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


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2022 population: 1,863,448   ( 123,746 from 2010 , 25,178 from 2020)
Land area: 7347.4 square miles
Population density: 253.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:1,168,141 62.69% 1.4%
Black:398,10821.36% 17.2%
Indian:6,9520.37% 16.7%
Asian:53,0512.85% 59.4%
2+ races:37,3282.00% 50.5%
Hispanic:199,86810.73% 35.0%
Total non-White:695,30737.31% 25.4%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:44,194 12.0
Deaths:51,38214.0
Net Migration: 27,2287.4
Net Immigration: 4,9911.4
Change in White population:-17,028 -1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:140,774 8.1




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
1,739,702
1,185,16968.12%
339,71119.53%
5,9550.34%
33,2751.91%
24,8041.43%
148,0498.51%
554,53331.88%

2000
1,560,695
1,157,03874.14%
289,16418.53%
4,8340.31%
18,4041.18%
13,5150.87%
76,0224.87%
403,65725.86%

1990
1,328,567
1,066,55980.28%
241,41818.17%
4,0330.30%
7,5830.57%
n/a
8,9740.68%
262,00819.72%

1980
1,223,110
990,97981.02%
218,23717.84%
2,6270.21%
2,9530.24%
n/a
7,8600.64%
232,13118.98%

1970
1,073,600
882,54082.20%
185,34117.26%
1,5170.14%
5950.06%
n/a
3,2580.30%
191,060 17.80%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
200,215 12.8
138,2798.9
55,1933.5
48,4073.1
28,131 1.8
150,876 9.7
1990's
NumberRate
194,919 14.7
131,4859.9
84,5836.4
12,3590.9
90,479 6.8
141,649 10.7
1980's
NumberRate
165,557 13.5
109,379 8.9
55,114 4.5
n/a
75,580 6.2
29,877 2.4
1970's
NumberRate
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
NumberPercent
40.5
400,327 21.5%
1,463,121 78.5%
330,364 17.7%
739,005
2.44
476,249 64.4%
342,413 71.9%
53,585 11.3%
262,756 35.6%

2010
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units833,807 
Median Value$189,142 
Occupied739,00588.6%
Vacant94,80211.4%
Owned492,95266.7%
Rented246,05333.3%
Median Rent$903 
Single-Family Units586,52270.3%
    Detached558,45067.0%
    Attached28,0723.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units114,75713.8%
Mobile Homes90,34410.8%

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

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00040,8395.5%
$10,000 to $14,99936,0304.9%
$15,000 to $19,99933,9354.6%
$20,000 to $24,99934,9894.7%
$25,000 to $29,99935,6434.8%
$30,000 to $34,99935,7404.8%
$35,000 to $39,99933,5404.5%
$40,000 to $44,99934,8244.7%
$45,000 to $49,99932,7394.4%
$50,000 to $59,99958,2777.9%
$60,000 to $74,99969,7669.4%
$75,000 to $99,99996,19313.0%
$100,000 to $124,99967,4459.1%
$125,000 to $149,99942,8535.8%
$150,000 to $199,99943,6885.9%
$200,000 or more42,5045.8%
Median Household Income59,206 
Per Capita Income33,397 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.80 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI36,0474.9%
Public Assistance13,5451.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps109,03714.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed728,41568.9%
Unemployed40,8443.9%
In Armed Forces1,8170.2%
Total Labor Force771,07673.0%
Not in Labor Force285,44827.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector326,697277,21954.1%
Non-Profit24,88845,72735.2%
Self-Employed49,44529,00363.0%
Local Government23,13431,92142.0%
State Government14,88525,97536.4%
Federal Government6,9515,18457.3%
Total Private + Self376,142306,22255.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.69,858108,80739.1%
Total446,000415,02951.8%
Pct. Govt.12.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts126,19314.6%
Sales and Office Occupations182,71521.2%
Professional, Technical184,17721.3%
Service Occupations139,93916.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3,6680.4%
All others229,75926.6%
White Collar 57.2%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing131,5611792.4%
Health care and social assistance128,0511744.6%
Retail trade101,1691378.3%
Educational services76,0621036.3%
Construction59,325808.2%
Accommodation and food services56,777773.5%
Transportation and warehousing45,694622.5%
Other services43,063586.7%
Professional, scientific, technical40,659553.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.39,226534.4%
Finance and insurance38,487524.3%
Public administration28,568389.2%
Wholesale trade22,925312.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation13,583185.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing12,865175.3%
Information10,637144.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting7,27599.1%
Utilities5,09269.4%
Management1,20216.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction5627.7%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican116,8406.30%
Puerto Rican18,4711.00%
Cuban3,9330.21%
Dominican4,6950.25%
Total Central American23,5981.27%
Costa Rican7230.04%
Guatemalan4,2140.23%
Honduran4,2270.23%
Nicaraguan1,1330.06%
Panamanian7260.04%
Salvadoran12,5750.68%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American10,2760.55%
Argentinean8320.04%
Bolivian1270.01%
Chilean4100.02%
Colombian4,4190.24%
Ecuadorian1,1710.06%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1,2530.07%
Uruguayan4000.02%
Venezuelan1,6230.09%
Other South American410.00%
Other Hispanic10,6860.58%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian10,8520.58%
Vietnamese7,5480.41%
Chinese6,7430.36%
Filipino4,6700.25%
Korean2,2750.12%
Cambodian1,9410.10%
Laotian1,7500.09%
Japanese1,0310.06%
Burmese9930.05%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English1,542,52687.9%
Spanish143,2118.2%
Other Indo-European15,8010.9%
Other Asian11,6190.7%
Other6,9550.4%
Arabic6,3010.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun5,8280.3%
Chinese5,6420.3%
Vietnamese4,7090.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English210,16711.3%
American178,9929.6%
German173,9769.4%
Irish136,2687.3%
Italian42,9422.3%
Scottish40,5102.2%
Scotch-Irish38,4602.1%
European33,2031.8%
French20,6271.1%
Polish19,3791.0%
Dutch13,5380.7%
African12,3100.7%
Welsh8,9550.5%
British8,2280.4%
Swedish7,1900.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen1,770,75695.4%
Not a citizen84,5804.6%
Native1,712,63792.3%
Foreign-born142,6997.7%

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

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
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

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


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

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
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%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com