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Population (year 2000): 223,891. Estimated
population in July 2005: 231,962 (+3.6% change)
Males: 105,573 (47.2%), Females: 118,318 (52.8%)
Guilford County
Zip codes:
27401,
27403,
27405,
27406,
27407,
27408,
27409,
27410,
27455.
Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $39,661 (year 2000)
Median house value: $108,600 (year 2000)
Races in Greensboro:
- White Non-Hispanic (53.6%)
- Black (37.4%)
- Hispanic (4.4%)
- Other race (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Vietnamese (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Other Asian (0.6%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (9.8%), German (8.8%),
United States (7.3%), Irish (6.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%), Italian
(2.6%).
Elevation: 770 feet
Land area: 104.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Greensboro
- High school or higher: 84.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.8%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Greensboro city
- Never married: 34.3%
- Now married: 46.3%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 9.8%
8.1% Foreign born (3.2% Latin America, 2.2%
Asia, 1.3% Africa, 1.1% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +31,693
(+16.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Greensboro:
- KINDRED HOSPITAL GREENSBORO (2401 SOUTHSIDE
BLVD)
- MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,THE (1200 N
ELM ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Greensboro:
- HIGH POINT REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; HIGH
POINT, NC)
- ANNIE PENN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
REIDSVILLE, NC)
- THOMASVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles;
THOMASVILLE, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Greensboro:
- PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 8 miles;
GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 28 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC;
ID: INT)
- DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 48 miles; DANVILLE, VA; ID:
DAN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Greensboro:
- AIR HARBOR (about 7 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; ID: W88)
- SOUTHEAST GREENSBORO (about 14 miles; GREENSBORO,
NC; ID: 3A4)
- DS BUTLER FARM AND AIRFIELD (about 15 miles; OAK
RIDGE, NC; ID: N83)
Amtrak station:
GREENSBORO (2603 OAKLAND AVE.). Services: ticket office,
fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges/Universities in Greensboro:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO
(Full-time enrollment: 10,868; Location: 1000 SPRING
GARDEN ST; Public; Website: www.uncg.edu; Offers
Doctor's degree)
- NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV
(FT enrollment: 6,970; Location: 1601 E Market St;
Public; Website: www.ncat.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- GUILFORD COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,161;
Location: 5800 W FRIENDLY AVE; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.guilford.edu)
- GREENSBORO COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 875;
Location: 815 W MARKET ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.gborocollege.edu)
- BENNETT COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 603;
Location: 900 E WASHINGTON ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.bennett.edu)
- BROOKSTONE COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 150;
Location: 7815 NATIONAL SERVICE RD; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.brookstone.edu)
- CAROLINA BEAUTY COLLEGE 8 (FT enrollment: 79;
Location: 2001 E WENDOVER AVE; Private, for-profit)
- LEONS BEAUTY SCHOOL INC (FT enrollment: 76;
Location: 1410 W LEE ST; Private, for-profit)
- DUDLEY BEAUTY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 48;
Location: 519 S ELM ST; Private, for-profit)
- MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF RAD
TECHN (Location: 1200 N ELM ST; Private,
not-for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Greensboro:
- GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10
miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)
- HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; HIGH POINT,
NC; FT enrollment: 2,564)
- ELON COLLEGE (about 23 miles; ELON, NC; FT
enrollment: 3,993)
- WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles;
WINSTON-SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,508)
- WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; WINSTON
SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)
- FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles;
WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about
50 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; FT enrollment: 22,324)
Biggest public high schools in Greensboro:
- NORTHWEST GUILFORD HIGH (Students: 1,909;
Location: 5240 NW SCHOOL RD; Grades: 08 - 12)
- GRIMSLEY HIGH (Students: 1,859; Location: 801
WESTOVER TER; Grades: 08 - 12)
- PAGE HIGH (Students: 1,594; Location: 201
ALMA PINNIX DR; Grades: 08 - 12)
- BEN L SMITH HIGH (Students: 1,582; Location:
2407 S HOLDEN RD; Grades: 08 - 12)
- WESTERN GUILFORD HIGH (Students: 1,338;
Location: 409 FRIENDWAY RD; Grades: 08 - 12)
- DUDLEY HIGH (Students: 1,335; Location: 1200
LINCOLN ST; Grades: 08 - 12)
- SOUTHEAST GUILFORD HIGH (Students: 1,244;
Location: 4530 SE SCHOOL RD; Grades: 08 - 12)
- SOUTHERN GUILFORD HIGH (Students: 856;
Location: 5700 DRAKE RD; Grades: 08 - 12)
- THE EARLY COLLEGE AT GUILFORD (Students: 161;
Location: 5608 WEST FRIENDLY AVENUE; Grades: 08 - 12)
- PHILIP J WEAVER ED CENTER (Students: 130;
Location: 300 S SPRING ST; Grades: 08 - 12)
Private high schools in Greensboro:
- VANDALIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 607;
Location: 3919 PLEASANT GDN ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- GUILFORD DAY SCHOOL (Students: 123; Location:
3310 HORSEPEN CREEK ROAD; Grades: 3 - 12)
- RIDGEFIELD ACADEMY (Students: 56; Location:
2015 PLEASANT RIDGE RD; Grades: 9 - 12)
- KNOLLWOOD SCHOOL (Students: 24; Location: 700
WALTER REED DRIVE; Grades: 3 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Greensboro:
- NORTHWEST GUILFORD MIDDLE (Students: 1,118;
Location: 5300 NW SCHOOL RD; Grades: 05 - 08)
- SOUTHEAST GUILFORD MIDDLE (Students: 1,058;
Location: 4825 WOODY MILL RD; Grades: 05 - 08)
- KISER MIDDLE (Students: 962; Location: 716
BENJAMIN PKY; Grades: 05 - 08)
- ALLEN MIDDLE (Students: 922; Location: 1108
GLENDALE DR; Grades: 05 - 08)
- KERNODLE MIDDLE (Students: 907; Location:
3600 DRAWBRIDGE PARKWAY; Grades: 05 - 08)
- PILOT ELEMENTARY (Students: 904; Location:
4701 CHIMNEY SPRINGS DRIVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- JESSE WHARTON ELEM (Students: 899; Location:
5813 LAKE BRANDT RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- MENDENHALL MIDDLE (Students: 869; Location:
205 WILLOUGHBY BLVD; Grades: 05 - 08)
- GUILFORD MIDDLE (Students: 869; Location: 401
COLLEGE RD; Grades: 04 - 08)
- ALAMANCE ELEMENTARY (Students: 848; Location:
3600 WILLIAMS DAIRY RD; Grades: PK - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Greensboro:
- ST PIUS X ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 475;
Location: 2200 NORTH ELM STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- OUR LADY OF GRACE ELEM SCH (Students: 465;
Location: 2205 W MARKET STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- CALDWELL ACADEMY (Students: 311; Location:
2900 HORSEPEN CREEK ROAD; Grades: KG - 10)
- GREENSBORO MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 231;
Location: 2856 HORSEPEN CREEK RD; Grades: KG - 8)
- NEW GARDEN FRIENDS SCHOOL (Students: 209;
Location: 1128 NEW GARDEN ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- BNAI SHALOM SYNAGOGUE DAY SCHO (Students:
181; Location: 804 A WINVIEW DRIVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- COVENANT CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL (Students: 155;
Location: 1414 CLIFFWOOD DRIVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- HOLY TRINITY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 142;
Location: 607 N GREENE ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- SCHOOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN (Students: 105;
Location: 3600 WEST FRIENDLY AVENUE; Grades: PK - KG)
- NAPOLEON B SMITH SEVENTH DAY A (Students: 99;
Location: 1802 E MKT ST; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Greensboro:
- GREENSBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$8,240,267; Location: 219 NORTH CHURCH STREET; 548,838
books; 10,078 audio materials; 14,245 video materials;
997 serial subscriptions)
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