# Guilford County, North Carolina demographics

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Guilford County, North Carolina (county FIPS 37081) has a median household income of $68,642 (±$1,579) and a total population of 547,940 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 35 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 547,940 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 37.5 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 219,718 | ±1,067 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $68,642 | ±$1,579 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $259,900 | ±$6,113 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,163 | ±$14 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 60% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 40.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 90.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 39% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 14.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 37081 |
| Land area | 645.99 sq mi |
| Water area | 11.69 sq mi |
| Population density | 848 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [27406](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27406) | 10.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [27249](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27249) | 7.4% | 79.7% | Yes |
| [27214](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27214) | 7% | 88.7% | Yes |
| [27358](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27358) | 5.8% | 70.7% | Yes |
| [27301](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27301) | 5.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [27410](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27410) | 4.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [27405](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27405) | 4.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [27407](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27407) | 4.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [27455](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27455) | 4.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [27377](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27377) | 4% | 100% | Yes |
| [27283](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27283) | 3.9% | 98.5% | Yes |
| [27265](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27265) | 3.8% | 58.4% | Yes |
| [27298](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27298) | 3.5% | 23.8% |  |
| [27409](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27409) | 3.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [27313](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27313) | 3% | 69.7% | Yes |
| [27310](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27310) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [27357](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27357) | 2.5% | 37.7% |  |
| [27263](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27263) | 2.3% | 38.4% |  |
| [27282](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27282) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [27235](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27235) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [27260](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27260) | 1.8% | 96.5% | Yes |
| [27284](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27284) | 1.7% | 14.3% |  |
| [27262](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27262) | 1.4% | 66.5% | Yes |
| [27233](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27233) | 1.3% | 33.3% |  |
| [27408](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27408) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [27215](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27215) | 1.1% | 11.6% |  |
| [27244](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27244) | 1% | 11.4% |  |
| [27401](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27401) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [27403](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27403) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [27317](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27317) | 0.4% | 5.2% |  |
| [27320](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27320) | 0.1% | 0.2% |  |
| [27412](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27412) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [27342](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27342) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [27411](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27411) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [27268](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27268) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:081&in=state:37
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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