Guilford County, North Carolina (NC)

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• • 265,49463.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 179,18142.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 42,45610.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 26,8176.4%Asian alone
  • 9,5992.3%Two or more races
  • 2,2240.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 9640.2%Some other race alone
  • 2180.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $227,781

Here:	$227,781
State:	$248,152

Townhouses or other attached units: $195,204

Here:	$195,204
State:	$203,169

In 2-unit structures: $184,112

Here:	$184,112
State:	$248,066

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $46,301

Here:	$46,301
State:	$154,617

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $110,345

Here:	$110,345
State:	$203,483

Mobile homes: $50,677

Here:	$50,677
State:	$69,094

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 45
• Assaults: 148
• Burglaries: 705
• Thefts: 999
• Auto thefts: 149

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 51
• Assaults: 134
• Burglaries: 747
• Thefts: 1264
• Auto thefts: 168

Health of residents in Guilford County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,835 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,535 (1.0%)

Area name: Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Guilford County is $608 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $678 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $859 a month.

Cities in this county include: Greensboro, High Point, Summerfield, Pleasant Garden, Gibsonville, Oak Ridge, Stokesdale, Forest Oaks, Jamestown, McLeansville.

2018 air pollution in Guilford County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.033 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 16.7 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 7.4 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Blount County, Tennessee , Dare County , Lawrence County, Arkansas , Humphreys County, Tennessee , Person County , Vance County .

Current college students: 32,524
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 55,654 (46.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 11,7472010 or later
• 22,1402000 to 2009
• 11,1011990 to 1999
• 5,0101980 to 1989
• 2,2401970 to 1979
• 2,176Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 143,175
• One, attached: 10,831
• Two: 4,232
• 3 or 4: 9,965
• 5 to 9: 19,707
• 10 to 19: 20,202
• 20 to 49: 8,106
• 50 or more: 5,622
• Mobile homes: 6,508

Housing units in Guilford County with a mortgage: 82,896 (1,844 second mortgage, 10,659 home equity loan, 480 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 36,289

Religion statistics for Guilford County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Guilford County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3380: October 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 3380, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 06, 2014 to March 07, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4167: March 31, 2014, FEMA Id: 4167, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 23, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1553: September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1553, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Ice Storm, Incident Period: February 27, 2003 to February 28, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1457: March 27, 2003, FEMA Id: 1457, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
• North Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 04, 2002 to December 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1448: December 12, 2002, FEMA Id: 1448, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
• North Carolina Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 24, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1312: January 31, 2000, FEMA Id: 1312, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• North Carolina Hurricane Floyd & Irene, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to November 02, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1292: September 16, 1999, FEMA Id: 1292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to October 04, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3146: September 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 3146, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 05, 1996 to October 21, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1134: September 06, 1996, FEMA Id: 1134, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.35% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($51,873 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($266 average AGI)

Guilford County:	0.03%
North Carolina average:	0.08%

3.56% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($26,552 average AGI)
2.76% relocated from other states ($25,055 average AGI)

Guilford County:	2.76%
North Carolina average:	3.75%

from Forsyth County, NC	0.58% ($63,018 average AGI)
from Alamance County, NC	0.38% ($38,768)
from Randolph County, NC	0.37% ($45,253)
from Davidson County, NC	0.35% ($36,536)
from Wake County, NC	0.25% ($44,955)
from Rockingham County, NC	0.24% ($41,077)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.19% ($44,754)

6.56% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($51,227 average adjusted gross income)

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($326 average AGI)

Guilford County:	0.04%
North Carolina average:	0.09%

4.01% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($27,328 average AGI)
2.51% relocated to other states ($23,574 average AGI)

Guilford County:	2.51%
North Carolina average:	3.07%

to Forsyth County, NC	0.74% ($43,253 average AGI)
to Davidson County, NC	0.40% ($40,082)
to Randolph County, NC	0.40% ($35,894)
to Wake County, NC	0.39% ($49,231)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.35% ($42,746)
to Alamance County, NC	0.34% ($47,921)
to Rockingham County, NC	0.25% ($54,962)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2013: 9.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Guilford County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 409,660 (66,258 male householders, 60,725 female householders)

  88,936 spouses, 148,913 children (138,887 natural, 5,081 adopted, 4,945 stepchildren), 9,928 grandchildren, 8,622 brothers or sisters, 8,326 parents, 9,272 other relatives, 8,680 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 98,590 (32,145 male householders (24,255 living alone)), 44,071 female householders (37,285 living alone)), 22,374 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 18,703

Size of family households: 59,856 2-persons, 29,218 3-persons, 21,928 4-persons, 9,916 5-persons, 4,609 6-persons, 1,456 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 61,540 1-person, 12,271 2-persons, 1,536 3-persons, 771 4-persons, 98 5-persons.

69,351 married couples with children.
37,743 single-parent households (7,357 men, 30,386 women).

86.7% of residents of Guilford speak English at home.
6.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,378,462,000 ($5,420 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $182,452,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $982,749,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $424,281,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,988,000
Federal grants: $475,824,000
Federal procurement contracts: $227,285,000 ($110,775,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $262,335,000 ($18,124,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $69,946,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $316,342,000
Federal Government insurance: $130,980,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-3 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 56.65 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

• Year house built in Guilford County, North Carolina
• 4,8682014 or later
• 7,2872010 to 2013
• 37,0252000 to 2009
• 44,4431990 to 1999
• 36,0151980 to 1989
• 33,6961970 to 1979
• 24,9571960 to 1969
• 19,5241950 to 1959
• 8,1861940 to 1949
• 12,3471939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Guilford County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Guilford County, North Carolina
• 411 room
• 1112 rooms
• 1,2723 rooms
• 9,2064 rooms
• 23,7125 rooms
• 23,6306 rooms
• 20,1187 rooms
• 15,4228 rooms
• 25,6739+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Guilford County, North Carolina
• 3,5191 room
• 3,3812 rooms
• 13,9243 rooms
• 24,6874 rooms
• 20,7635 rooms
• 10,2146 rooms
• 3,6017 rooms
• 2,2068 rooms
• 1,7199+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Guilford County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Guilford County, North Carolina
• 41no bedroom
• 6631 bedroom
• 16,0452 bedrooms
• 63,8153 bedrooms
• 31,5084 bedrooms
• 7,1135+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Guilford County, North Carolina
• 3,589no bedroom
• 14,3761 bedroom
• 37,4832 bedrooms
• 23,1473 bedrooms
• 4,7424 bedrooms
• 6775+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Guilford County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Guilford County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 2,513no vehicle
• 31,3601 vehicle
• 51,3452 vehicles
• 23,8273 vehicles
• 7,6944 vehicles
• 2,4465+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Guilford County in renter-occupied apartments
• 11,442no vehicle
• 42,5181 vehicle
• 24,0762 vehicles
• 4,2463 vehicles
• 1,5684 vehicles
• 1645+ vehicles

84.2% of Guilford County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in North Carolina.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 299,153
• Other state: 163,609
• Northeast: 52,325
• Midwest: 24,566
• South: 72,673
• West: 14,045

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 8,146
• Number of aged recipients: 831
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 7,315
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,899
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 4,632
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,615
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,820
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 3,633

Guilford County on our top lists:

• #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
• #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
• #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
• #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"