Demographics of Guilford County, North Carolina

Guilford County, North Carolina had 562,234 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +23,508 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Guilford County, in four figures

562,234
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.4%
Change since July 2020: +23,508 people.; 37.5 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,642 ±$1,579
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Guilford County, North Carolina's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Guilford County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Guilford County, North Carolina's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Guilford County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	538,726	100.0	100.0
2021	542,111	100.6	100.2
2022	546,589	101.5	100.7
2023	551,451	102.4	101.6
2024	557,059	103.4	102.5
2025	562,234	104.4	103.1

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Population of Guilford County, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	538,726	−2,528	+193	+50	−2,329
2021	542,111	+3,385	+97	+749	+2,104
2022	546,589	+4,478	+172	+2,423	+2,140
2023	551,451	+4,862	+655	+3,257	+1,076
2024	557,059	+5,608	+702	+4,784	+147
2025	562,234	+5,175	+878	+3,132	+1,115

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.5 ±0.2: for men 36.3 ±0.2 and for women 38.5 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Guilford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	30,494 ±38	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	90,079 ±1,832	16.4% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	64,137 ±1,693	11.7% ±0.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	141,337 ±1,762	25.8% ±0.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	134,709 ±1,784	24.6% ±0.3	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	87,184 ±1,975	15.9% ±0.4	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,642 ±$1,579, and income per person $39,376 ±$718, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Guilford County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	36,306 ±1,861	16.5% ±0.8	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	45,355 ±2,061	20.6% ±0.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	36,732 ±1,700	16.7% ±0.8	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	28,528 ±1,424	13.0% ±0.6	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	36,052 ±1,899	16.4% ±0.9	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	16,770 ±917	7.6% ±0.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	19,975 ±1,100	9.1% ±0.5	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Guilford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	76,227 ±3,765	14.6% ±0.7	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	24,237 ±1,581	20.4% ±1.3	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	37,845 ±2,336	13.2% ±0.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	14,145 ±1,217	12.0% ±1.0	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Guilford County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Guilford County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	238,032 ±223	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.3% ±0.4	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.7% ±0.5	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.9% ±0.8	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.1% ±0.8	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$259,900 ±$6,113	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,163 ±$14	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±2	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Guilford County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	55,083 ±0	10.1% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	252,302 ±1,015	46.0% ±0.2	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	183,433 ±2,081	33.5% ±0.4	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	29,493 ±672	5.4% ±0.1	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	724 ±170	0.1% ±<0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 240	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3,268 ±1,140	0.6% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	23,529 ±2,228	4.3% ±0.4	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Guilford County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	295,403 ±4,568	53.9% ±0.8	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	178,327 ±3,972	32.5% ±0.7	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	9,383 ±1,616	1.7% ±0.3	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	64,827 ±2,887	11.8% ±0.5	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	31,186 ±2,159	5.7% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	33,641 ±2,139	6.1% ±0.4	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Guilford County among the counties of North Carolina

3rd of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Guilford County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wake County	1,257,235	+11.2%
Mecklenburg County	1,233,383	+10.5%
Guilford County	562,234	+4.4%
Forsyth County	401,718	+5.0%
Durham County	347,240	+7.7%
Cumberland County	338,473	+0.4%
Buncombe County	277,417	+2.9%
Union County	267,674	+11.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026