Guilford County, NC Demographic Data

Guilford County, NC Summary

Guilford County is located in North Carolina
  • Population: 500,879
  • Area: 657.63 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 645.70 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 11.92 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 761.64 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 799.21 ft
  • Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Guilford County, NC Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
274,368
53%
50.8
Male
246,962
47%
49.2
Total Population
521,330
 
323,128,000

Guilford County, NC Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
30,834
5.9% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
33,215
6.4% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
33,531
6.4% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
38,010
7.3% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
37,933
7.3% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
71,413
13.7% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
65,043
12.5% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
71,396
13.7% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
34,161
6.6% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
30,264
5.8% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
44,193
8.5% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
22,436
4.3% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
8,901
1.7% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
403,168
77.3%
77.2
Female
216,052
53.6%
51.3
Male
187,116
46.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
376,914
72.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
93,346
17.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
75,530
14.5%
15.2
Female
43,330
57.4%
55.8
Male
32,200
42.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0

Guilford County, NC Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
509,667
97.8% 
96.8
White
290,962
55.8% 
72.6
Black or African American
175,229
33.6% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,975
0.4% 
0.8
Asian
26,138
5.0% 
5.4
Asian Indian
2,377
0.5% 
1.2
Chinese
3,050
0.6% 
1.3
Filipino
1,067
0.2% 
0.9
Japanese
161
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
1,769
0.3% 
0.4
Vietnamese
5,891
1.1% 
0.6
Other Asian
11,823
2.3% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
383
0.1% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
 
0.0
Samoan
 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
 
0.1
Some Other Race
14,980
2.9% 
5.1
Two or More Races
11,663
2.2% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
40,991
7.9% 
17.8
Mexican
27,589
5.3% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
2,626
0.5% 
1.7
Cuban
982
0.2% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
9,794
1.9% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
480,339
92.1% 
82.2

Guilford County, NC Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
18,268
5.3% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
24,124
6.9% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
85,861
24.7% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
74,593
21.4% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
25,077
7.2% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
76,679
22.0% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
43,205
12.4% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
42,392
12.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
305,415
87.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
119,884
34.4%
31.2

Guilford County, NC Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
156,309
36.9%
33.7%
Now Married
179,138
42.3%
47.5
Divorced
49,690
11.7%
11.0%
Separated
13,110
3.1%
2.0
Widowed
25,503
6.0
5.8%

Guilford County, NC Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
421,287
85.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
69,209
14.1%
21.6%
Spanish
31,774
6.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
14,633
3.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
14,641
3.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
8,161
1.7%
1.1%

Guilford County, NC Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
16,174
8.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
14,132
7.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
22,771
11.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
22,944
11.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
29,990
14.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
33,631
16.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
21,795
10.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
23,215
11.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
7,469
3.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
9,399
4.7%
6.4
Median household income
47,262
 
57,617
Per capita income
28,004
 
31,128

Guilford County, NC Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
995
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
24,440
9.9%
9.8
Construction
13,774
5.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
58,782
23.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
16,912
6.9%
6.6
Information
3,666
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
31,901
12.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
14,120
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
22,044
8.9%
11.4
Public administration
7,214
2.9%
4.6
Retail trade
32,448
13.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
11,542
4.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
8,798
3.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
17,088
6.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
94,864
38.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
32,237
13.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
63,194
25.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
39,253
15.9%
18.1%

Guilford County, NC Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
242,239
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
198,389
81.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
21,464
8.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2,811
1.2%
5.1
Walked
3,351
1.4%
2.7
Other means
2,311
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
13,913
5.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.3
 
26.6

Guilford County, NC Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
13,561
6.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
79,279
39.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
67,955
33.7%
37.1
3 or more
40,725
20.2%
21.0

Guilford County, NC Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
201,520
88.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
115,427
57.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
86,093
42.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
25,228
11.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5

Guilford County, NC Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
226,748
1 room
5,099
2.2%
2.4
2 rooms
3,294
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
17,959
7.9%
9.1
4 rooms
43,538
19.2%
16.5
5 rooms
45,911
20.2%
19.8
6 rooms
43,234
19.1%
17.8
7 rooms
27,097
12.0%
12.0
8 rooms
16,989
7.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
23,627
10.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
 
0.0

Guilford County, NC Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
226,748
 
 
1-unit, detached
143,266
63.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
10,620
4.7%
5.9
2-units
5,843
2.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
8,472
3.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
22,350
9.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
16,033
7.1%
4.4
20 or more units
13,829
6.1%
9.0
Mobile home
6,019
2.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
316
0.1%
0.1

Guilford County, NC Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
12,296
5.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
9,147
4.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
25,836
11.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
25,386
11.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
31,234
13.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
35,010
15.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
43,338
19.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
32,151
14.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
8,533
3.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
3,817
1.7%
1.4%

Guilford County, NC Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
81,709
40.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
5,772
2.9%
4.7
Electricity
108,989
54.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
3,282
1.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
886
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
247
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
635
0.3%
1.1

Guilford County, NC Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
81,377
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
1,248
1.5%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
2,607
3.2%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
3,223
4.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
5,826
7.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
13,309
16.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
26,583
32.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
28,581
35.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
39,233
48.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
12,744
15.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
6,982
8.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
6,125
7.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
15,731
19.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
562
0.0%
0.0%

Guilford County, NC Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
82,592 
 
41,631,300 
$2,000 to $2,499
48
0.1%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
156
0.2%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
446
0.5%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,605
3.2%
11.9%
Less than $500
8,228
10.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
13,142
15.9%
28.3%
$500 to $999
57,967
70.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
3,501
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
805
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
10,314
13.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
9,424
12.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
9,237
11.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
10,508
13.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
6,630
8.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
32,685
41.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
7,295
0.0%
0.0%

Guilford County, NC Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
115,427
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,946
3.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
20,754
18.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
27,160
23.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
21,774
18.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
21,004
18.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
15,932
13.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
4,161
3.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
696
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
160,900
 
205,000