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Walnut Cove, NC

2,046 Population
2.5 square miles 811.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±7.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 40.6 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$23,794 ±$2,969 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $35,829 ±$540
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
$44,700 ±$17,172 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $64,282 ±$1,157
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346

13.8% ±7.8% (268  ±161) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 13.9% 93,315 (±0.6% / ±3,880)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)

26 minutes ±4.8 (23,505  ±7,241) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 24.4 6,763,675 (±0.3 / ±125,144)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

722 ±141 Number of households
  • the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 275,395 ±1,325
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
2.7 ±0.7 (1,942  ±378) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 2.4 670,224 (±0 / ±698)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978

2% ±2.1% (9  ±10) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 4.9% † 7,736 (±0.5% / ±819)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 127,227 (±0.1% / ±3,580)

Housing

800 ±151 Number of housing units
  • the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 306,432 ±303
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554

$184,100 ±$19,710 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $213,300 ±$3,145
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931

13% ±5.4% (265  ±119.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 10.9% 73,629 (±0.6% / ±3,909.5)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)

Social

93.3% ±1.9% (1,118  ±191.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 89.2% 420,806 (±1% / ±4,918.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
17.3% ±5.8% (207  ±78.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 29.6% 139,531 (±0.6% / ±2,845.6)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.9% ±1.2% (19  ±25) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 7.3% 50,098
  • about 10 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923

2.2% ±1.4% (35  ±23) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 6.8% 36,208 (±0.3% / ±1,678)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
35 Total veterans ±23 35 Male ±23 N/A Female ±14

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