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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:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    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

    255,769

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    5.9%
    5 - 17:
    17.0%
    18 - 24:
    11.8%
    25 - 34:
    14.0%
    35 - 54:
    24.0%
    55 - 64:
    11.9%
    Over 65 Years:
    15.4%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    7.0%
    7.0%
    89.1%
    89.1%
    39.5%
    39.5%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Winston-Salem
    USA
    $37,345
    $37,345
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Winston-Salem
    USA
    $59,268
    $59,268
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    17.7%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Manufacturing
    Education
    Retail
    Construction
    Accommodation
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Transportation
    Finance
    Administration
    Other
    Public Service
    19.0%
    19.0%
    11.5%
    11.5%
    10.2%
    10.2%
    9.9%
    9.9%
    7.0%
    7.0%
    6.7%
    6.7%
    5.8%
    5.8%
    5.7%
    5.7%
    5.0%
    5.0%
    4.9%
    4.9%
    4.1%
    4.1%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    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
    43.6%
    43.6%
    31.2%
    31.2%
    18.2%
    18.2%
    4.6%
    4.6%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    English
    German
    Irish
    Italian
    Scottish
    European
    Scots-Irish
    French
    African
    Polish
    Greek
    Norwegian
    Swedish
    Dutch
    British
    Russian
    Welsh
    Jamaican
    Danish
    Egyptian
    10.1%
    10.1%
    8.1%
    8.1%
    6.4%
    6.4%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Chinese
    French
    Langs. of India
    Arabic
    African languages
    Other Asian languages
    Tagalog
    German/Yiddish
    Greek
    Vietnamese
    Urdu
    Native American languages
    Korean
    Japanese
    Other Indo-European
    Persian
    Slavic languages
    Russian
    80.5%
    80.5%
    15.1%
    15.1%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Winston-Salem Residents

    11.2%

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