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27028

26,566 Population
192.8 square miles 137.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.2 ±1.1 Median age
  • a little 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

$34,626 ±$2,687 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $37,543 ±$484
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$69,137 ±$5,588 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $65,975 ±$1,052
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

12.4% ±3% (3,271  ±784) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 13.5% 91,282 (±0.7% / ±4,421)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

26.3 minutes ±1.3 (300,335  ±24,639) 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)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

9,995 ±391 Number of households
  • the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 281,596 ±1,403
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.6 ±0.1 (26,292  ±880) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 2.4 676,083 (±0 / ±629)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

4.2% ±2.2% (242  ±125) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 4.9% † 7,646 (±0.5% / ±824)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

11,197 ±391 Number of housing units
  • the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 310,088 ±282
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$225,700 ±$11,964 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 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

10.3% ±2.5% (2,718  ±660.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 11% 75,190 (±0.6% / ±3,844.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

88.7% ±3.9% (16,376  ±898.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 89.8% 428,656 (±1.1% / ±5,237.8)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
20.9% ±2.2% (3,853  ±433.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 30.8% 147,126 (±0.6% / ±2,955.3)
  • about three-fifths 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

5.6% ±1.1% (1,487  ±297) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 7.6% 52,568
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

7.6% ±1.3% (1,577  ±274) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 6.7% 36,223 (±0.3% / ±1,646)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
1,577 Total veterans ±274 1,507 Male ±268 70 Female ±42

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