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27021

17,106 Population
53.7 square miles 318.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.4 ±3.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 40.7 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$35,602 ±$3,345 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $37,543 ±$484
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$63,552 ±$2,015 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $65,975 ±$1,052
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

10.7% ±3.4% (1,796  ±583) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 13.5% 91,282 (±0.7% / ±4,421)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

27 minutes ±4.4 (182,525  ±34,465) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 24.4 6,765,895 (±0.3 / ±122,992)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

7,426 ±418 Number of households
  • the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 281,596 ±1,403
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.3 ±0.2 (16,803  ±883) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 2.4 676,083 (±0 / ±629)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

4.9% ±3.5% (174  ±126) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 4.9% † 7,646 (±0.5% / ±824)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

8,056 ±366 Number of housing units
  • the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 310,088 ±282
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$219,600 ±$14,726 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $233,300 ±$2,675
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

8.3% ±2.7% (1,415  ±466) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 11% 75,190 (±0.6% / ±3,844.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

93.7% ±5.7% (11,891  ±948.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 89.8% 428,656 (±1.1% / ±5,237.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
22.9% ±3.1% (2,912  ±417.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 30.8% 147,126 (±0.6% / ±2,955.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

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

2.4% ±1% (412  ±179) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 7.6% 52,568
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

6% ±1.7% (822  ±234) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 6.7% 36,223 (±0.3% / ±1,646)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
822 Total veterans ±234 773 Male ±217 49 Female ±47

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