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Total population: 103,396 (Urban population: 102,531, Rural population: 865 (all nonfarm))

High Point,NC index of house prices


Houses: 35,933 (33,498 occupied: 19,895 owner occupied, 13,603 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

41%
State:

40%

Housing density: 733 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $232,594.


Median contract rent in 2009: $538 (lower quartile is $380, upper quartile is $659)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $575


Median gross rent in High Point, NC in 2009: $703


Housing units in High Point with a mortgage: 13,474 (1,587 second mortgage, 2,214 home equity loan, 68 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,999


Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $65,101


Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $36,357


Median monthly housing costs: $863





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High Point, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $149,400 (it was $101,800 in 2000)
High Point:

$149,400
North Carolina:

$155,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $99,500 - $211,900

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $185,845
Here:

$185,845
State:

$218,934

Townhouses or other attached units: $148,907
Here:

$148,907
State:

$173,323

In 2-unit structures: $48,335
Here:

$48,335
State:

$203,185

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $411,932
Here:

$411,932
State:

$158,140

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $87,495
Here:

$87,495
State:

$188,560

Mobile homes: $13,460
Here:

$13,460
State:

$45,354

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $127,769
Here:

$127,769
State:

$48,806

Median year house/condo built: 1987

Median year apartment built: 1978

Household type by relationship:

Households: 83,654
  • In family households: 70,178 (15,594 male householders, 6,989 female householders)
    15,928 spouses, 25,211 children (23,307 natural, 616 adopted, 1,288 stepchildren), 1,700 grandchildren, 1,127 brothers or sisters, 746 parents, 1,554 other relatives, 1,329 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 13,476 (4,641 male householders (3,570 living alone)), 6,402 female householders (5,592 living alone)), 2,433 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 2,295 (974 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,399 2-persons, 5,858 3-persons, 4,376 4-persons, 1,840 5-persons, 735 6-persons, 375 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,162 1-person, 1,527 2-persons, 192 3-persons, 98 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

12,821 married couples with children.
6,983 single-parent households (940 men, 6,043 women).

89.7% of residents of High Point speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 6,465 (7.5%)
(23.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.2
State:

4.3

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Rooms in houses/apartments in High Point, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 7
  • 2 rooms: 112
  • 3 rooms: 318
  • 4 rooms: 1,789
  • 5 rooms: 5,190
  • 6 rooms: 4,333
  • 7 rooms: 3,254
  • 8 rooms: 2,369
  • 9 or more rooms: 2,523
  • 1 room: 402
  • 2 rooms: 1,057
  • 3 rooms: 2,377
  • 4 rooms: 4,552
  • 5 rooms: 3,217
  • 6 rooms: 1,299
  • 7 rooms: 352
  • 8 rooms: 167
  • 9 or more rooms: 180
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in High Point, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 15
  • 1 bedroom: 333
  • 2 bedrooms: 4,248
  • 3 bedrooms: 10,341
  • 4 bedrooms: 4,220
  • 5+ bedrooms: 738
  • no bedroom: 507
  • 1 bedroom: 3,094
  • 2 bedrooms: 6,489
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,977
  • 4 bedrooms: 373
  • 5+ bedrooms: 163
Cars and other vehicles available in High Point, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 870
  • 1 vehicle: 5,464
  • 2 vehicles: 9,130
  • 3 vehicles: 3,317
  • 4 vehicles: 837
  • 5+ vehicles: 277
  • no vehicle: 2,817
  • 1 vehicle: 6,420
  • 2 vehicles: 3,394
  • 3 vehicles: 755
  • 4 vehicles: 137
  • 5+ vehicles: 80

Median 2009 house/condo value by year built


Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 2,317
  • 2000 to 2004: 6,437
  • 1990 to 1999: 8,249
  • 1980 to 1989: 5,221
  • 1970 to 1979: 6,889
  • 1960 to 1969: 5,225
  • 1950 to 1959: 5,197
  • 1940 to 1949: 2,301
  • 1939 or earlier: 3,130

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


High Point, NC house values

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in High Point, NC:

  • Less than $10,000: 47
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 26
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 65
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 63
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 63
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 67
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 90
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 295
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 518
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 726
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 972
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 1170
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 1475
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 3170
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 3368
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 2246
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 2059
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 3106
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 1681
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 1573
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 634
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 508
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 95
  • $1,000,000 or more: 112
 


High Point rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in High Point:

  • Less than $100: 146 people
  • $100 to $149: 165
  • $150 to $199: 420
  • $200 to $249: 258
  • $250 to $299: 357
  • $300 to $349: 277
  • $350 to $399: 421
  • $400 to $449: 432
  • $450 to $499: 521
  • $500 to $549: 964
  • $550 to $599: 1,016
  • $600 to $649: 1,024
  • $650 to $699: 1,498
  • $700 to $749: 1,337
  • $750 to $799: 1,191
  • $800 to $899: 1,667
  • $900 to $999: 1,213
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 1,438
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 247
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 377
  • $2,000 or more: 189
  • No cash rent: 598
 

Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 3,195
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,155
  • 1985 to 1989: 729
  • 1980 to 1984: 452
  • 1975 to 1979: 372
  • 1970 to 1974: 225
  • 1970 to 1974: 77
  • 1965 to 1969: 260


High Point, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.3%
Number of people working at home: 932 (2.3% of all workers)


High Point commuting: travel time to work

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1096
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 4537
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 8526
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 9007
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 6831
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2165
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 4436
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 724
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 641
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1123
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 732
  • 90 or more minutes: 597
 


High Point mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 32,890 (80%)
  • Carpooled: 5,819 (14%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 604 (1%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 50 (0%)
  • Railroad: 10 (0%)
  • Taxi: 37 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 15 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 27 (0%)
  • Walked: 589 (1%)
  • Other means: 374 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 932 (2%)
 


High Point, NC household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 3739
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 2096
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 2360
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 2009
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 2381
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 2145
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 2006
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 2205
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 1710
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 2962
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 3316
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 3123
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1307
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 877
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 556
  • $200,000 or more: 834
 

First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 31832
 United States or American: 8482
 English: 5861
 German: 5580
 Irish: 3932
 Scotch-Irish: 1941
 Italian: 1600
 Scottish: 1198
 French (except Basque): 786
 Polish: 631
 European: 618
 Dutch: 603
 Subsaharan African:: 591
 African: 503
 Greek: 320
 British: 287
 Welsh: 235
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 231
 French Canadian: 231
 Arab:: 198
 Swedish: 196
 Norwegian: 159
 Canadian: 156
 Hungarian: 156
 Jamaican: 155
 Swiss: 154
 Yugoslavian: 133
 Russian: 129
 Lebanese: 89
 Czechoslovakian: 87
 Czech: 78
 Arab/Arabic: 77
 Romanian: 74
 Ethiopian: 60
 Croatian: 55
 Danish: 54
 Bahamian: 40
 Scandinavian: 39
 Austrian: 39
 New Zealander: 33
 Eastern European: 31
 Australian: 29
 Nigerian: 28
 Slovak: 28
 Turkish: 27
 Ukrainian: 25
 Brazilian: 25
 West Indian: 23
 Pennsylvania German: 20
 Northern European: 19
 Palestinian: 18
 Serbian: 17
 Belgian: 15
 Lithuanian: 13
 Armenian: 9
 Iranian: 9
 Icelander: 8
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 8
 Other Arab: 8
 Portuguese: 8
 Celtic: 8
 Acadian/Cajun: 7
 Israeli: 7
 Slovene: 6
 Jordanian: 6
 Latvian: 6
 Finnish: 5
 Haitian: 5


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (37%)
  • Vietnam (10%)
  • Pakistan (8%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
  • India (4%)
  • Canada (3%)
  • Germany (3%)


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

  • This state: 52126
  • Northeast: 6152
  • Midwest: 4702
  • South: 14355
  • West: 1555

48% of High Point residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 365
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 204
  • 5th and 6th grade: 665
  • 7th and 8th grade: 971
  • 9th grade: 928
  • 10th grade: 1,139
  • 11th grade: 782
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,078
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,392
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,300
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,579
  • Associate degree: 1,496
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,159
  • Master's degree: 1,350
  • Professional school degree: 393
  • Doctorate degree: 128

Educational Attainment for Males (%)

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 430
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 167
  • 5th and 6th grade: 522
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,068
  • 9th grade: 947
  • 10th grade: 1,427
  • 11th grade: 997
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,015
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,997
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,961
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,329
  • Associate degree: 1,716
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,451
  • Master's degree: 1,370
  • Professional school degree: 312
  • Doctorate degree: 65

Educational Attainment for Females (%)


Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.4%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.6%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 17.3%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.5%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 16.0%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.9%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.9%


Median household income in 2009 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $50,943
  • Black householders: $24,300
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $30,068
  • Asian householders: $47,755
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $28,407
  • Some other race householders: $35,328
  • Two or more races householders: $31,512
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $36,724
High Point household income for White non-Hispanic householders
High Point household income for Black householders
High Point household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders
High Point household income for Asian householders
High Point household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders
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High Point household income for Two or more races householders
High Point household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

High Point marital status for males
High Point marital status for females

Median 2009 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $169,065
  • Black or African American householders: $111,389
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $196,215
  • Asian householders: $146,611
  • Some other race householders: $105,225
  • Two or more races householders: $101,556
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $130,908

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 24,689
  • One, attached: 2,004
  • Two: 1,603
  • 3 or 4: 1,431
  • 5 to 9: 2,460
  • 10 to 19: 1,705
  • 20 to 49: 506
  • 50 or more: 1,233
  • Mobile homes: 282
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago


Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year Householders Moved Into Residence in High Point:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in High Point
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (69.7%)
  • Electricity (22.1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6.2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.5%)
  • Electricity (49.5%)
  • Utility gas (40.1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6.2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.3%)
  • Other fuel (0.9%)
  • Wood (0.6%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,181
Here:

11.3%
North Carolina:

8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 342
Here:

7.9%
North Carolina:

6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,795
Here:

41.5%
North Carolina:

20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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