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Winston-Salem, NC Urban Area

443,598 Population
310.8 square miles 1,427.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,247 ±$1,800 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$65,337 ±$4,176 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.2% ±1.7% (56,957  ±7,309) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.8 minutes ±1.2 (4,073,650  ±288,165) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

189,087 ±3,781 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (431,215  ±7,298) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.2% ±1.4% (5,615  ±1,506) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

199,347 ±2,956 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$291,200 ±$7,811 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.4% ±1.8% (54,433  ±7,872.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.3% ±3% (276,233  ±10,172) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
39.6% ±2.1% (118,475  ±6,540.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 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

10.5% ±1.2% (46,522  ±5,255) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.4% ±0.8% (22,022  ±2,751) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
22,022 Total veterans ±2,751 18,805 Male ±2,559 3,217 Female ±1,241

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