With 116,245 people, High Point is a city in North Carolina. The population is up 35% since 2000. There are 2,028 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $235,800. 58% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 21 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,561, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about High Point
What changed most since 1990
White share67.8% → 41.5%(−26.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population69,394 → 116,245(+68%)US over the same years: +35%
High Point's population equals 21% of Guilford County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 15% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 28% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.1%(1,300)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.6%(1,270)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.3%(1,761)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.8%(104)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(64)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5,624 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
High Point, decade by decade
High Point population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
69,394
$60,086
$154,324
18.1%
56.1
2000
85,839
$73,116
$185,444
25.5%
69.4
2010
104,371
$62,713
$206,435
29.1%
78.6
2020
114,059
$60,177
$196,350
32.2%
85.8
2024
116,245
$64,561
$235,800
34.0%
86.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
