High Point, NC Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	85,839	100.0

Male	41,022	47.8
Female	44,817	52.2

Under 5 years	6,445	7.5
5 to 9 years	6,574	7.7
10 to 14 years	6,125	7.1
15 to 19 years	5,523	6.4
20 to 24 years	5,616	6.5
25 to 34 years	13,422	15.6
35 to 44 years	13,892	16.2
45 to 54 years	11,189	13.0
55 to 59 years	3,844	4.5
60 to 64 years	3,021	3.5
65 to 74 years	5,273	6.1
75 to 84 years	3,534	4.1
85 years and over	1,381	1.6

Median age (years)	34.4	(X)

18 years and over	63,522	74.0
Male	29,660	34.6
Female	33,862	39.4
21 years and over	60,036	69.9
62 years and over	11,938	13.9
65 years and over	10,188	11.9
Male	3,802	4.4
Female	6,386	7.4

RACE
One race	84,491	98.4
White	51,985	60.6
Black or African American	27,275	31.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	392	0.5
Asian	2,872	3.3
Asian Indian	528	0.6
Chinese	197	0.2
Filipino	82	0.1
Japanese	48	0.1
Korean	317	0.4
Vietnamese	601	0.7
Other Asian ¹	1,099	1.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	17	0.0
Native Hawaiian	9	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0.0
Samoan	7	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	1,950	2.3
Two or more races	1,348	1.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	52,898	61.6
Black or African American	27,753	32.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	680	0.8
Asian	3,339	3.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	60	0.1
Some other race	2,565	3.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	85,839	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	4,197	4.9
Mexican	2,880	3.4
Puerto Rican	242	0.3
Cuban	120	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	955	1.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	81,642	95.1
White alone	50,176	58.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	85,839	100.0
In households	83,536	97.3
Householder	33,519	39.0
Spouse	15,730	18.3
Child	25,053	29.2
Own child under 18 years	19,804	23.1
Other relatives	5,034	5.9
Under 18 years	2,115	2.5
Nonrelatives	4,200	4.9
Unmarried partner	1,514	1.8
In group quarters	2,303	2.7
Institutionalized population	949	1.1
Noninstitutionalized population	1,354	1.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	33,519	100.0
Family households (families)	22,523	67.2
With own children under 18 years	11,041	32.9
Married-couple family	15,730	46.9
With own children under 18 years	7,057	21.1
Female householder, no husband present	5,463	16.3
With own children under 18 years	3,391	10.1
Nonfamily households	10,996	32.8
Householder living alone	9,109	27.2
Householder 65 years and over	3,174	9.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	12,321	36.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	7,293	21.8

Average household size	2.49	(X)
Average family size	3.03	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	35,952	100.0
Occupied housing units	33,519	93.2
Vacant housing units	2,433	6.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	191	0.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	33,519	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	19,780	59.0
Renter-occupied housing units	13,739	41.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.53	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.44	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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