Humidity & wind
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Population
308,667
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$244,800
Owner-occupied units
Greensboro, NC
North Carolina · 36.095° N, 79.824° W · 135 sq mi
Greensboro is a city in North Carolina, with a population of 308,667 and about 2,291 residents per square mile. The median household earns $61,515 a year, and the median home is worth $244,800.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
135 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,291
People per square mile
Rank by population
#67
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#60
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$61,515
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,172
Per month
Homeownership
50.5%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
21.7 min
One way
People
Median age
34.3
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
41%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
12.7%
Households
123,984
2.29 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 32/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 144/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 7/yr
Days above 90° 31/yr
Below freezing 54/yr
Annual rainfall 40.9in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 89°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 31°F
What people here do for work
Education & health care 25.7%
Retail trade 12.6%
Manufacturing 11.9%
Professional & business services 10.8%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of North Carolina
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Raleigh
Nickname
The Tar Heel State
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Cities near Greensboro
- High Point, NC12 mi · 120,571
- Burlington, NC20 mi · 61,496
- Winston-Salem, NC24 mi · 257,271
- Chapel Hill, NC45 mi · 63,565
- Durham, NC52 mi · 305,561
- Apex, NC59 mi · 80,419
- Cary, NC60 mi · 183,582
- Kannapolis, NC63 mi · 61,708
Cities about the same size
- Pittsburgh, PA307,632
- St. Paul, MN306,684
- Cincinnati, OH314,367
- Jersey City, NJ302,013
- Santa Ana, CA315,586
- Lincoln, NE301,522
- Corpus Christi, TX317,247
- Irvine, CA318,764
More in North Carolina
- Charlotte964,784
- Raleigh506,306
- Fayetteville209,120
- Wilmington126,809
- Concord114,598
- Greenville96,443
- Asheville93,523
- Gastonia87,067
Wealthiest person in North Carolina
Name
James Goodnight
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$9.8B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Cary
Source of wealth
Software
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in North Carolina · private sector
Employer
Atrium Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in North Carolina
Company
Bank of America
Revenue
$192.4B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Charlotte
Ticker
BAC
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.