Median Household Income
$68,642
Median Home Value
$259,900
Median Gross Rent
$1,163/mo
Poverty Rate
14.6%
Unemployment Rate
4.6%
Homeownership Rate
59.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
39.0%
Median Age
37.5
Population Over Time
Guilford County grew 9.4% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
500,899
2016
511,815
2018
523,582
2020
532,956
2022
539,557
2024
547,940
Business & Industry
Guilford County has 14,306 business establishments employing 265,517 people.
Professional, scientific, and technical services
1,512
Health care and social assistance
1,470
Other services (except public administration)
1,369
Accommodation and food services
1,359
Construction
1,299
Wholesale trade
1,033
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
860
Real estate and rental and leasing
817
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.