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High Point

North Carolina · 120,571 residents (2025 est.) · 57.3 sq mi
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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
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
116,245
+35%since 2000
from 85,839 in 2000
120,571 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,028 / sq mi
+15%since 2009
from 1,769 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
37.7
+10%since 2000
from 34.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
57.3 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
65K79K93K107K121K19902000201020202024High Point
2024116K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.2%(7,235)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(7,435)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146%(6,943)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198.5%(9,925)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.1%(8,208)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.5%(14,560)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.9%(14,958)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412%(13,928)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.5%(14,565)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410%(11,682)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.1%(4,763)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(2,043)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$64,561
−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,137 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,661
+67%since 2000
from $21,303 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
43.8%
+19.1 ptssince 2009
from 24.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.7%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 13.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.473
+4%since 2010
from 0.456 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade15.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services6.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade5%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration5%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing3.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$235,800
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $101,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,116
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $528 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
57.8%
−1.2 ptssince 2000
from 59.0% in 2000
42.2% rent
Vacancy rate
6.6%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.37 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.44 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.4%
−5.9 ptssince 2009
from 29.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.1%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 47.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.7
+14%since 2009
from 3.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
50
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic58.5%(50,176)
Black31.5%(27,064)
Hispanic / Latino4.9%(4,197)
Asian3.3%(2,847)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic41.5%(48,234)
Black32.9%(38,284)
Hispanic / Latino12.9%(15,005)
Asian8.2%(9,534)
Other4.5%(5,188)
Diversity Score
87
+17%since 2009
from 74 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican6.7%(7,779)
Central American2.2%(2,571)
Puerto Rican1.4%(1,620)
South American1.1%(1,276)
Honduran0.9%(1,023)
Salvadoran0.6%(661)
Colombian0.5%(602)
Nicaraguan0.3%(354)
Dominican0.3%(348)
Guatemalan0.3%(330)
Argentine0.3%(299)
Cuban0.3%(298)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.2%(193)
Venezuelan0.1%(143)
Peruvian0.1%(100)
Spaniard0.1%(90)
Ecuadorian0.1%(66)
Chilean0%(48)
Bolivian0%(18)
Asian origin
Pakistani1.7%(2,011)
Asian Indian1.2%(1,429)
Vietnamese1%(1,166)
Laotian0.9%(1,046)
Chinese0.7%(869)
Filipino0.7%(764)
Burmese0.5%(628)
Nepalese0.5%(611)
Korean0.2%(237)
Bhutanese0.1%(91)
Thai0.1%(83)
Cambodian0.1%(59)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Japanese0%(54)
Hmong0%(47)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.2%(248)
Ancestry
English9.6%(11,158)
American7%(8,194)
German6.4%(7,413)
Irish5.6%(6,456)
Italian2.9%(3,379)
Scottish2.2%(2,607)
West Indian1.8%(2,091)
Haitian1.3%(1,560)
Scotch-Irish1.3%(1,498)
French1.1%(1,279)
Polish0.9%(1,089)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.7%(796)
Dutch0.5%(598)
Welsh0.5%(530)
Swedish0.3%(377)
Ghanaian0.3%(356)
Russian0.3%(345)
Greek0.3%(324)
Jamaican0.3%(301)
Danish0.2%(236)
British0.2%(233)
Moroccan0.2%(207)
Egyptian0.2%(197)
Norwegian0.2%(193)
Ethiopian0.2%(178)
Portuguese0.1%(167)
Czech0.1%(155)
Hungarian0.1%(149)
Barbadian0.1%(138)
Ukrainian0.1%(115)
Lithuanian0.1%(114)
Lebanese0.1%(91)
Romanian0.1%(83)
Nigerian0.1%(78)
Canadian0.1%(74)
Austrian0.1%(68)
Croatian0.1%(62)
Belgian0.1%(59)
Turkish0%(57)
Iranian0%(56)
Swiss0%(45)
Iraqi0%(42)
Serbian0%(41)
Slovak0%(37)
Brazilian0%(19)
Bulgarian0%(16)
Finnish0%(7)
Israeli0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.0%
+8.5 ptssince 2000
from 25.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.3%
+10.1 ptssince 2000
from 77.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.6%
+6.1 ptssince 2000
from 6.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.7 min
+66%since 2000
from 12.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
77.1%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 80.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.7%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.8%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.3%
+6.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.7%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.2%
−5.9 ptssince 2011
from 11.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.4%
−4.2 ptssince 2011
from 66.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.2%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 73.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.2%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.5%
+6.7 ptssince 2009
from 32.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
51.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
15.5%
+5.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.2%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.0%
+1.4 ptssince 2012
from 11.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.7%
−8.3 ptssince 2013
from 19.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.0%
+16.2 ptssince 2017
from 74.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.6%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 91.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.1%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 82.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
77.0%
−4.3 ptssince 2016
from 81.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
10.3%
+2.1 ptssince 2016
from 8.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.8%(17,884)
Married48.3%(21,696)
Widowed3.9%(1,769)
Divorced8%(3,586)
Women 15+
Never married36.6%(18,209)
Married42.8%(21,268)
Widowed8.4%(4,195)
Divorced12.1%(6,025)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.7%
−8.3 ptssince 2013
from 19.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
48.3%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 50.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 15.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 17.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 22.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.0%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 63.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.0%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 37.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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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Frequently asked

How many people live in High Point, North Carolina?

High Point, North Carolina has about 116,245 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in High Point, North Carolina?

The typical household in High Point, North Carolina earns about $64,561 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is High Point, North Carolina expensive?

In High Point, North Carolina, the median home is worth about $235,800, and the typical rent is about $1,116 a month.

How educated are people in High Point, North Carolina?

About 34.0% of adults age 25 and over in High Point, North Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in High Point, North Carolina?

About 15.7% of people in High Point, North Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has High Point, North Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, High Point, North Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 46,851 residents, a change of about 68 percent over that period.

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