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Guilford County

Guilford County has 547,940 residents across 25 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $68,642, 5% below the North Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $259,900, and 39% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
547,940residentsACS 2020–2024
$68,642median household incomeNorth Carolina: $72K
$259,900median home valueowner-occupied homes
91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Guilford County in North CarolinaZIP codes in Guilford County highlighted; the rest of North Carolina in grey
Map of North Carolina with Guilford County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 25 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
2721414,766$83K$311K73%34%91%26 min
272355,237$101K$304K74%44%85%25 min
2724913,741$81K$237K82%28%89%29 min
2726025,299$42K$128K43%12%83%21 min
2726228,353$65K$237K56%36%91%22 min
2726548,798$74K$267K69%41%93%23 min
272681,611$-666667K$-666667K–––13 min
2728215,927$92K$313K69%50%97%21 min
272833,366$90K$291K87%19%97%26 min
2730111,067$84K$264K90%32%91%28 min
273108,622$166K$499K93%59%96%23 min
273137,781$81K$237K86%26%91%31 min
2735815,685$139K$444K95%55%94%26 min
2737710,885$90K$306K70%42%95%29 min
2740121,920$48K$157K36%33%80%24 min
2740322,557$58K$249K52%49%90%19 min
2740554,303$47K$175K49%23%87%25 min
2740660,651$60K$204K56%30%90%24 min
2740751,697$59K$224K49%35%92%23 min
2740816,519$84K$375K74%65%96%20 min
2740917,551$60K$225K31%43%94%24 min
2741054,921$85K$339K63%58%93%22 min
274111,433$-666667K$-666667K–100%–14 min
274123,055$-666667K$-666667K–0%–15 min
2745529,302$94K$342K71%54%95%26 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

547,940 residents in 219,718 households, next to the North Carolina figure.

22%
under 18
25%
aged 18–34
16%
aged 65 and over
32%
of households are people living alone
42%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

238,032 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $259,900 (±$6,113).

60%
of households own their home
62%
of homes are detached single-family houses
23%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
3%
are mobile homes
8%
of housing units are vacant
$1,163
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%
2010–201911%
2000–200917%
1990–199916%
1980–198915%
1970–197913%
1960–196910%
1950–19598%
1940–19494%
1939 or earlier6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,579.

$68,642
median household income
14.6%
of people live below the poverty line
4.6%
unemployment rate
39%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

24 min
average commute to work
8%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
82%
of workers drive or carpool
1%
take public transportation
2%
walk or bike
14%
work from home
7%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

91%
of households have a broadband subscription
6%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Guilford County, North Carolina, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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