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QuickFacts

Winston-Salem city, North Carolina

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Table

Winston-Salem city, North Carolina
Female persons, percent
53.4%
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
NA
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
252,975
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
249,558
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
NA
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.4%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 249,545
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 229,617
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.8%
Female persons, percent
53.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
48.7%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
32.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
0.5%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
0.0%
Two or More Races, percent
8.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
17.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
44.0%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 10,459
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 10.7%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) X
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 54.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $208,200
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $1,375
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $480
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $1,033
Building Permits, 2023 X
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 100,278
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.40
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 18.8%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 94.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 87.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 37.2%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
13.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 61.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 57.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 877,218
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 3,542,889
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 416,797
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 6,025,103
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $23,933
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 21.8
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $57,673
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $35,074
Persons in poverty, percent
17.9%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 X
Total employment, 2022 X
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) X
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 X
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 X
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 4,769
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 2,453
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 1,136
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 763
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 3,282
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 275
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 3,672
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,880.8
Population per square mile, 2010 1,733.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 132.68
Land area in square miles, 2010 132.45
FIPS Code 3775000
Value Notes

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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