Guilford County vs. Forsyth County

	Guilford County (NC)	Forsyth County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	533,670	379,099
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.3%	8.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	488,421	350,649
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	488,406	350,670
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.3%	22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.2%	16.0%
Female persons, percent	52.7%	52.6%
White alone, percent	56.2%	66.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	35.1%	27.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	5.4%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.2%	13.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.8%	56.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	28,475	22,807
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	8.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	230,471	166,917
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	58.9%	61.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$162,400	$154,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,259	$1,208
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$432	$400
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$850	$791
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	28.0%	25.2%
Building permits, 2018	1,662	2,345
Households, 2014-2018	202,731	146,685
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.0%	84.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	13.1%	14.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.2%	88.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.6%	79.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.1%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.3%	33.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	6.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.9%	12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.4%	61.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.7%	56.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,158,488	713,579
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,512,781	2,115,062
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	26,932,176	14,759,062
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,111,449	4,220,348
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,979,731	5,569,392
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,935	$15,551
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.6	21.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,072	$50,128
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,708	$29,921
Persons in poverty, percent	15.4%	16.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	13,562	8,604
Total employment, 2017	262,080	175,590
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	12,101,051	8,722,081
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.8%	8.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	41,678	27,039
All firms, 2012	45,746	28,792
Men-owned firms, 2012	22,594	14,488
Women-owned firms, 2012	17,884	10,863
Minority-owned firms, 2012	14,168	7,481
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	29,574	20,051
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,438	2,707
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	38,576	24,271
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.7%	13.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.2%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.0%	3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.2%	26.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	756.4	859.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	645.70	408.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Guilford county (NC) and Forsyth county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.