Guilford County, NC Population

Overview

537,113

Total Population

37.6

Median age

52.41%

Female population %

90.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

50.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

45,21

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Guilford County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Guilford County is 37.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Guilford County's population under 18 was 22.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Guilford County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Guilford County, 18.43% were under the age of 15, 21.84% aged 15 to 29, 44.54% aged 30 to 64, 13.34% aged 65 to 84, and 1.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 25,885 more females than males in Guilford County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.41% females and 47.59% males in Guilford County, NC.
The Guilford County, NC gender ratio is 90.8:100 i.e. 90.8 men to 100 women (0.908).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 19,897.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 21,667.

Guilford County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Guilford County population: 52.51% are White, 34.39% are Black or African American, 0.41% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.15% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.91% are some other race and 4.59% are multiracial.
Guilford County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 45,21 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 491,903 (91.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Guilford County is White with a population of 282,055 (52.51% of the total population).

Guilford County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 546,101 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Guilford County's population increased by 67,326 (15.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Guilford County's population increased by 49,872 (10.19%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Guilford County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 422,300.