Forsyth County vs. Guilford County

	Forsyth County (NC)	Guilford County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	379,099	533,670
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.1%	9.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	350,649	488,421
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	350,670	488,406
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.9%	22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.0%	15.2%
Female persons, percent	52.6%	52.7%
White alone, percent	66.7%	56.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	27.5%	35.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	2.6%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.0%	8.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	56.5%	49.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	22,807	28,475
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	10.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	166,917	230,471
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	61.5%	58.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$154,500	$162,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,208	$1,259
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$400	$432
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$791	$850
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	25.2%	28.0%
Building permits, 2018	2,345	1,662
Households, 2014-2018	146,685	202,731
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.46	2.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.9%	85.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	14.7%	13.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.6%	86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.3%	72.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.8%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	33.8%	35.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.7%	7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.9%	11.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.5%	63.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.9%	58.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	713,579	1,158,488
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,115,062	3,512,781
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	14,759,062	26,932,176
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,220,348	14,111,449
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,569,392	6,979,731
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,551	$13,935
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.7	21.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,128	$51,072
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,921	$29,708
Persons in poverty, percent	16.4%	15.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,604	13,562
Total employment, 2017	175,590	262,080
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,722,081	12,101,051
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	8.3%	2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	27,039	41,678
All firms, 2012	28,792	45,746
Men-owned firms, 2012	14,488	22,594
Women-owned firms, 2012	10,863	17,884
Minority-owned firms, 2012	7,481	14,168
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	20,051	29,574
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,707	4,438
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	24,271	38,576
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.0%	16.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.0%	3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.3%	29.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	859.2	756.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	408.15	645.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Forsyth county (NC) and Guilford county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.