Winston-Salem city, North Carolina demographics

Population: 247,917
Median age: 35.9

Median household income: 50,204

Winston-Salem is a city in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States.

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Winston-Salem city, NC.

Population

2021247,917
2020245,787
2019244,115
2018242,125
2017240,193
2016238,474
2015236,642
2014234,469
2013232,219
2012230,030
2011227,691
2010224,769
2009223,672

Census data for Winston-Salem city, North Carolina

Demographic and housing estimates in Winston-Salem city, North Carolina

Total population
Total population247,917
Male116,825
Female131,092
Population by age
Total population247,917
Under 5 years14,939
5 to 9 years14,762
10 to 14 years17,317
15 to 19 years20,406
20 to 24 years17,848
25 to 34 years35,760
35 to 44 years30,197
45 to 54 years30,486
55 to 59 years15,879
60 to 64 years14,871
65 to 74 years21,163
75 to 84 years9,960
85 years and over4,329
Median age (years)35.9
Under 18 years57,788
16 years and over197,300
18 years and over190,129
21 years and over175,469
62 years and over44,348
65 years and over35,452
Population by race
Total population247,917
One race231,878
   White131,208
   Black or African American82,968
   American Indian and Alaska Native1,123
   Asian6,382
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander191
   Some other race10,006
Two or more races16,039
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population174,826
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population80,314
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population94,512

Social characteristics in Winston-Salem city, North Carolina

Households by type
Total households97,869
Family households (families)36,557
Married-couple family6,479
Male householder, no wife present, family18,584
Female householder, no husband present, family14,051
Nonfamily households36,249
Average household size26,934
Average family size2.43

Economic characteristics in Winston-Salem city, North Carolina

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households97,869
Less than $10,0008,285
$10,000 to $14,9995,160
$15,000 to $24,99910,403
$25,000 to $34,99910,993
$35,000 to $49,99913,935
$50,000 to $74,99916,035
$75,000 to $99,99912,029
$100,000 to $149,99911,446
$150,000 to $199,9994,262
$200,000 or more5,321
Median household income (dollars)50,204

Housing characteristics in Winston-Salem city, North Carolina

Housing occupancy
Total housing units111,293
Occupied housing units97,869
Vacant housing units13,424
Units in structure
Total housing units111,293
1-unit, detached68,476
1-unit, attached5,019
2 units1,875
3 or 4 units5,191
5 to 9 units9,629
10 to 19 units10,944
20 or more units8,001
Mobile home2,139
Boat, RV, van, etc.19
Year structure built
Total housing units111,293
Built 2014 or later166
Built 2010 to 20137,158
Built 2000 to 200914,675
Built 1990 to 199914,513
Built 1980 to 198915,887
Built 1970 to 197918,197
Built 1960 to 196913,094
Built 1950 to 195913,525
Built 1940 to 19495,486
Built 1939 or earlier8,592
Rooms
Total housing units111,293
1 room1,762
2 rooms2,558
3 rooms11,560
4 rooms21,298
5 rooms23,356
6 rooms18,155
7 rooms12,413
8 rooms8,053
9 rooms or more12,138
Median rooms5.3
Bedrooms
Total housing units111,293
No bedroom1,894
1 bedroom14,310
2 bedrooms32,721
3 bedrooms44,342
4 bedrooms14,417
5 or more bedrooms3,609
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units97,869
Owner-occupied53,037
Renter-occupied44,832
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.62
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.21
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units97,869
Moved in 2017 or later9,704
Moved in 2015 to 201633,836
Moved in 2010 to 201416,966
Moved in 2000 to 200917,990
Moved in 1990 to 19998,666
Moved in 1989 and earlier10,707
Value
Owner-occupied units53,037
Less than $50,0003,010
$50,000 to $99,9998,881
$100,000 to $149,99912,173
$150,000 to $199,99911,264
$200,000 to $299,9998,854
$300,000 to $499,9995,543
$500,000 to $999,9992,968
$1,000,000 or more344
Median (dollars)158,600
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units53,037
Housing units with a mortgage34,262
Housing units without a mortgage18,775
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent43,418
Less than $5003,837
$500 to $99924,821
$1,000 to $1,49911,506
$1,500 to $1,9992,319
$2,000 to $2,499568
$2,500 to $2,999117
$3,000 or more250
Median (dollars)871
No rent paid1,414
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