Winston Salem, North Carolina Neighborhood Info

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Winston Salem, North Carolina QuickFacts

	Winston Salem, North Carolina	United States
Total population	185,776	281,421,906
State	North Carolina
City	winston salem

Winston Salem, North Carolina Population

	Winston Salem, North Carolina	%, Winston Salem, North Carolina	United States
Male	87,345	47.02%	49.06%
Female	98,431	52.98%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.6		35.3

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	Winston Salem, North Carolina	%, Winston Salem, North Carolina	United States
18 years and over	142,411	76.66%	74.31%
21 years and over	132,776	71.47%	69.97%
62 years and over	29,470	15.86%	14.66%
65 years and over	25,404	13.67%	12.43%

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	Winston Salem, North Carolina	%, Winston Salem, North Carolina	United States
White	103,243	55.57%	75.14%
Black or African American	68,924	37.1%	12.32%
Asian	2,108	1.13%	3.64%
Some other race	8,599	4.63%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,902	1.56%	2.43%

Winston Salem, North Carolina Housing

	Winston Salem, North Carolina	%, Winston Salem, North Carolina	United States
Total households	76,247		105,480,101
Family households (families)	46,206	60.6%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	30,041	39.4%	31.94%

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	Winston Salem, North Carolina	%, Winston Salem, North Carolina	United States
Total housing units	82,640		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	6,346	7.68%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	76,247	92.26%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	42,539	51.48%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	33,708	40.79%	30.77%

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	Winston Salem, North Carolina	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	3,337	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	15,586	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	9,833	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,452	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	2,983	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,688	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	763	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	119	0.57%
Median (dollars)	102,200	119,600

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	Winston Salem, North Carolina	%, Winston Salem, North Carolina	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	17,352	22.76%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	21,809	28.6%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	10,838	14.21%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	9,921	13.01%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	7,244	9.5%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	9,113	11.95%	9.65%

Winston Salem, North Carolina Education

	Winston Salem, North Carolina	%, Winston Salem, North Carolina	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	48,778		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	3,316	6.8%	6.47%
Kindergarten	3,067	6.29%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	19,661	40.31%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	8,668	17.77%	21.38%
College or graduate school	14,066	28.84%	22.81%

Winston Salem, North Carolina Economy

	Winston Salem, North Carolina	%, Winston Salem, North Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	146,408		217,168,077
In labor force	92,251	63.01%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	92,199	62.97%	63.39%
- - Employed	86,940	59.38%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	5,259	3.59%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	52	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	54,157	36.99%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	79,463	54.28%	51.66%
In labor force	46,177	31.54%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	46,170	31.54%	29.65%
- - Employed	43,736	29.87%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	13,942	9.52%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	8,685		12,787,501

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	Winston Salem, North Carolina	%, Winston Salem, North Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	76,340		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	9,322	12.21%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,161	6.76%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	10,973	14.37%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	10,577	13.86%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	12,661	16.59%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	13,381	17.53%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,134	8.04%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,456	5.84%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,476	1.93%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	2,199	2.88%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	37,006		41,994

	Winston Salem, North Carolina	%, Winston Salem, North Carolina	United States
With earnings	59,863	40.89%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	51,887		56,604
With Social Security income	20,547	14.03%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,415		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,878	1.97%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,810		6,320
With public assistance income	2,427	1.66%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,541		3,032
With retirement income	13,179	9.0%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	20,666		17,376

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