Greensboro is a large city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 302,296 people and 81 associated neighborhoods, Greensboro is the third largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some cities, Greensboro isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Greensboro are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Greensboro is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greensboro who work in office and administrative support (12.22%), sales jobs (11.08%), and management occupations (8.96%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.66% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 also has a very large population of students, making it a major college town. As often the case, having so many students around has a strong influence on the local culture. In fact, Greensboro is one of only a few big cities that are also major college towns, making it one of the nation's prominent intellectual centers. In addition, the presence of thousands of college students gives Greensboro a sophisticated style, and provides lots of diversions and entertainment for students. Being a big "college town" not only means that Greensboro has a burgeoning arts, music, and nightclub scene, but the innovation sector of the local economy receives a great boost from both the intellectual output of the faculty and the thousands of enthusiastic students who graduate every spring.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.
