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North Carolina·Forsyth County
70 tracts·227K people·$234K median·1,701/mi²
White 44 · Black 31 · Hispanic 18 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 37 · Living alone 36 · Other 27
Health 36 · Professional 25 · Retail 16 · Manufacturing 9 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 44 · Sales · office 18 · Service 16 · Production · transport 15 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 13 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Winston-Salem is $233,800 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Winston-Salem has 252,037 residents across 60 census tracts and 57 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.9; the population is 43.6% White, 31.2% Black, 18.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% Multiracial, 2.3% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 39.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.7% (Census ACS).
Sherwood Forest Elementary (86%), Whitaker Elementary (81%) and Meadowlark Elementary (77%) lead the elementary schools; Thomas Jefferson Middle (69%), Meadowlark Middle (65%) and Hanes Magnet School (50%) lead the middle schools; Atkins Academic & Tech High (84%), Early College of Forsyth Co (81%) and Middle College of Forsyth Cnty (65%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,087/month, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Winston-Salem is $59,268 a year, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Winston-Salem, median rent is $1,087/month and the median home value is $233,800 (Census ACS).
Winston-Salem reported 8.9 violent crimes and 30.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 32°F; there are 87 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Winston-Salem are ice storm (92), earthquake (70) and tornado (65), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.13g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Winston-Salem, 2.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).