High Point

Population & Demographics

High Point, NC

High Point is home to 116,245 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 52,517 resident workers commute each day.

North CarolinaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
116,245
people
Population

116,245 residents

Median age 37.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

High Point population & demographics

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

Population
116,245
Median age
37.7yrs
Median household income
$64,561
Median home value
$235,800
Median gross rent
$1,116/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
34.0%
Poverty rate
15.7%

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 High Point

How High Point 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).

White41.5%
Black32.9%
Hispanic or Latino12.9%
Asian8.2%
Two or more races3.8%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across High Point

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 High Point.

High Point at a glance
Employed Residents
52,517
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
22.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Greensboro
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for High Point 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 High Point 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.

71
Commute Score

71 / 100

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

High Point

52,517 commutes, one dot at a time

High Point

Where 52,517 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Greensboro12.3 mi12,860
2High Point0.0 mi11,934
3Winston-Salem17.0 mi5,286
4Charlotte70.8 mi2,675
5Raleigh76.9 mi1,349
6Kernersville10.3 mi1,068
7Thomasville8.3 mi1,024
8Archdale5.4 mi875

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into High Point.

1High Point0.0 mi11,934
2Greensboro12.3 mi8,286
3Winston-Salem17.0 mi3,658
4Thomasville8.3 mi2,268
5Archdale5.4 mi1,351
6Charlotte70.8 mi1,266
7Kernersville10.3 mi876
8Trinity7.2 mi715

Top industries

The sectors that employ High Point’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%)
MFManufacturing20.4%
RTRetail Trade11.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance11.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.5%
WSWholesale Trade8.4%
FIFinance and Insurance5.5%
COConstruction5.0%
EDEducational Services4.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for High Point

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

5 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in High Point

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