Guilford County · North Carolina
Greensboro, NC demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the North Carolina Department of Revenue.
Quick answer
Greensboro, NC has a population of 302,296 and a median household income of $60,733 — about $5,061 a month before tax. That ranks 69 of 94 covered metros by income and 63 of 94 by population.
Population
302,296
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$60,733
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
7%
North Carolina + local
Income rank
#69
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Greensboro household at the median income of $60,733 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,063 a year in sales tax at 7%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and North Carolina exempts or discounts several categories. Guilford County levies an extra quarter-cent for education, so Greensboro is a quarter point above the standard 6.75% most North Carolina counties charge.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Greensboro-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: North Carolina Department of Revenue rate tables · rates as published for 2026