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Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area

695,630 Population
2,009 square miles 346.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,020 ±$1,076 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$64,406 ±$2,048 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14.1% ±1.6% (95,786  ±10,863) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.9 minutes ±0.7 (6,920,620  ±268,362) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

292,187 ±3,818 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (681,967  ±3,204) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.5% ±1.1% (7,130  ±1,690) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

313,794 ±1,400 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$248,600 ±$6,148 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.2% ±1.3% (77,022  ±8,802.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

90.8% ±2.3% (438,575  ±11,315) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
33.1% ±1.4% (159,651  ±6,610) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

7.6% ±6,102.1% (53,151  ±4,736) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.6% ±0.6% (35,868  ±3,101) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
35,868 Total veterans ±3,101 31,375 Male ±2,706 4,493 Female ±1,290

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