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Greensboro, NC
307,381 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 3728000 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Greensboro ranked #165 of 340 cities and 6th of 14 in its peer group, on 9 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Greensboro and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Winston-Salem NC, Fort Wayne IN, Lexington KY, Little Rock AR, Richmond VA, Tulsa OK, Orlando FL, Montgomery AL, Norfolk VA, Chattanooga TN, Wichita KS, Tampa FL, Columbus GA · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #165 of 340 cities · 6th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #209 | #187 | #133 | #168 | #169 | #101 | #187 | #222 | #212 | #172 | #179 | #201 | #218 | #238 | #231 | #297 | #195 | #172 | #165 | #192 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 249,244 | 254,758 | 259,613 | 264,469 | 267,650 | 269,598 | 272,430 | 276,041 | 279,244 | 282,261 | 284,610 | 289,182 | 291,537 | 294,518 | 296,710 | 295,873 | 297,851 | 301,039 | 303,889 | 307,381 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #109 of 340 cities · 6th of 14 in its peer group | +0.8 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +0.4 | — | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | -0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.0 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #64 of 271 cities with data · 3rd of 9 in its peer group with data | 9.0 | 12.5 | 9.5 | — | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.2 | — | 5.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 6.4 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #184 of 340 cities · 8th of 14 in its peer group | 21.7% | 22.4% | 20.3% | 19.8% | 22.1% | 20.9% | 21.4% | 22.2% | 21.6% | 22.7% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.1% | 22.9% | 22.2% | — | 23.2% | 23.5% | 23.3% | 24.8% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #260 of 304 cities with data · 8th of 13 in its peer group with data | 12.0 | 10.6 | 15.4 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 12.5 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 12.1 | 15.8 | 12.6 | 14.8 | 20.3 | 17.1 | 13.6 | 24.4 | 14.0 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #259 of 295 cities with data · 10th of 13 in its peer group with data | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 175.9 | 209.5 | 185.7 | 176.4 | 186.9 | 200.1 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 187,269 | 189,691 | 194,938 | 193,987 | 179,902 | 185,162 | 182,640 | 181,633 | 183,418 | 186,828 | 188,997 | 191,236 | 192,921 | 193,513 | 195,347 | 184,069 | 185,014 | 196,410 | 199,299 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #148 of 329 cities with data · 6th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | -0.6 | -0.1 | +1.7 | -0.8 | +0.2 | +3.6 | -2.6 | -0.9 | -0.4 | +1.0 | +0.1 | -0.3 | +0.4 | -0.0 | +1.4 | -1.1 | -0.3 | +1.1 | +0.2 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130,551 | 127,300 | 133,568 | 132,953 | 136,841 | 137,347 | 143,068 | 139,287 | 145,286 | — | 146,933 | 151,163 | 155,890 | 156,113 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #85 of 340 cities · 4th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.1% | 11.5% | 8.0% | 6.7% | 5.2% | 7.2% | 6.9% | 6.0% | 5.7% | — | 6.4% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 4.0% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #212 of 314 cities with data · 10th of 14 in its peer group | 13% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 2% | 16% | 7% | -1% | 9% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 13% | 9% | 15% | 13% | 22% | 15% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #213 of 314 cities with data · 11th of 14 in its peer group | $2,678 | $2,571 | $2,598 | $2,545 | $2,672 | $2,582 | $2,442 | $2,193 | $2,095 | $2,012 | $2,048 | $2,093 | $2,181 | $2,337 | $2,591 | $2,142 | $2,782 | $2,407 | $2,410 | $3,738 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Greensboro. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.