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Greensboro redirects here. For other uses, see Greensboro . Greensboro, North Carolina is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the largest city in Guilford County and the largest in the Piedmont Triad region. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 223,891, making it the third most populous city in North Carolina. Its estimated 2006 population is 240,955. It is located at the intersection of two major interstate highways in the Piedmont region in central North Carolina. In 1808, Greensborough was planned around a central courthouse square to replace Guilford Court House as the county seat. This act moved the county courts closer to the geographical center of the county, a location more easily reached by a greater number of the county's citizens. In 2003, the previous Greensboro - Winston-Salem - High Point metropolitan statistical area was re-defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget resulting in the formation of the Greensboro-High Point MSA...more

Greensboro is the location of the corporate headquarters of the Honda Aircraft Company, Lorillard Tobacco Company, VF Corporation, Volvo Trucks of North America, RF Micro Devices, and the International Textile Group. Jefferson-Pilot Life was based in Greensboro until it merged with Lincoln Financial Group; the corporate headquarters of the combined company are now in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. However, Greensboro remains a "center of operations" for the company's life insurance business. Although traditionally associated with the textile, furniture, and tobacco industries, Greensboro leaders are attempting to attract new businesses in the nanotech, high-tech and transportation/logistics fields. A small chain of fast food restaurants known as Cook Out has its corporate headquarters in Greensboro. FedEx In 1998, FedEx chose to build and operate a $300 million Mid-Atlantic air-cargo package-sorting hub at the Piedmont Triad International Airport, opening by 2009. The hub is expected to...more

Among the most common occupations in Greensboro are Management, professional, and related occupations, 32%; Sales and office occupations, 27%; and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 14%. Approximately 77 percent of workers in Greensboro, North Carolina work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Greensboro, North Carolina are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 20%; Manufacturing, 14%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Greensboro job listings indicate that the following industries in Greensboro are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Greensboro, North Carolina is $35,562, and the median income of households in Greensboro was $36,733.

According to our Greensboro Trends data, the number of Greensboro, North Carolina jobs has increased by 12% since October 2011.

Population of Greensboro Total population 208,552 Male 46.38% Female 53.62% Median age 35.8     Greensboro Housing Owner-occupied homes 52.7% Median cost of a home $134,900 Median mortgage payment $797 Renter-occupied homes 47.3% Vacant housing 12.1% Median monthly rent $665     Average Income Median for all workers $25,171 Median for all male full-time $40,372 Median for all female full-time $30,753     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 17% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 3%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 22% Some college, no degree 20% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 25% Graduate degree 11%     Marital Status Never married 33% Currently married 45% Separated 3% Widowed 7% Divorced 11%     Race White 53% Black or African American 40% Asian 4% Other 4%     Greensboro Commute Carpool 10.3% Public transportation 2.7% Average travel time 22 minutes