Greensboro-Winston Salem
Data as of · Metro Power Rankings
United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/New_York UTC−5 (EST) (observes summer time)
- Population
- 1.8M
- GDP
- $106B
- GDP per capita
- $60,381
- Land area
- 12,929 km² (4,992 mi²)
- Density
- 136/km² (353/mi²)
Greensboro-Winston Salem metro area
36.10, -79.83Dimension Breakdown
Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsStands out for Total Teams, Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research.
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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensionsSports
18 teams
Major League Teams/Venues
Other Teams
Other Men’s Teams5 teams
Baseball • South Atlantic League
Greensboro Grasshoppers
Greensboro (NC)
Baseball • South Atlantic League
Winston-Salem Dash
Winston Salem
Baseball • Atlantic League
High Point Rockers
High Point
Basketball • Int'l Basketball
Greensboro Swarm
Greensboro (NC)
Hockey • Minor/Jr/Int'l Hockey
Greensboro Gargoyles
Greensboro
Other College Teams11 teams
College Basketball (Coastal)
North Carolina A&T
College Basketball (Southern)
NC-Greensboro
College Basketball (Coastal)
Elon
College Basketball (Big South)
High Point
College Football (FCS)
Elon
College Football (FCS)
North Carolina A&T
Women's College Basketball (Colonial)
North Carolina A&T (W)
Women's College Basketball (Big South)
High Point (W)
Women's College Basketball (Colonial)
Elon (W)
Women's College Basketball (Southern)
NC-Greensboro (W)
Women's College Basketball (Atlantic Coast)
Wake Forest (W)
Major Sporting Events
Championship Finals1 event
1974 NCAA Final Four
Basketball Final
1974 • Greensboro
Golf Majors1 event
PGA Championship
Golf Major
1974 • Tanglewood Park
Complete Event Timeline2 events
1974 NCAA Final Four
Championship Finals
1974 • Greensboro
PGA Championship
Golf Majors
1974 • Tanglewood Park
Championship History
1 titles
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Greensboro-Winston Salem, across all sports, newest first. 1 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
| Year | Date | Champion | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 1955-06-16 | Wake Forest | College World Series |
Top Companies
5 companies
Total Market Cap: $84B across 5 companies
Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)
House Prices
FHFA to 2026 Q2
FHFA purchase-only index for Greensboro-High Point, NC, since 1991. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.
Cultural Assets
Notable Museums & Landmarks
Parks, Zoos & Theme Parks1 item
North Carolina Zoo
Asheboro • Zoo
Languages of Greensboro-Winston Salem
English first in North Carolina.
| Language | Share | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| English | 86.5% | Census, home |
| Spanish | 8.7% | Census, home |
| Mandarin Chinese | 0.4% | Census, home |
| French | 0.3% | Census, home |
| Vietnamese | 0.3% | Census, home |
- English reach, North Carolina
- 97%
- Tier 1 census
Sound of Greensboro-Winston Salem
#176 by artist origin · combined 5.6 (US 1.5 / UK 0) · signature decade 2000s · Full sound profile →
Top artists: Daughtry, Fantasia
Number-one singles by Greensboro-Winston Salem artists1
Screen of Greensboro-Winston Salem
#189 by film pedigree · score 18.5 · 5 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →
Leading figures: Ted Tally, Kathryn Grayson, Ramin Bahrani, Emily V. Gordon, Kenneth Utt
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities2 entries
Wake Forest University
Winston Salem, United States
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro (NC), United States
Notable Infrastructure
Airport1 entry
Piedmont Triad International Airport
Greensboro • 4 - Regional