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Compare Greensboro to Wake Forest

This post compares Greensboro, North Carolina to Wake Forest, North Carolina across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Greensboro (city) Wake Forest (town)
Population 284,816 38,473
Income (median) $39,131 $58,843
Home Value (median) $152,300 $278,600
White 48% 78%
Black 41% 14%
Asian 4% 1%
With Kids 29% 48%
Age (median) 35 35
Rentals 49% 29%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Greensboro or Wake Forest?
A: Greensboro has a much larger population count than Wake Forest: 284816 compared with 38473 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Greensboro or in Wake Forest?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in Greensboro.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Greensboro or Wake Forest?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Greensboro.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Greensboro does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 49% for Greensboro versus 29% for Wake Forest.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Greensboro may include: Winston-Salem, Durham, and Fayetteville.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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