City Statistics

City of Greensboro Fact Sheet (as of July 1, 2008)
Population  
     City of Greensboro (Planning Dept. estimate)*

 258,671

     Guilford County (2007 Census Bureau estimate)

 465,931

Other Facts
Area of City

131.35 square miles, or 84,063.64 acres

Paved Streets

 1,401.25 miles

Unpaved Streets

7.51 miles

Water Mains

1,556.4 miles

Sanitary Sewers

1,558.4 miles

Water Pumpage

31,954,133 gallons/day

Water Meters

 100,233 meters

Full-Time Municipal Employees

  2,779 people

Community Facilities

 

     Fire Stations

 23 stations

     Central Library and Branches

 7 facilities

     Parks, Open Space, Beautification Areas*              

 5,450 acres

     Recreation Centers

 10 centers

Housing

 

     Total Units

 108,140

     Occupied Units

 100,361

Public Housing Units

 

     Conventional

2,303

     Section 8 - Existing

2,790

Taxes
     Tax Valuation - 2007-2008

$22,495,000,000

     Tax Rate/$100 Valuation

$0.6350

          General Fund

$0.6000

          Transit

$0.0350

    

*Note: As of April 1, 2008 (with the addition of the annexed population of 10,459 on June 30, 2008).Compiled by the City of Greensboro Planning Department.
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