High Point, North Carolina demographics

High Point, NC demographics: median age 37.7; 34.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · High Point city, North Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 3731400. The survey estimates a population of 116,245 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in High Point is 37.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.9 years. There are 45,872 households (±1,141). 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	37.7 ±0.9	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 116,245
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	25,605 ±1,407	22.0% ±1.2 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	28,701 ±1,433	24.7% ±1.2 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	43,451 ±1,798	37.4% ±1.5 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	18,488 ±1,018	15.9% ±0.9 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 116,245
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	56,633 ±1,324	48.7% ±1.1 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	59,612 ±1,318	51.3% ±1.1 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: 116,245
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	50,117 ±1,645	43.1% ±1.4 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	38,598 ±1,920	33.2% ±1.7 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	436 ±190	0.4% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	9,553 ±993	8.2% ±0.9 pp	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	2 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	6,421 ±1,149	5.5% ±1.0 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	11,118 ±1,322	9.6% ±1.1 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 116,245
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	101,240 ±1,424	87.1% ±1.2 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	15,005 ±1,423	12.9% ±1.2 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: 45,872
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	19,002 ±776	41.4% ±1.3 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,799 ±592	6.1% ±1.3 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	6,626 ±687	14.4% ±1.5 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	14,942 ±1,238	32.6% ±2.6 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,503 ±422	5.5% ±0.9 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 45,872
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	13,381 ±765	29.2% ±1.5 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	32,491 ±1,486	70.8% ±2.7 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 45,872
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	14,942 ±1,238	32.6% ±2.6 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	14,561 ±974	31.7% ±2.0 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	7,172 ±788	15.6% ±1.7 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	4,892 ±499	10.7% ±1.1 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	3,010 ±492	6.6% ±1.1 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	947 ±285	2.1% ±0.6 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	348 ±135	0.8% ±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: 116,245
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	98,191 ±1,640	84.5% ±1.4 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	18,054 ±1,637	15.5% ±1.4 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 109,010
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	83,966 ±1,932	77.0% ±1.7 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	11,231 ±1,144	10.3% ±1.0 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	2,122 ±989	1.9% ±0.9 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	634 ±359 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	183 ±104 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	4,370 ±1,119	4.0% ±1.0 pp	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	208 ±123 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	800 ±399	0.7% ±0.4 pp	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	797 ±422 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	881 ±469 · low precision	0.8% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	2,297 ±544	2.1% ±0.5 pp	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	283 ±194 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,238 ±639 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	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: 76,499
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	9,730 ±981	12.7% ±1.3 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	19,232 ±1,336	25.1% ±1.7 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	14,971 ±1,110	19.6% ±1.4 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	6,544 ±638	8.6% ±0.8 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	16,414 ±1,112	21.5% ±1.4 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9,608 ±802	12.6% ±1.0 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: 115,262
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	98,140 ±1,652	85.1% ±1.4 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	7,560 ±1,217	6.6% ±1.1 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	5,327 ±926	4.6% ±0.8 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	3,583 ±689	3.1% ±0.6 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	652 ±266	0.6% ±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

10.7% of High Point residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 91.0% 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	High Point	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.7% ±1.0 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.0% ±1.1 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.2% ±0.7 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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