People QuickFacts Greensboro North Carolina Population, 2011 estimate 273,425 9,656,401 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 269,668 9,535,475 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.4% 1.3% Population, 2010 269,666 9,535,483 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.5% 6.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 22.7% 23.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 11.5% 12.9% Female persons, percent, 2010 53.0% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 48.4% 68.5% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 40.6% 21.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.5% 1.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 4.0% 2.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.6% 2.2% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 7.5% 8.4% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 45.6% 65.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 81.1% 83.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 10.2% 7.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 13.3% 10.4% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 87.1% 83.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 35.4% 26.1% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 19.7 23.4  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 55.2% 68.1% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 36.8% 16.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $146,500 $149,100 Households, 2006-2010 107,770 3,626,179 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.34 2.49 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $25,707 $24,745 Median household income 2006-2010 $41,530 $45,570 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 18.1% 15.5%     Business QuickFacts Greensboro North Carolina Total number of firms, 2007 24,066 798,791 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 19.4% 10.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.0% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.3% 2.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.2% 2.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.8% 28.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 19,687,627 205,867,299 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 7,790,220 88,795,885 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 5,080,665 114,578,173 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $20,673 $12,641 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 769,569 16,126,939     Geography QuickFacts Greensboro North Carolina Land area in square miles, 2010 126.52 48,617.91 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,131.5 196.1 FIPS Code 28000 37 Counties Guilford County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts