High Point.
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North Carolina·Guilford County
34 tracts·97K people·$236K median·1,685/mi²
White 41 · Black 33 · Hispanic 13 · Asian 8 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Married couple 41 · Living alone 33 · Other 26
Manufacturing 29 · Retail 22 · Professional 20 · Health 15 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 18 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 9 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in High Point is $235,800 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
High Point has 116,245 residents across 27 census tracts and 26 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.7; the population is 41.5% White, 32.9% Black, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% Asian, 3.8% Multiracial and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 34.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.7% (Census ACS).
Southwest Elementary (80%), Florence Elementary (70%) and Shadybrook Elementary (62%) lead the elementary schools; Southwest Guilford Middle (48%), Allen Jay Middle - A Preparatory Academy (46%) and Ferndale Middle (34%) lead the middle schools; Middle College at GTCC-High Point (70%), Kearns Academy (55%) and Southwest Guilford High (50%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,116/month, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in High Point is $64,561 a year, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
In High Point, median rent is $1,116/month and the median home value is $235,800 (Census ACS).
High Point reported 4.5 violent crimes and 25.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 32°F; there are 79 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in High Point are winter weather (83), ice storm (82) and lightning (70), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In High Point, 2.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).