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Walnut Cove, NC

2,115 Population
2.5 square miles 837.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±5.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 40.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,881 ±$3,534 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $37,543 ±$484
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$44,815 ±$15,986 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $65,975 ±$1,052
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.4% ±8.5% (372  ±186) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 13.5% 91,282 (±0.7% / ±4,421)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.6 minutes ±6.5 (21,900  ±7,256) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 24.4 6,765,895 (±0.3 / ±122,992)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

782 ±163 Number of households
  • the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 281,596 ±1,403
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.7 (2,016  ±380) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 2.4 676,083 (±0 / ±629)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.6% ±5.4% (18  ±22) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 4.9% † 7,646 (±0.5% / ±824)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

850 ±173 Number of housing units
  • the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 310,088 ±282
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$217,300 ±$49,684 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $233,300 ±$2,675
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.8% ±6.8% (290  ±151.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 11% 75,190 (±0.6% / ±3,844.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.5% ±23.8% (1,159  ±196.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 89.8% 428,656 (±1.1% / ±5,237.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22.7% ±5.1% (281  ±82.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 30.8% 147,126 (±0.6% / ±2,955.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

1.1% ±1.2% (23  ±26) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 7.6% 52,568
  • about 10 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.5% ±1.3% (40  ±22) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 6.7% 36,223 (±0.3% / ±1,646)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
40 Total veterans ±22 37 Male ±22 3 Female ±5

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