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27284

55,489 Population
79.9 square miles 694.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.4 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 40.6 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 38.7 ±0.2

Economics

$32,728 ±$1,253 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $28,986 ±$423
  • a little higher than the amount in North Carolina: $30,783 ±$154
$62,588 ±$2,947 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $50,774 ±$668
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $54,602 ±$231

10% ±1.6% (5,515  ±874) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 16% 104,252 (±0.5% / ±3,333)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 14.7% 1,467,591 (±0.2% / ±17,884)

23.1 minutes ±0.8 (605,630  ±30,651) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 23.8 6,799,670 (±0.2 / ±91,540)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 24.8 111,158,735 (±0.1 / ±446,673)

Families

22,113 ±519 Number of households
  • the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 264,877 ±1,697
  • North Carolina: 3,965,482 ±10,327
2.5 ±0 (55,299  ±1,395) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 2.5 652,163 (±0 / ±1,142)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 9,987,956 (±0)

5.7% ±1.5% (698  ±185) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 4.7% 7,258 (±0.5% / ±692)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 123,554 (±0.1% / ±2,927)

Housing

23,781 ±505 Number of housing units
  • the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 298,171 ±535
  • North Carolina: 4,627,089 ±676

$172,000 ±$3,980 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $152,400 ±$1,516
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $172,500 ±$438

12.5% ±1.5% (6,870  ±813.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 13% 85,541 (±0.5% / ±3,435.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 15.2% 1,543,434 (±0.2% / ±15,840.9)

Social

91% ±2% (35,710  ±1,135.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 87% 398,809 (±0.9% / ±4,003)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 87.8% 6,130,463 (±0.3% / ±18,865.8)
32.1% ±1.5% (12,583  ±641.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 26.7% 122,164 (±0.5% / ±2,109.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 31.3% 2,182,853 (±0.2% / ±11,120.3)

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

8.5% ±1.1% (4,707  ±613) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 6.8% 45,239 (±0.2% / ±1,251)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 8% 822,764 (±0.1% / ±7,421)

7.8% ±0.8% (3,381  ±342) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 7.8% 40,316 (±0.2% / ±1,141)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 8.4% 659,584 (±0.1% / ±6,241)
3,381 Total veterans ±342 3,080 Male ±318 301 Female ±129

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