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Winston-Salem, NC

255,782 Population
133.7 square miles 1,913.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.3 ±1.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 41.1 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,033 ±$2,899 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $39,174 ±$1,297
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$57,758 ±$3,256 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $65,903 ±$2,905
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

16.4% ±2.8% (40,073  ±6,737) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 12.5% † 86,426 (±1.3% / ±9,039)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.2 minutes ±1.7 (2,105,440  ±210,822) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 23.9 7,182,570 (±0.9 / ±326,229)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.7 116,963,336 (±0.2 / ±1,127,069)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

108,695 ±2,679 Number of households
  • the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 300,531 ±2,821
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (245,326  ±389) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 2.3 691,064 (±0 / ±383)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.4% ±2.1% (4,217  ±1,411) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 5.6% † 9,074 (±1% / ±1,664)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

116,276 ±2,415 Number of housing units
  • the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 318,345 ±184
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$281,200 ±$12,084 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $270,700 ±$6,788
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.4% ±2.6% (33,938  ±6,464.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 11.3% † 78,782 (±1.3% / ±9,137.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.5% ±4.3% (151,672  ±7,610.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 91% 448,660 (±2.4% / ±12,085.5)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
43.9% ±3% (72,769  ±5,180.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 33.4% 164,573 (±1.4% / ±6,964.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

11.8% ±1.8% (30,130  ±4,691) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 8.2% 57,438
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.2% ±1.1% (12,319  ±2,202) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 6.8% 37,739 (±0.6% / ±3,145)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
12,319 Total veterans ±2,202 10,087 Male ±1,920 2,232 Female ±1,075

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