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High Point, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 85,839. Estimated population in July 2024: 95,086 (+10.8% change)
Males: 41,022 (47.8%), Females: 44,817 (52.2%)

Guilford County

Zip codes: 27260, 27262, 27263, 27265.

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $40,137
Median house value: $104,200

Population by Race

Races in High Point:

  • White Non-Hispanic (58.5%)
  • Black (31.8%)
  • Hispanic (4.9%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Other Asian (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Vietnamese (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (9.9%), German (9.3%), English (9.0%), Irish (6.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%), Italian (2.3%).

Elevation: 939 feet

Land area: 49.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in High Point

  • High school or higher: 77.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in High Point city

  • Never married: 26.8%
  • Now married: 52.1%
  • Separated: 3.6%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

7.5% Foreign born (3.5% Latin America, 2.8% Asia, 0.8% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +15,849 (+22.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in High Point:

  • HIGH POINT REGIONAL HOSPITAL (601 N ELM ST PO BOX HP-5)

Other hospitals/medical centers near High Point:

  • THOMASVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; THOMASVILLE, NC)
  • NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITALS (about 16 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL GREENSBORO (about 16 miles; GREENSBORO, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to High Point:

  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 9 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 19 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 62 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)

Other public-use airports nearest to High Point:

  • JOHNSON FIELD (about 11 miles; ARCHDALE, NC; Abbreviation: 72A)
  • HIATT (about 13 miles; THOMASVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: N97)
  • DS BUTLER FARM AND AIRFIELD (about 15 miles; OAK RIDGE, NC; Abbreviation: N83)

Amtrak station:
HIGH POINT (100 W. HIGH ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in High Point:

  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 2,564; Location: 833 MONTLIEU AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.HIGHPOINT.EDU; Offers Master’s degree)
  • JOHN WESLEY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 133; Location: 2314 N CENTENNIAL ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.johnwesley.edu)
  • CAROLINA BEAUTY COLLEGE 2 (Full-time enrollment: 47; Location: 801 ENGLISH RD; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near High Point:

  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 8 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 18 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Full-time enrollment: 10,868)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
  • ELON COLLEGE (about 37 miles; ELON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,993)

Schools

Public high schools in High Point:

  • HIGH POINT CENTRAL HIGH (Students: 1,377; Location: 801 FERNDALE BLVD; Grades: 08 – 12)
  • SOUTHWEST GUILFORD HIGH (Students: 1,259; Location: 4364 BARROW RD; Grades: 08 – 12)
  • T WINGATE ANDREWS HIGH (Students: 1,194; Location: 1920 MCGUINN DR; Grades: 08 – 12)

Private high schools in High Point:

  • WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 929; Location: 1917 N CENTENNIAL STREET; Grades: KG – 12)
  • WESTCHESTER ACADEMY (Students: 169; Location: 204 PINE TREE LANE; Grades: KG – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in High Point:

  • SOUTHWEST GUILFORD MIDDLE (Students: 1,097; Location: 4368 BORROW RD; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • LAURIN WELBORN MIDDLE (Students: 814; Location: 1710 MCGUINN DR; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY (Students: 727; Location: 4372 SOUTHWEST SCHOOL RD.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • PENN-GRIFFIN MIDDLE (Students: 724; Location: E WASHINGTON DR; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • FERNDALE MIDDLE (Students: 720; Location: 701 FERNDALE BLVD; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • ALLEN JAY MIDDLE (Students: 706; Location: 1201 E FAIRFIELD RD; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • FLORENCE ELEMENTARY (Students: 686; Location: 7605 FLORENCE SCHOOL RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 604; Location: 818 W LEXINGTON AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • MONTLIEU AVENUE ELEMENTARY (Students: 597; Location: 1105 MONTLIEU AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • TRIANGLE LAKE MONTESSORI ELEM (Students: 591; Location: 2401 TRIANGLE LAKE; Grades: PK – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in High Point:

  • HIGH POINT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 483; Location: 303 N ROTARY DR; Grades: PK – 6)
  • IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CATHO (Students: 257; Location: 605 BARBEE AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • HAYWORTH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 105; Location: 1696 WESTCHESTER DRIVE; Grades: KG – 10)
  • BALDWINS CHAPEL SDA EL SCH (Students: 85; Location: 1202 LEONARD AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • TRI CITY JUNIOR ACADEMY (Students: 68; Location: 8000 CLINARD FARMS RD; Grades: KG – 10)
  • PIEDMONT SCHOOL (Students: 50; Location: 815 OLD MILL RD DRIVE; Grades: 1 – 8)

Libraries

Library in High Point:

  • HIGH POINT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,446,712; Location: 901 NORTH MAIN STREET; 276,040 books; 7,343 audio materials; 9,613 video materials; 781 serial subscriptions)

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