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Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area

688,471 Population
2,009 square miles 342.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$35,164 ±$1,295 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$61,556 ±$2,768 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

13.6% ±1.4% (91,865  ±9,587) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

24.7 minutes ±0.7 (6,692,830  ±289,081) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

278,269 ±3,432 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0 (674,761  ±336) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

5.3% ±1.2% (8,381  ±1,832) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

309,986 ±931 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$231,200 ±$6,173 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

10.8% ±1.2% (73,556  ±7,849.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

88.9% ±2.3% (421,856  ±11,210.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
31.3% ±1.3% (148,519  ±6,381.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

7.3% (50,382  ±3,641) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

6.2% ±0.5% (33,199  ±2,897) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
33,199 Total veterans ±2,897 30,728 Male ±2,657 2,471 Female ±773

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