Greensboro, North Carolina demographics

Greensboro, NC demographics: median age 34.3; 41.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Greensboro city, North Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 3728000. The survey estimates a population of 301,198 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Greensboro is 34.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.4 years. There are 123,984 households (±1,097). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.3 ±0.4	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 301,198
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	65,419 ±1,990	21.7% ±0.7 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	88,742 ±2,089	29.5% ±0.7 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	103,588 ±2,304	34.4% ±0.8 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	43,449 ±1,601	14.4% ±0.5 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 301,198
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	139,465 ±1,506	46.3% ±0.5 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	161,733 ±1,509	53.7% ±0.5 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 301,198
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	119,936 ±2,683	39.8% ±0.9 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	124,939 ±2,590	41.5% ±0.9 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	989 ±385	0.3% ±0.1 pp	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	15,864 ±1,093	5.3% ±0.4 pp	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	44 ±59 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	13,600 ±2,052	4.5% ±0.7 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	25,826 ±2,211	8.6% ±0.7 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 301,198
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	269,613 ±1,739	89.5% ±0.6 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	31,585 ±1,735	10.5% ±0.6 pp	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 123,984
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	42,070 ±1,467	33.9% ±1.1 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	5,751 ±819	4.6% ±0.7 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	20,257 ±1,231	16.3% ±1.0 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	46,021 ±1,796	37.1% ±1.4 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	9,885 ±949	8.0% ±0.8 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 123,984
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	35,229 ±1,252	28.4% ±1.0 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	88,755 ±1,725	71.6% ±1.2 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 123,984
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	46,021 ±1,796	37.1% ±1.4 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	37,524 ±1,649	30.3% ±1.3 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	18,745 ±1,457	15.1% ±1.2 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	12,239 ±1,018	9.9% ±0.8 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	5,887 ±852	4.7% ±0.7 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,734 ±342	1.4% ±0.3 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	1,834 ±395	1.5% ±0.3 pp	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 301,198
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	263,061 ±2,522	87.3% ±0.8 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	38,137 ±2,512	12.7% ±0.8 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 284,302
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	232,751 ±2,622	81.9% ±0.9 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	22,526 ±1,686	7.9% ±0.6 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	3,015 ±1,028	1.1% ±0.4 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	603 ±216	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,099 ±620 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	5,243 ±936	1.8% ±0.3 pp	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	495 ±264 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,241 ±425	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	2,705 ±789	1.0% ±0.3 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	561 ±339 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	4,236 ±747	1.5% ±0.3 pp	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	3,554 ±790	1.3% ±0.3 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	6,273 ±1,259	2.2% ±0.4 pp	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 193,500
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	18,177 ±1,356	9.4% ±0.7 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	39,903 ±1,866	20.6% ±1.0 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	39,519 ±1,893	20.4% ±1.0 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	16,645 ±1,242	8.6% ±0.6 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	47,659 ±2,019	24.6% ±1.0 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	31,597 ±1,544	16.3% ±0.8 pp	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 297,929
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	245,746 ±3,026	82.5% ±1.0 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	26,663 ±2,414	8.9% ±0.8 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	14,768 ±1,764	5.0% ±0.6 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	8,758 ±1,207	2.9% ±0.4 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,994 ±580	0.7% ±0.2 pp	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.4% of Greensboro residents (±0.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 90.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Greensboro	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.4% ±0.5 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.9% ±0.8 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.1% ±0.5 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Greensboro . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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