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High Point, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for High Point, NC: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 116,061. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HIGH-POINT-NC · High Point, NC 4 ZIPs · 116,061 pop · #18196/25278 · Guilford County and Randolph County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $59,274
  • RANK-LOWER #18196/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Asheboro
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 59% owners
  • POP-MID 116,061
  • SPREAD-MOD 27260→27265
  • HOME-MID $205,375

Nearest income peer: Asheboro, NC ( $3,522 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around High Point

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest High Point on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, High Point, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
116,061
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,274
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (4): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,274 and poverty 16.8% concentrate in 27265.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (58.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,020 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Carolina, Wilson is the closest lower-income city and Dobson the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for High Point.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside High Point differ

High Point's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $42,308 in ZIP 27260 to $73,981 in ZIP 27265, while home values span $128,100 in 27260 to $266,700 in 27265. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.7×

27260 to 27265

Home-value high-to-low ratio
2.1×

27260 to 27265

Poverty-rate spread
20.9 points

27265 to 27260

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

High Point residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns High Point: the largest, 27265, is only about 40% of 116,061 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in High Point

Citywide ZBP: 3,349 establishments, 55,859 employees , annual payroll $2,969,140k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27265 (1,115 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (450) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in High Point, NC

These ZIP codes straddle Guilford County and Randolph County, so county-level figures split High Point between several administrative records. See the Guilford County roll-up →

High Point sits in the lower half of Guilford County and Randolph County on income: Greensboro, Randleman and Jamestown report more, and only Asheboro reports less. Summerfield marks the far end of that range at $138,717, 134% above High Point.

Side-by-side: Compare 27265 vs 27260 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27265 46,690 $73,981 1,115 428
27260 24,023 $42,308 612 763
27262 23,934 $65,006 885 702
27263 21,414 $55,801 737 212
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High Point roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving High Point, .