High Point is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 115,067 people and 33 associated neighborhoods, High Point is the ninth largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some cities, High Point isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in High Point are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, High Point is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in High Point who work in sales jobs (10.86%), office and administrative support (10.62%), and management occupations (10.17%). Also of interest is that High Point has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.98% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The population of High Point is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.38% of adults in High Point have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in High Point in 2022 was $33,222, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,888 for a family of four. However, High Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. High Point is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call High Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of High Point residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. High Point also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.69% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in High Point include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in High Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.
