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Greensboro, NC
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Living in Greensboro



Greensboro is a large city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 301,115 people and 81 associated neighborhoods, Greensboro is the third largest community in North Carolina.

Also of interest is that Greensboro has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.66% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Greensboro is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on the local Greensboro culture, lifestyle and music scene. In fact, Greensboro is one of only a few big cities that are also major college towns. The combination of big city status and thousands of college students gives Greensboro on one hand, a sophisticated style, while on the other also provides a youthful feel and lots of diversions and entertainment for students. Believe it or not, Greensboro is one of the biggest "college towns" in America, generating lift to the economy of the entire region, and issuing forth thousands of newly-minted college students every spring, powering the innovation economy, the arts, and a lively club scene.

This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Greensboro is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.

The population of Greensboro is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.92% of adults in Greensboro have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Greensboro in 2022 was $34,209, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,836 for a family of four. However, Greensboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Greensboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Greensboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greensboro residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Greensboro include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Greensboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.