Greensboro

Population: 298,564
Median household income: $58,884
Median home value: $221,300

Greensboro, a community in Guilford County, North Carolina, has 298,564 residents. The median household income of $58,884 is below the Guilford County median ($66,027).

Between 2019 and 2023, Greensboro's population grew 2.5% from 291,303 to 298,564, while its median home value rose 41.6% from $156,300 to $221,300.

73.7% of workers drive to work alone. 53.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 298,564
Median age: 34.1 yrs
Median household income: $58,884
Median home value: $221,300
Median gross rent: $1,114
Housing units: 133,565
Homeownership rate: 50.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

291,303298,564

Median household income

$48,964$58,884

Median home value

$156,300$221,300

Median gross rent

$877$1,114

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	291,303	$48,964	$156,300	$877
2020	294,395	$49,492	$163,000	$893
2021	295,483	$51,667	$169,100	$944
2022	297,202	$55,051	$197,200	$1,048
2023	298,564	$58,884	$221,300	$1,114

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 2413.7%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17,127	5.7%
5 to 17	49,487	16.6%
18 to 24	41,006	13.7%
25 to 34	45,824	15.3%
35 to 44	36,982	12.4%
45 to 54	34,545	11.6%
55 to 64	32,050	10.7%
65 to 74	24,347	8.2%
75 and over	17,196	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	113,282	37.9%
Black or African American	124,136	41.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	697	0.2%
Asian	14,761	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	39	0.0%
Some other race	2,707	0.9%
Two or more races	11,735	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31,207	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate21.5%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree24.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18,844	9.9%
High school graduate	41,032	21.5%
Some college or associate's	54,936	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	46,245	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	29,887	15.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.7%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit2.4%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	107,022	73.7%
Carpooled	11,847	8.2%
Public transit	3,423	2.4%
Walked	3,405	2.3%
Bicycle	250	0.2%
Worked from home	17,095	11.8%
Other means	2,081	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	40,917	32.0%
15 to 29 min	57,049	44.6%
30 to 44 min	18,682	14.6%
45 to 59 min	4,436	3.5%
60+ min	6,944	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 18.4% (52,052 of 282,758)

	Count	Share
Family households	67,844	56.0%
Nonfamily households	53,345	44.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	121,189	90.7%
Vacant	12,376	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	61,002	50.3%
Renter-occupied	60,187	49.7%

1-unit, detached53.0%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units20.2%

20 or more units10.4%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	70,775	53.0%
1-unit, attached	9,771	7.3%
2 to 4 units	10,441	7.8%
5 to 19 units	27,044	20.2%
20 or more units	13,938	10.4%
Mobile home & other	1,596	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3728000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 134 sq mi
Water area: 5.23 sq mi
Center point: 36.0949, -79.8236