2022 population: 546,101 ( 57,695 from 2010 , 4,792 from 2020)
Land area: 645.9 square miles
Population density: 845.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	259,170	47.46%	2.3%
Black:	191,813	35.12%	22.2%
Indian:	2,173	0.40%	4.9%
Asian:	30,648	5.61%	59.2%
2+ races:	13,067	2.39%	46.4%
Hispanic:	49,230	9.01%	41.4%

Total non-White:	286,931	52.54%	28.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	13,314	12.3
Deaths:	12,478	11.5
Net Migration:	1,457	1.3
Net Immigration:	2,685	2.5

Change in White population:	-6,058	-1.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	63,753	13.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
488,406
265,228	54.30%
156,982	32.14%
2,071	0.42%
19,252	3.94%
8,924	1.83%
34,826	7.13%
223,178	45.70%

2000
421,048
264,847	62.90%
122,279	29.04%
1,789	0.42%
10,321	2.45%
5,078	1.21%
15,985	3.80%
156,201	37.10%

1990
347,420
248,227	71.45%
91,508	26.34%
1,599	0.46%
3,561	1.02%
n/a
2,525	0.73%
99,193	28.55%

1980
317,154
233,953	73.77%
78,511	24.75%
996	0.31%
1,271	0.40%
n/a
2,202	0.69%
83,201	26.23%

1970
288,590
222,495	77.10%
63,517	22.01%
891	0.31%
231	0.08%
n/a
1,291	0.45%
66,095	22.90%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
56,158	13.3
33,034	7.8
22,050	5.2
16,783	4.0

381	0.1
66,977	15.9

Number	Rate
1990's
53,152	15.3
32,724	9.4
20,868	6.0
6,424	1.8

16,620	4.8
57,008	16.4

Number	Rate
1980's
44,485	14.0
27,673	8.7
15,288	4.8
n/a

14,274	4.5
15,992	5.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
4,729	1.6
n/a

11,458	4.0
17,106	5.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Guilford County, NC

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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
37.2
118,288	21.7%
427,813	78.3%
83,813	15.3%

212,825
2.43

132,505	62.3%
89,004	67.2%
18,181	13.7%
80,320	37.7%

2010
Number	Percent
36.3
114,483	23.4%
373,923	76.6%
60,123	12.3%

196,628
2.41

123,169	62.6%
84,699	68.8%
17,558	14.3%
73,459	37.4%

2000
Number	Percent
35.1
99,494	23.6%
321,554	76.4%
49,279	11.7%

168,710
2.41

110,443	65.5%
82,295	74.5%
13,200	12.0%
58,267	34.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
78,226	22.5%
269,194	77.5%
41,321	11.9%

137,627
2.44

93,393	67.9%
72,337	77.5%
9,499	10.2%
44,234	32.1%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
84,566	26.7%
232,588	73.3%
31,814	10.0%

114,439
2.67

84,687	74.0%
68,158	80.5%
8,394	9.9%
29,752	26.0%

2022 Housing Data for Guilford County, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12,640	5.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	9,277	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	8,423	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,272	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	9,251	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	9,229	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	10,343	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	9,540	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	10,056	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	15,795	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	18,945	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	27,135	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	20,045	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	13,390	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	13,902	6.5%
$200,000 or more	16,582	7.8%

Median Household Income	62,880
Per Capita Income	36,563

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	100
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9,427	4.4%
Public Assistance	3,570	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	32,420	15.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	227,587	70.7%
Unemployed	13,363	4.2%
In Armed Forces	500	0.2%

Total Labor Force	241,450	75.0%
Not in Labor Force	80,461	25.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	97,278	86,344	53.0%
Non-Profit	8,180	13,569	37.6%
Self-Employed	13,244	9,413	58.5%

Local Government	6,129	9,699	38.7%
State Government	4,710	9,336	33.5%
Federal Government	2,809	2,467	53.2%

Total Private + Self	110,522	95,757	53.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	21,828	35,071	38.4%
Total	132,350	130,828	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	42,165	16.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	58,237	22.1%
Professional, Technical	61,482	23.3%
Service Occupations	42,487	16.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	729	0.3%
All others	59,213	22.5%

White Collar		61.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	37,972	14.4%
Manufacturing	33,384	12.7%
Retail trade	30,462	11.6%
Educational services	26,601	10.1%
Accommodation and food services	19,215	7.3%
Transportation and warehousing	17,183	6.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	14,564	5.5%
Finance and insurance	13,590	5.2%
Construction	12,862	4.9%
Other services	12,788	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12,069	4.6%
Wholesale trade	8,701	3.3%
Public administration	7,908	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5,085	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,299	1.6%
Information	3,772	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,332	0.5%
Utilities	1,286	0.5%
Management	502	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	9	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	24,986	4.63%
Puerto Rican	6,273	1.16%
Cuban	1,363	0.25%
Dominican	1,897	0.35%

Total Central American	5,268	0.98%
Costa Rican	189	0.04%
Guatemalan	967	0.18%
Honduran	977	0.18%
Nicaraguan	94	0.02%
Panamanian	377	0.07%
Salvadoran	2,664	0.49%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3,331	0.62%
Argentinean	516	0.10%
Bolivian	48	0.01%
Chilean	121	0.02%
Colombian	1,308	0.24%
Ecuadorian	557	0.10%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	310	0.06%
Uruguayan	78	0.01%
Venezuelan	352	0.07%
Other South American	41	0.01%

Other Hispanic	3,311	0.61%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	6,735	1.25%
Vietnamese	5,508	1.02%
Chinese	3,232	0.60%
Filipino	2,060	0.38%
Laotian	1,362	0.25%
Korean	1,198	0.22%
Cambodian	1,042	0.19%
Burmese	682	0.13%
Hmong	469	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	436,184	85.7%
Spanish	32,389	6.4%
Other Indo-European	9,238	1.8%
Other Asian	7,146	1.4%
Other	4,895	1.0%
Arabic	4,680	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3,428	0.7%
Vietnamese	3,380	0.7%
Chinese	2,689	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	53,719	10.0%
German	42,736	7.9%
Irish	33,248	6.2%
American	28,219	5.2%
Italian	14,605	2.7%
European	11,193	2.1%
Scottish	11,060	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	10,333	1.9%
Polish	6,498	1.2%
African	6,432	1.2%
French	6,356	1.2%
Dutch	3,382	0.6%
Nigerian	3,053	0.6%
Swedish	2,637	0.5%
Other Subsaharan African	2,532	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	509,245	94.4%
Not a citizen	30,312	5.6%

Native	481,747	89.3%
Foreign-born	57,810	10.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13,909	3.9%	21,498	6.0%	81,118	22.7%	105,425	29.5%	85,562	23.9%	50,028	14.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13,909	3.9%
9-12 Years	21,498	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	81,118	22.7%
Some College	105,425	29.5%
Bach. Degree	85,562	23.9%
Grad Degree	50,028	14.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	200,756	193,641	7,115	3.5%	4.1%
1991	202,982	192,302	10,680	5.3%	5.9%
1992	205,584	194,287	11,297	5.5%	6.3%
1993	206,946	197,759	9,187	4.4%	5.1%
1994	209,697	202,277	7,420	3.5%	4.4%
1995	213,120	205,979	7,141	3.4%	4.4%
1996	219,614	212,174	7,440	3.4%	4.4%
1997	222,978	215,927	7,051	3.2%	3.8%
1998	222,404	216,415	5,989	2.7%	3.5%
1999	224,780	219,152	5,628	2.5%	3.3%

2000	233,168	225,505	7,663	3.3%	3.7%
2001	236,436	224,451	11,985	5.1%	5.6%
2002	238,284	222,581	15,703	6.6%	6.9%
2003	240,400	224,979	15,421	6.4%	6.7%
2004	239,488	225,859	13,629	5.7%	5.9%
2005	242,328	229,183	13,145	5.4%	5.6%
2006	247,493	235,127	12,366	5.0%	5.1%
2007	248,155	235,493	12,662	5.1%	5.1%
2008	251,557	236,423	15,134	6.0%	6.2%
2009	252,006	224,093	27,913	11.1%	11.0%

2010	252,937	225,137	27,800	11.0%	10.7%
2011	254,485	227,869	26,616	10.5%	10.3%
2012	256,943	231,822	25,121	9.8%	9.5%
2013	255,657	235,225	20,432	8.0%	7.8%
2014	253,309	237,205	16,104	6.4%	6.1%
2015	256,007	241,158	14,849	5.8%	5.7%
2016	257,680	244,175	13,505	5.2%	5.1%
2017	260,400	247,975	12,425	4.8%	4.5%
2018	262,117	250,958	11,159	4.3%	4.0%
2019	264,755	254,165	10,590	4.0%	3.8%

2020	256,997	234,933	22,064	8.6%	7.3%
2021	253,775	239,373	14,402	5.7%	4.9%
2022	260,141	249,479	10,662	4.1%	3.7%
2023	260,038	249,860	10,178	3.9%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	233,332
Median Value	$215,700

Occupied	212,825	91.2%
Vacant	20,507	8.8%

Owned	126,702	59.5%
Rented	86,123	40.5%
Median Rent	$1,049

Single-Family Units	159,714	68.4%
Detached	145,654	62.4%
Attached	14,060	6.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	52,654	22.6%
Mobile Homes	6,880	2.9%

Guilford County, NC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Guilford County, NC

2022 Housing Data for Guilford County, NC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Guilford County, NC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Guilford County, NC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Guilford County, NC

Historical Labor Force Data for Guilford County, NC