Cities / North Carolina / Greensboro

Greensboro, NC

301,198 people

Right Now

Weather

80.6°F

Mostly Clear

Today: Sunny, high 84°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Forsyth County-Winston-Salem-Greensboro-High Point)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 19.7 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

GSO

8 mi — Piedmont Triad International Airport

Population & People

Population

301,198

Median age

34.3

Median household income

$61,515

Poverty rate

17.0%

Unemployment rate

5.1%

Bachelor's degree+

41.0%

Avg. commute

19 min

Hispanic or Latino

10.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$244,800

Median gross rent

$1,172/mo

Homeownership rate

50.5%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,330

HUD Fair Market Rent (Guilford County, 0 mi from Greensboro), 2026. Efficiency $1159, 1BR $1213, 2BR $1330, 3BR $1703, 4BR $1960. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

North Carolina commercial electricity

10.25¢/kWh

North Carolina industrial electricity

7.8¢/kWh

North Carolina residential electricity

14.02¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

893762.5

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

682393.2

All-Transactions House Price Index for North Carolina

702.88

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Source: FRED, North Carolina-specific series.

Nearby Airports

GSO

Piedmont Triad International Airport

8 mi away

RDU

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

58 mi away

CLT

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

88 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (North Carolina energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (North Carolina economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).