High Point

Population: 115,263
Median household income: $61,228
Median home value: $212,400

High Point, a community in Guilford County, North Carolina, has 115,263 residents. The median household income of $61,228 is below the Guilford County median ($66,027).

Between 2019 and 2023, High Point's population grew 3.2% from 111,714 to 115,263, while its median home value rose 39.8% from $151,900 to $212,400.

The median gross rent is $1,062. 33.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 115,263
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $61,228
Median home value: $212,400
Median gross rent: $1,062
Housing units: 48,990
Homeownership rate: 58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

111,714115,263

Median household income

$47,234$61,228

Median home value

$151,900$212,400

Median gross rent

$879$1,062

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	111,714	$47,234	$151,900	$879
2020	112,434	$49,649	$162,000	$880
2021	113,148	$54,331	$167,900	$938
2022	114,120	$58,582	$196,500	$1,030
2023	115,263	$61,228	$212,400	$1,062

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 2412.0%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,524	6.5%
5 to 17	17,969	15.6%
18 to 24	13,812	12.0%
25 to 34	14,837	12.9%
35 to 44	14,303	12.4%
45 to 54	13,576	11.8%
55 to 64	14,628	12.7%
65 to 74	11,586	10.1%
75 and over	7,028	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	49,879	43.3%
Black or African American	37,118	32.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	251	0.2%
Asian	9,474	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	488	0.4%
Two or more races	3,846	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,206	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate23.6%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree21.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,293	13.6%
High school graduate	17,922	23.6%
Some college or associate's	21,961	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	16,473	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9,309	12.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	40,301	77.0%
Carpooled	5,276	10.1%
Public transit	399	0.8%
Walked	703	1.3%
Bicycle	116	0.2%
Worked from home	4,481	8.6%
Other means	1,039	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,074	35.7%
15 to 29 min	19,225	40.2%
30 to 44 min	8,014	16.8%
45 to 59 min	1,435	3.0%
60+ min	2,086	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 14.7% (15,912 of 108,285)

	Count	Share
Family households	27,863	61.9%
Nonfamily households	17,180	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	45,043	91.9%
Vacant	3,947	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	26,177	58.1%
Renter-occupied	18,866	41.9%

1-unit, detached63.9%

1-unit, attached7.7%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units13.9%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	31,303	63.9%
1-unit, attached	3,789	7.7%
2 to 4 units	3,046	6.2%
5 to 19 units	6,807	13.9%
20 or more units	3,499	7.1%
Mobile home & other	546	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3731400
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 57 sq mi
Water area: 1.52 sq mi
Center point: 35.9908, -79.9927