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27292

40,311 Population
144 square miles 280 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±1.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 40.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$31,623 ±$2,052 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $37,543 ±$484
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$57,264 ±$4,114 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $65,975 ±$1,052
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

19% ±2.8% (7,479  ±1,159) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 13.5% 91,282 (±0.7% / ±4,421)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

26.6 minutes ±3 (424,235  ±33,487) 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

16,060 ±712 Number of households
  • the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 281,596 ±1,403
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.5 ±0.2 (39,415  ±1,658) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 2.4 676,083 (±0 / ±629)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

3.2% ±1.3% (301  ±123) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 4.9% † 7,646 (±0.5% / ±824)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

18,662 ±712 Number of housing units
  • the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 310,088 ±282
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$211,400 ±$12,622 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of 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

6.7% ±1.7% (2,692  ±672.8) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 11% 75,190 (±0.6% / ±3,844.7)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

85% ±3.1% (24,456  ±1,354.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 89.8% 428,656 (±1.1% / ±5,237.8)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
19% ±2.1% (5,460  ±650) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 30.8% 147,126 (±0.6% / ±2,955.3)
  • about half 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

5.4% ±1.4% (2,159  ±563) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds 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

7.1% ±1.1% (2,248  ±369) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 6.7% 36,223 (±0.3% / ±1,646)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
2,248 Total veterans ±369 2,023 Male ±318 225 Female ±162

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