Page 6 - The City of Greensboro Conditions and Trends

CITY OF GREENSBORO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONDITIONS & TRENDS

Age Composition

Generations Since 2000, the City’s population of Baby Boomers has shown the greatest increase of
By the Numbers any category, while the population of Millennials has shown the greatest decrease. As
Greensboro grows and changes, the needs and interests of both groups will have
Matures substantial impacts on the City’s future.
Born: 1946 & before
Age in 2016: 70 & over

Baby Boomers
Born: 1947-1966 Median Age
Age in 2016: 50-69
Greensboro’s median age is 34.3, which is lower than the median age for both North
Generation X Carolina and the United States. Census tracts near downtown are home to colleges and
Born: 1967-1981 universities, and have lower median ages than census tracts in more suburban areas.
Age in 2016: 35-49 Four tracts within the City have a median age above 50; these are located on either side
of Friendly Avenue, roughly the location of the Hamilton Forest and the Hamilton Lakes
Millennials
Born: 1982-1997 neighborhoods, which were built in the 1950s and 1960s. By comparison, the median
Age in 2016: 19-34 age for the census tract where NC A&T State University and UNCG are located is 20.
The Retiring Workforce
Generation Z
Born: 1998 & after Residents aged 50 and older make up almost a third of Greensboro’s population and will
Age in 2016: 18 & under have a significant impact on the City’s future in a number of areas including aging-in-
place housing and access to health services.
Source: American Community
Survey 5-Year Estimates 2012- Tomorrow’s Leaders
2016
While attending one of Greensboro’s seven colleges and universities, over 50,000
Link: mySidewalk Dataset Library
students call the City home during the academic year. Residents aged 20 through 34,
many of whom are counted among

the student population, make up approximately a fourth of Census Categories of

Greensboro’s population. They should be the City’s emerging
Race & Ethnicity
workforce and future leaders, but each year many complete their

studies, move away, and are replaced by other students.

The US Census Bureau considers race and ethnicity
Race & Ethnicity to be two separate and distinct concepts. The
Reflecting a national trend, Greensboro’s population has become Census Bureau defines race as a person’s self-
identification as White, Black or African American,
more diverse over the last decade. Today, just over 50% of
Asian, American Indian and Alaska Native, Native
Greensboro’s citizens identify themselves as one or more racial Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, or some other
categories other than “White.” In census tracts northwest of the race. Survey respondents may report multiple races.
Ethnicity determines whether a person is of Hispanic
central business district, the composition of neighborhoods is
origin or not. For this reason, ethnicity is broken out
predominantly “White.” In tracts east of Downtown, the composition in two categories, Hispanic or Latino and Not
of neighborhoods is predominantly “Black or African-American.” Hispanic or Latino. Hispanics may report as any race.
Neighborhoods that are more racially and ethnically diverse are found
Source: US Census Bureau
in the northeast and southwest sections of the City.

DRAFT -6- March 15, 2018