Winston Salem, North Carolina Economy Profile

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 Winston Salem, North Carolina United States
StateNorth Carolina
CityWinston Salem
Total population185,776 281,421,906
Male87,345138,053,563
Female98,431143,368,343
Median age (years)34.635.3
Total households76,247105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)37,00641,994

Winston Salem, North Carolina Economy

63.01% of people are in the labor force of Winston Salem, North Carolina. The total population of Winston Salem, North Carolina is one hundred and eighty-five thousand, seven hundred and seventy-six people. Per capita income in Winston Salem, North Carolina is equal to twenty-two thousand, four hundred and sixty-eight dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers in Winston Salem, North Carolina, receive thirty-two thousand, three hundred and ninety-eight dollars, female full-time, year-round workers in Winston Salem, North Carolina, are paid twenty-six thousand, three hundred and thirty-five dollars. There are three thousand, five hundred and sixty-nine families with female householder, no husband present.

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up four point seven three percent of workers in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Eighty-three point nine five percent comprise private wage and salary workers in Winston Salem, North Carolina. There are one hundred and thirty-three Unpaid family workers in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Two thousand, two hundred and forty-nine people are involved in public administration. 25.57% of workers provide educational, health and social services in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The percentage of people involved into transportation and warehousing, and utilities in Winston Salem, North Carolina is as follows: 4.18%.

 Winston Salem, North Carolina %, Winston Salem, North Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over146,408  217,168,077
In labor force92,251 63.01%63.92%
- Civilian labor force92,199 62.97%63.39%
- - Employed86,940 59.38%59.73%
- - Unemployed5,259 3.59%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force5.7  5.8
- Armed Forces52 0.04%0.53%
Not in labor force54,157 36.99%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over79,463 54.28%51.66%
In labor force46,177 31.54%29.72%
- Civilian labor force46,170 31.54%29.65%
- - Employed43,736 29.87%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years13,942 9.52%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force8,685  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over85,003  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone64,934 76.39%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled12,605 14.83%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)2,145 2.52%4.73%
Walked2,423 2.85%2.93%
Other means868 1.02%1.19%
Worked at home2,028 2.39%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)19.7 0.02%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over86,940  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations30,755 35.37%33.65%
Service occupations13,850 15.93%14.86%
Sales and office occupations21,474 24.7%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations133 0.15%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations6,428 7.39%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations14,300 16.45%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining180 0.21%1.87%
Construction4,775 5.49%6.78%
Manufacturing13,575 15.61%14.1%
Wholesale trade2,379 2.74%3.6%
Retail trade9,034 10.39%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities3,637 4.18%5.2%
Information1,820 2.09%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing7,161 8.24%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services8,350 9.6%9.3%
Educational, health and social services22,234 25.57%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services7,323 8.42%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)4,223 4.86%4.87%
Public administration2,249 2.59%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers72,986 83.95%78.47%
Government workers9,708 11.17%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business4,113 4.73%6.63%
Unpaid family workers133 0.15%0.31%
 Winston Salem, North Carolina %, Winston Salem, North Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households76,340  105,539,122
Less than $10,0009,322 12.21%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9995,161 6.76%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,99910,973 14.37%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,99910,577 13.86%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,99912,661 16.59%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,99913,381 17.53%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9996,134 8.04%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9994,456 5.84%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9991,476 1.93%2.2%
$200,000 or more2,199 2.88%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)37,006  41,994
With earnings59,863 40.89%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)51,887  56,604
With Social Security income20,547 14.03%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,415  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income2,878 1.97%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,810  6,320
With public assistance income2,427 1.66%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,541  3,032
With retirement income13,179 9.0%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)20,666  17,376
 
Families46,644  72,261,780
Less than $10,0003,612 7.74%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,9992,237 4.8%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9995,413 11.6%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9995,657 12.13%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9998,013 17.18%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9999,687 20.77%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9995,107 10.95%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9993,777 8.1%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,9991,281 2.75%2.75%
$200,000 or more1,860 3.99%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)46,595  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)22,468  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers32,398  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers26,335  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families5,287  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years4,295 81.24%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years2,302 43.54%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present3,569  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years3,182 89.16%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years1,630 45.67%42.27%
 
Individuals26,812  33,899,812
18 years and over17,404 64.91%65.35%
- 65 years and over2,686 10.02%9.7%
Related children under 18 years9,260 34.54%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years6,095 22.73%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over9,200 34.31%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.