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High Point Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

High Point Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

115,067

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.4%
5 - 17:
16.1%
18 - 24:
12.0%
25 - 34:
12.6%
35 - 54:
24.4%
55 - 64:
12.8%
Over 65 Years:
15.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
7.2%
7.2%
86.4%
86.4%
34.4%
34.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

High Point
USA
$33,222
$33,222
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

High Point
USA
$58,582
$58,582
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

15.4%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Transportation
Construction
Wholesale
Administration
Finance
Other
Public Service
Real estate
15.1%
15.1%
14.5%
14.5%
10.4%
10.4%
9.4%
9.4%
7.7%
7.7%
6.7%
6.7%
5.8%
5.8%
4.7%
4.7%
4.6%
4.6%
4.4%
4.4%
4.4%
4.4%
4.2%
4.2%
2.7%
2.7%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
45.6%
45.6%
31.8%
31.8%
10.7%
10.7%
7.7%
7.7%
3.8%
3.8%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Italian
European
Scottish
Scots-Irish
French
African
Polish
Dutch
Other Subsaharan African
Swedish
Greek
Russian
Welsh
Norwegian
Jamaican
British
Haitian
9.2%
9.2%
7.8%
7.8%
5.8%
5.8%
3.3%
3.3%
2.9%
2.9%
2.4%
2.4%
1.6%
1.6%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Urdu
Langs. of India
Other Asian languages
African languages
French
Chinese
Tagalog
Laotian
Arabic
Vietnamese
Korean
German/Yiddish
Serbo-Croatian
Native American languages
Polish
Slavic languages
Greek
Thai
80.8%
80.8%
8.4%
8.4%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born High Point Residents

12.7%