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Greensboro Demographics and Statistics

According to recent United States Census Bureau reports, Greensboro has grown in recent years. The population is composed of people of many different heritages. Statistics and demographics present some very interesting findings. It is filled with heritage, culture and people from all walks of life.

Greensboro, NC

People QuickFacts Greensboro North Carolina
Population, 2006 estimate 236,865 8,856,505
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 4.6% 10.1%
Population, 2000 223,891 8,049,313
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.3% 6.7%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 22.3% 24.4%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.9% 12.0%
Female persons, percent, 2000 52.8% 51.0%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 55.5% 72.1%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 37.4% 21.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 1.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.8% 1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.7% 1.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 4.4% 4.7%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 44.8% 53.0%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 8.1% 5.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 11.2% 8.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 84.3% 78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 33.9% 22.5%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 20.4 24.0
 
Housing units, 2000 99,305 3,523,944
Homeownership rate, 2000 53.0% 69.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $108,600 $108,300
 
Households, 2000 92,394 3,132,013
Persons per household, 2000 2.30 2.49
Median household income, 1999 $39,661 $39,184
Per capita money income, 1999 $22,986 $20,307
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 12.3% 12.3%
Business QuickFacts Greensboro North Carolina
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 8,234,560 104,331,152
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 3,860,010 88,821,486
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $16,962 $10,685
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 596,949 11,237,386
Total number of firms, 2002 19,705 642,597
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 11.3% 8.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 2.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.0% 1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 27.8% 27.1%
 
Geography QuickFacts Greensboro North Carolina
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 104 48,710
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,138.2 165.2
FIPS Code 28000 37
Counties Guilford County