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Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area

705,187 Population
2,009 square miles 351 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,174 ±$1,297 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$65,903 ±$2,905 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.5% ±1.3% (86,426  ±9,039) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.9 minutes ±0.9 (7,182,570  ±326,229) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

300,531 ±2,821 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (691,064  ±383) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±1% (9,074  ±1,664) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

318,345 ±184 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$270,700 ±$6,788 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.3% ±1.3% (78,782  ±9,137.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91% ±2.4% (448,660  ±12,085.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
33.4% ±1.4% (164,573  ±6,964.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of 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

8.2% (57,438  ±5,738) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.8% ±0.6% (37,739  ±3,145) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
37,739 Total veterans ±3,145 32,393 Male ±2,999 5,346 Female ±1,410

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