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Winston-Salem, NC
Demographic Data




Winston-Salem Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Winston-Salem Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

252,975

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.9%
5 - 17:
17.8%
18 - 24:
11.6%
25 - 34:
14.0%
35 - 54:
24.0%
55 - 64:
12.0%
Over 65 Years:
14.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.6%
6.6%
88.4%
88.4%
37.2%
37.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Winston-Salem
USA
$35,074
$35,074
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Winston-Salem
USA
$57,673
$57,673
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

17.9%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Education
Construction
Accommodation
Finance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Transportation
Other
Public Service
18.7%
18.7%
11.2%
11.2%
11.0%
11.0%
10.0%
10.0%
6.9%
6.9%
6.7%
6.7%
5.5%
5.5%
5.4%
5.4%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.5%
4.5%
3.2%
3.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
44.0%
44.0%
31.8%
31.8%
17.9%
17.9%
3.9%
3.9%
2.2%
2.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Italian
Scottish
European
Scots-Irish
French
African
Polish
Welsh
Greek
Norwegian
Dutch
Swedish
British
Jamaican
Egyptian
Russian
Swiss
9.5%
9.5%
7.9%
7.9%
6.3%
6.3%
2.5%
2.5%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.4%
1.4%
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1.0%
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0.8%
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0.3%
0.3%
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0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
Langs. of India
French
Arabic
African languages
Other Asian languages
Tagalog
Vietnamese
German/Yiddish
Greek
Urdu
Native American languages
Korean
Japanese
Other Indo-European
Persian
Slavic languages
Russian
81.2%
81.2%
14.9%
14.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.2%
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0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Winston-Salem Residents

10.7%


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