Demographics of High Point city, North Carolina

High Point city, North Carolina had 120,571 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +5,849 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

High Point city, in four figures

120,571
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 116,245 ±120.; +5.1%
Change since July 2020: +5,849 people.; 37.7 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,561 ±$4,028
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

High Point city, North Carolina's population grew 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of High Point city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

High Point city, North Carolina's population grew 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of High Point city, 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	114,722	100.0	100.0
2021	115,071	100.3	100.2
2022	115,625	100.8	100.7
2023	117,337	102.3	101.6
2024	118,341	103.2	102.5
2025	120,571	105.1	103.1

Population of High Point city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	114,722	—
2021	115,071	+349
2022	115,625	+554
2023	117,337	+1,712
2024	118,341	+1,004
2025	120,571	+2,230

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.7 ±0.9: for men 36.5 ±1.8 and for women 38.4 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in High Point city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	7,235 ±853	6.2% ±0.7	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	18,370 ±1,119	15.8% ±1.0	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	14,141 ±948	12.2% ±0.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	29,518 ±1,550	25.4% ±1.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	28,493 ±1,408	24.5% ±1.2	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	18,488 ±1,018	15.9% ±0.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,561 ±$4,028, and income per person $35,661 ±$2,064, 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 High Point city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	7,780 ±924	17.0% ±2.0	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	10,773 ±1,105	23.5% ±2.3	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,230 ±728	15.8% ±1.5	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,085 ±723	13.3% ±1.5	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,241 ±828	15.8% ±1.8	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,356 ±439	7.3% ±0.9	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,407 ±512	7.4% ±1.1	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 High Point city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	17,002 ±1,912	15.7% ±1.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,653 ±886	22.8% ±3.3	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	8,286 ±1,001	14.1% ±1.6	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,063 ±533	12.3% ±2.1	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in High Point city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	High Point city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	49,131 ±1,080	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.4% ±1.1	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.6% ±0.9	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.8% ±1.9	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.2% ±2.2	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$235,800 ±$8,543	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,116 ±$34	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±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 High Point city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15,005 ±1,423	12.9% ±1.2	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	48,234 ±1,530	41.5% ±1.3	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	38,284 ±1,915	32.9% ±1.6	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9,534 ±995	8.2% ±0.9	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	126 ±57	0.1% ±<0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	243 to 1,123	0.2% to 1.0%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,377 ±748	3.8% ±0.6	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 High Point city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	60,478 ±1,697	52.0% ±1.5	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	35,538 ±1,734	30.6% ±1.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,175 ±487	1.9% ±0.4	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	18,054 ±1,637	15.5% ±1.4	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8,150 ±1,153	7.0% ±1.0	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	9,904 ±1,367	8.5% ±1.2	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

High Point city among the places of North Carolina

9th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near High Point city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Durham city	291,467 ±190
Winston-Salem city	252,037 ±74
Fayetteville city	210,815 ±99
Cary town	179,306 ±190
Wilmington city	120,805 ±73
High Point city	116,245 ±120
Concord city	108,719 ±56
Asheville city	94,535 ±43
Greenville city	92,857 ±42
Gastonia city	82,884 ±72
Jacksonville city	71,279 ±48

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in High Point city, North Carolina

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026