Greensboro

Population & Demographics

Greensboro, NC

Greensboro is home to 301,198 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 129,404 resident workers commute each day.

North CarolinaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
301,198
people
Population

301,198 residents

Median age 34.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Greensboro population & demographics

Who lives in Greensboro — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
301,198
Median age
34.3yrs
Median household income
$61,515
Median home value
$244,800
Median gross rent
$1,172/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
41.0%
Poverty rate
17.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Greensboro

How Greensboro breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Black41.0%
White38.1%
Hispanic or Latino10.5%
Asian5.2%
Two or more races4.2%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Greensboro

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Greensboro.

Greensboro at a glance
Employed Residents
129,404
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
20.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
48.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
High Point
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Greensboro proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Greensboro commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

68 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Greensboro

129,404 commutes, one dot at a time

Greensboro

Where 129,404 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Greensboro, by worker count.

1Greensboro0.0 mi63,095
2High Point12.3 mi8,286
3Charlotte82.9 mi7,106
4Winston-Salem25.0 mi6,305
5Raleigh68.3 mi3,553
6Burlington20.0 mi2,786
7Durham51.7 mi2,219
8Kernersville15.1 mi2,014

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Greensboro.

1Greensboro0.0 mi63,095
2High Point12.3 mi12,860
3Winston-Salem25.0 mi7,601
4Charlotte82.9 mi4,885
5Raleigh68.3 mi2,863
6Burlington20.0 mi2,624
7Summerfield9.2 mi2,267
8Kernersville15.1 mi2,221

Top industries

The sectors that employ Greensboro’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance13.8%
RTRetail Trade11.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.7%
EDEducational Services8.3%
MFManufacturing7.2%
TRTransportation and Warehousing6.7%
WSWholesale Trade6.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Greensboro

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
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