Guilford County, North Carolina

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Guilford County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for total population (130th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Guilford County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	547,940	10,730,404	334,922,499	130th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,642	$72,388	$80,734	1289th of 3,221
Median Age	37.5	39.1	38.9	2678th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	39.0%	35.7%	35.7%	311th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$259,900	$288,900	$332,700	839th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,163	$1,228	$1,413	600th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.6%	13.0%	12.5%	1353rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	4.7%	5.2%	1522nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	848.2	220.7	n/a	210th of 3,222
Foreign Born	11.8%	9.1%	14.1%	296th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.7	n/a	n/a	1213th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	59.9%	66.6%	65.2%	3010th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.0	25.1	26.4	2143rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.9%	16.3%	15.1%	538th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.8%	n/a	n/a	1281st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.0%	47.2%	46.9%	2712th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.3%	n/a	n/a	800th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Guilford County, North Carolina

Statistic	Guilford County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	46.0%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.1%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	33.5%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	66.1	58.4	61.4

Age in Guilford County, North Carolina

Statistic	Guilford County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	37.5	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.0%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.7%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.3%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.6%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.9%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Guilford County, North Carolina

Statistic	Guilford County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	219,718	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.2%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.1%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.3%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.2%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	38.6%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Guilford County, North Carolina

Statistic	Guilford County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,376	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.5%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.7%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.4%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.1%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.6%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.1%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.5%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Guilford County, North Carolina

Statistic	Guilford County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	238,032	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.3%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	22.7%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.7%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	40.1%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.0%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,174	$1,896	n/a

Education in Guilford County, North Carolina

Statistic	Guilford County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	9.2%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	22.4%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.3%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.2%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.8%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Guilford County, North Carolina

Statistic	Guilford County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.1%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.3%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.2%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.9%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.9%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.7%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Guilford County, North Carolina

Statistic	Guilford County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	53.9%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.7%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.1%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	83.1%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.6%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	14.6%	10.0%	16.7%

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