salvadoran	3,319	0.43%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3,858	0.50%
Argentinean	520	0.07%
Bolivian	48	0.01%
Chilean	128	0.02%
Colombian	1,585	0.20%
Ecuadorian	580	0.07%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	310	0.04%
Uruguayan	98	0.01%
Venezuelan	548	0.07%
Other South American	41	0.01%

Other Hispanic	4,359	0.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	6,930	0.89%
Vietnamese	6,053	0.78%
Chinese	3,460	0.45%
Filipino	2,566	0.33%
Laotian	1,422	0.18%
Korean	1,362	0.18%
Cambodian	1,060	0.14%
Burmese	742	0.10%
Hmong	469	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	636,678	86.9%
Spanish	52,202	7.1%
Other Indo-European	9,870	1.3%
Other Asian	7,299	1.0%
Other	5,014	0.7%
Arabic	4,810	0.7%
Vietnamese	3,784	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3,779	0.5%
Chinese	2,859	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	79,985	10.3%
German	65,329	8.4%
American	54,140	7.0%
Irish	53,570	6.9%
Italian	18,936	2.4%
Scottish	16,891	2.2%
Scotch-Irish	16,674	2.2%
European	15,505	2.0%
French	9,191	1.2%
Polish	8,884	1.1%
African	8,333	1.1%
Dutch	5,559	0.7%
British	3,620	0.5%
Swedish	3,431	0.4%
Welsh	3,357	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	735,799	94.9%
Not a citizen	39,370	5.1%

Native	705,287	91.0%
Foreign-born	69,882	9.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
23,048	4.4%	39,230	7.5%	139,443	26.6%	159,563	30.5%	104,459	19.9%	58,141	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	23,048	4.4%
9-12 Years	39,230	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	139,443	26.6%
Some College	159,563	30.5%
Bach. Degree	104,459	19.9%
Grad Degree	58,141	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	621,310	598,276	23,034	3.7%
1991	627,846	592,986	34,860	5.6%
1992	635,320	599,472	35,848	5.6%
1993	637,088	609,232	27,856	4.4%
1994	646,538	622,236	24,302	3.8%
1995	655,170	632,634	22,536	3.4%
1996	676,348	652,044	24,304	3.6%
1997	685,078	661,744	23,334	3.4%
1998	681,220	660,112	21,108	3.1%
1999	688,290	668,410	19,880	2.9%

2000	703,382	678,622	24,760	3.5%
2001	712,998	674,380	38,618	5.4%
2002	717,962	668,948	49,014	6.8%
2003	724,924	675,614	49,310	6.8%
2004	719,676	677,234	42,442	5.9%
2005	727,194	686,762	40,432	5.6%
2006	741,020	702,766	38,254	5.2%
2007	734,858	696,000	38,858	5.3%
2008	743,226	696,656	46,570	6.3%
2009	742,708	657,602	85,106	11.5%

2010	733,930	650,156	83,774	11.4%
2011	734,734	655,616	79,118	10.8%
2012	738,892	664,568	74,324	10.1%
2013	731,872	671,610	60,262	8.2%
2014	722,088	675,434	46,654	6.5%
2015	727,310	684,732	42,578	5.9%
2016	730,176	691,988	38,188	5.2%
2017	734,846	699,948	34,898	4.7%
2018	736,656	705,520	31,136	4.2%
2019	743,282	713,752	29,530	4.0%

2020	719,946	659,848	60,098	8.3%
2021	711,270	672,086	39,184	5.5%
2022	729,864	700,516	29,348	4.0%
2023	729,730	701,526	28,204	3.9%
2024	744,348	714,502	29,846	4.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	339,167
Median Value	$195,810

Occupied	307,429	90.6%
Vacant	31,738	9.4%

Owned	195,554	63.6%
Rented	111,875	36.4%
Median Rent	$966

Single-Family Units	234,127	69.0%
Detached	218,466	64.4%
Attached	15,661	4.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	59,454	17.5%
Mobile Homes	27,097	8.0%

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area