Guilford County, NC

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US Senator

N/AThom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Budd

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

37.4

0.538% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$66,027

5% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$234,900

8.9% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

265,982

0.91% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Guilford County, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Guilford County, NC was $234,900, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Guilford County, NC borders Alamance County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, and Stokes County, NC.

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Economy

The economy of Guilford County, NC employs 266k people. The largest industries in Guilford County, NC are , and the highest paying industries are .

Males in North Carolina have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,464. The income inequality in North Carolina (measured using the Gini index) is 0.47, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

266k

2023 Value

± 4,959

0.91%

1 Year growth

± 2.58%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Guilford County, NC, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Guilford County, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

266k

2023 Value

± 4,959

0.91%

1 Year growth

± 2.58%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Guilford County, NC, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Guilford County, NC, though some of these residents may live in Guilford County, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,065
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
848
Construction
843
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$2.26M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$2.06M
Manufacturing
$1.34M
Wholesale Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2023, universities in Guilford County, NC awarded 13,556 degrees. The student population of Guilford County, NC in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 19,833 male students and 35,138 female students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 54,971 students enrolled in Guilford County, NC, 36.1% men and 63.9% women.

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Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.944% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.805% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.16M), Some college (1.84M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Guilford County, NC was $234,900 in 2023, which is 0.774 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $215,700 to $234,900, a 8.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Guilford County, NC is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

Median household income in Guilford County, NC is $66,027. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Guilford County, NC was Census Tract 104.04 with a value of $202,019, followed by Census Tract 158 and Census Tract 159.02, with respective values of $160,975 and $148,125.

Housing

Property

$234,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$3,775

$129,397

Median Property Taxes

±$2,978

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Guilford County, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Guilford County, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 104.04
Census Tract 158
Census Tract 159.02

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Guilford County, NC was Census Tract 104.04 with a value of $202,019, followed by Census Tract 158 and Census Tract 159.02, with respective values of $160,975 and $148,125.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Guilford County, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$66,027

Median Household Income

± $1,584

216k

Number of Households

± 4,227

The following chart displays the households in Guilford County, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Guilford County, NC is from North Carolina.

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.47

2021 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2022, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0732% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Guilford County, NC have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Guilford County, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Guilford County, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 17.7% of the children was living in poverty in Guilford County, NC. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 7.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Guilford County, NC has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Guilford County, NC see 1257 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.95% decrease from the previous year (1282 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1654 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 312 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,257 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Guilford County, NC

Primary care physicians in Guilford County, NC see an average of 1,257 patients per year. This represents a 1.95% decrease from the previous year (1,282 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Guilford County, NC in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Guilford County, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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