Editing Guilford County, North Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 7300
|1800= 9442
|1810= 11420
|1820= 14511
|1830= 18737
|1840= 19175
|1850= 19754
|1860= 20056
|1870= 21736
|1880= 23585
|1890= 28052
|1900= 39074
|1910= 60497
|1920= 79272
|1930= 133010
|1940= 153916
|1950= 191057
|1960= 246520
|1970= 288590
|1980= 317154
|1990= 347420
|2000= 421048
|2010= 488406
|2020= 541299
|estyear=2023
|estimate=549866
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 17, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 17, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=January 17, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=January 17, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF"/> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/guilfordcountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Guilford County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Guilford County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US37081&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 20, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 255,640
| 47.23%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 179,423
| 33.15%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 1,918
| 0.35%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 28,719
| 5.31%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 216
| 0.04%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 23,231
| 4.29%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 52,152
| 9.63%
|}
[[File:NC Guilford Census Tracts.svg|thumb|235x235px|Map of census tracts in Guilford County by racial plurality, per the 2020 US Census. Tract 9801, home to PTI, has no population.
{{Collapsible list|title=Legend|
{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}

'''Non-Hispanic White'''
{{legend| #e6b8af|30–40%}}
{{legend|#dd7e6b|40–50%}}
{{legend|#cc4125|50–60%}}
{{legend|#a61c00|60–70%}}
{{legend|#85200c|70–80%}}
{{legend|#5b0f00|80–90%}}
{{legend|#410b00|90%+}}

'''Hispanic or Latino'''
{{legend|#d0e0e3|30–40%}}
{{col-2}}

'''Black or African American'''
{{legend|#fcf7e7|20–30%}}
{{legend|#fff2cc|30–40%}}
{{legend|#ffe599|40–50%}}
{{legend|#ffd966|50–60%}}
{{legend|#f1c232|60–70%}}
{{legend|#bf9000|70–80%}}
{{legend|#7f6000|80–90%}}
{{col-end}}
}}]]

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 541,299 people, 206,950 households, and 132,323 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name="QF">{{cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37081.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606235936/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37081.html |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |access-date=October 19, 2013 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 500,879 people, 192,064 households, 63% of which owned their own housing. The [[population density]] was {{convert|648|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 180,391 housing units at an average density of {{convert|278|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units}}. The racial makeup of the county was 64.53% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 29.27% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.46% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 2.44% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.81% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.45% from two or more races. 3.80% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 168,667 households, out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.00% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.90% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.70% under the age of 18, 11.00% from 18 to 24, 31.40% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 11.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,618, and the median income for a family was $52,638. Males had a median income of $35,940 versus $27,092 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $23,340. About 7.60% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.80% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.