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Greensboro, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 223,891. Estimated population in July 2024: 231,962 (+3.6% change)
Males: 105,573 (47.2%), Females: 118,318 (52.8%)

Guilford County

Zip codes: 27401, 27403, 27405, 27406, 27407, 27408, 27409, 27410, 27455.

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $39,661
Median house value: $108,600

Population by Race

Races in Greensboro:

  • White Non-Hispanic (53.6%)
  • Black (37.4%)
  • Hispanic (4.4%)
  • Other race (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Vietnamese (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (9.8%), German (8.8%), United States (7.3%), Irish (6.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%), Italian (2.6%).

Elevation: 770 feet

Land area: 104.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Greensboro

  • High school or higher: 84.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 33.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Greensboro city

  • Never married: 34.3%
  • Now married: 46.3%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

8.1% Foreign born (3.2% Latin America, 2.2% Asia, 1.3% Africa, 1.1% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +31,693 (+16.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Greensboro:

  • KINDRED HOSPITAL GREENSBORO (2401 SOUTHSIDE BLVD)
  • MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,THE (1200 N ELM ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Greensboro:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Greensboro:

  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 8 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 28 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 48 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Greensboro:

  • AIR HARBOR (about 7 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: W88)
  • SOUTHEAST GREENSBORO (about 14 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: 3A4)
  • DS BUTLER FARM AND AIRFIELD (about 15 miles; OAK RIDGE, NC; Abbreviation: N83)

Amtrak station:
GREENSBORO (2603 OAKLAND AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Greensboro:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (Full-time enrollment: 10,868; Location: 1000 SPRING GARDEN ST; Public; Website: www.uncg.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (Full-time enrollment: 6,970; Location: 1601 E Market St; Public; Website: www.ncat.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • GUILFORD COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,161; Location: 5800 W FRIENDLY AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.guilford.edu)
  • GREENSBORO COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 875; Location: 815 W MARKET ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.gborocollege.edu)
  • BENNETT COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 603; Location: 900 E WASHINGTON ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.bennett.edu)
  • BROOKSTONE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 150; Location: 7815 NATIONAL SERVICE RD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.brookstone.edu)
  • CAROLINA BEAUTY COLLEGE 8 (Full-time enrollment: 79; Location: 2001 E WENDOVER AVE; Private, for-profit)
  • LEONS BEAUTY SCHOOL INC (Full-time enrollment: 76; Location: 1410 W LEE ST; Private, for-profit)
  • DUDLEY BEAUTY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 48; Location: 519 S ELM ST; Private, for-profit)
  • MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF RAD TECHN (Location: 1200 N ELM ST; Private, not-for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Greensboro:

  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • ELON COLLEGE (about 23 miles; ELON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,993)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 50 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Full-time enrollment: 22,324)

Biggest public high schools in Greensboro:

  • NORTHWEST GUILFORD HIGH (Students: 1,909; Location: 5240 NW SCHOOL RD; Grades: 08 – 12)
  • GRIMSLEY HIGH (Students: 1,859; Location: 801 WESTOVER TER; Grades: 08 – 12)
  • PAGE HIGH (Students: 1,594; Location: 201 ALMA PINNIX DR; Grades: 08 – 12)
  • BEN L SMITH HIGH (Students: 1,582; Location: 2407 S HOLDEN RD; Grades: 08 – 12)
  • WESTERN GUILFORD HIGH (Students: 1,338; Location: 409 FRIENDWAY RD; Grades: 08 – 12)
  • DUDLEY HIGH (Students: 1,335; Location: 1200 LINCOLN ST; Grades: 08 – 12)
  • SOUTHEAST GUILFORD HIGH (Students: 1,244; Location: 4530 SE SCHOOL RD; Grades: 08 – 12)
  • SOUTHERN GUILFORD HIGH (Students: 856; Location: 5700 DRAKE RD; Grades: 08 – 12)
  • THE EARLY COLLEGE AT GUILFORD (Students: 161; Location: 5608 WEST FRIENDLY AVENUE; Grades: 08 – 12)
  • PHILIP J WEAVER ED CENTER (Students: 130; Location: 300 S SPRING ST; Grades: 08 – 12)

Private high schools in Greensboro:

  • VANDALIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 607; Location: 3919 PLEASANT GDN ROAD; Grades: PK – 12)
  • GUILFORD DAY SCHOOL (Students: 123; Location: 3310 HORSEPEN CREEK ROAD; Grades: 3 – 12)
  • RIDGEFIELD ACADEMY (Students: 56; Location: 2015 PLEASANT RIDGE RD; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • KNOLLWOOD SCHOOL (Students: 24; Location: 700 WALTER REED DRIVE; Grades: 3 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Greensboro:

  • NORTHWEST GUILFORD MIDDLE (Students: 1,118; Location: 5300 NW SCHOOL RD; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • SOUTHEAST GUILFORD MIDDLE (Students: 1,058; Location: 4825 WOODY MILL RD; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • KISER MIDDLE (Students: 962; Location: 716 BENJAMIN PKY; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • ALLEN MIDDLE (Students: 922; Location: 1108 GLENDALE DR; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • KERNODLE MIDDLE (Students: 907; Location: 3600 DRAWBRIDGE PARKWAY; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • PILOT ELEMENTARY (Students: 904; Location: 4701 CHIMNEY SPRINGS DRIVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • JESSE WHARTON ELEM (Students: 899; Location: 5813 LAKE BRANDT RD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • MENDENHALL MIDDLE (Students: 869; Location: 205 WILLOUGHBY BLVD; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • GUILFORD MIDDLE (Students: 869; Location: 401 COLLEGE RD; Grades: 04 – 08)
  • ALAMANCE ELEMENTARY (Students: 848; Location: 3600 WILLIAMS DAIRY RD; Grades: PK – 05)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Greensboro:

  • ST PIUS X ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 475; Location: 2200 NORTH ELM STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • OUR LADY OF GRACE ELEM SCH (Students: 465; Location: 2205 W MARKET STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • CALDWELL ACADEMY (Students: 311; Location: 2900 HORSEPEN CREEK ROAD; Grades: KG – 10)
  • GREENSBORO MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 231; Location: 2856 HORSEPEN CREEK RD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • NEW GARDEN FRIENDS SCHOOL (Students: 209; Location: 1128 NEW GARDEN ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • BNAI SHALOM SYNAGOGUE DAY SCHO (Students: 181; Location: 804 A WINVIEW DRIVE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • COVENANT CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL (Students: 155; Location: 1414 CLIFFWOOD DRIVE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • HOLY TRINITY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 142; Location: 607 N GREENE ST; Grades: PK – KG)
  • SCHOOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN (Students: 105; Location: 3600 WEST FRIENDLY AVENUE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • NAPOLEON B SMITH SEVENTH DAY A (Students: 99; Location: 1802 E MKT ST; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Greensboro:

  • GREENSBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $8,240,267; Location: 219 NORTH CHURCH STREET; 548,838 books; 10,078 audio materials; 14,245 video materials; 997 serial subscriptions)

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