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Winston-Salem, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $231,800 (it was $99,000 in 2000)
Winston-Salem:

$231,800
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $154,800 - $349,000

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $297,167
Here:

$297,167
State:

$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $207,197
Here:

$207,197
State:

$317,935

In 2-unit structures: $187,017
Here:

$187,017
State:

$250,488

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $243,081
Here:

$243,081
State:

$254,939

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $224,032
Here:

$224,032
State:

$329,290

Mobile homes: $76,883
Here:

$76,883
State:

$124,933

Total population: 239,269 (Urban population: 185,338, Rural population: 142 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 114,796 (100,769 occupied: 54,906 owner occupied, 45,863 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

46%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,055 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $241,239.

Median contract rent in 2022: $840 (lower quartile is $624, upper quartile is $1,237)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,227


Median gross rent in Winston-Salem, NC in 2022: $1,011

Housing units in Winston-Salem with a mortgage: 35,239 (4,642 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 4,180 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,302

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $79,290

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $63,209

Median monthly housing costs: $1,010

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1983

Median year apartment built: 1982

Household type by relationship:

Households: 251,343
  • Male householders: 43,098 (13,672 living alone), Female householders: 57,671 (19,682 living alone)
  • 37,158 spouses (36,692 opposite-sex spouses), 5,929 unmarried partners, (5,748 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 73,088 children (70,398 natural, 753 adopted, 1,937 stepchildren), 6,154 grandchildren, 4,028 brothers or sisters, 3,820 parents, 133 foster children, 5,013 other relatives, 5,168 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 10,083

Size of family households: 31,148 2-persons, 13,608 3-persons, 9,096 4-persons, 5,144 5-persons, 1,047 6-persons, 713 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 33,354 1-person, 5,957 2-persons, 270 3-persons, 432 4-persons.

28,146 married couples with children.
22,914 single-parent households (1,495 men, 21,419 women).

81.4% of residents of Winston-Salem speak English at home.
13.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 26,601 (10.6%)
(28.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • 99no bedroom
  • 5711 bedroom
  • 7,1532 bedrooms
  • 30,0053 bedrooms
  • 13,5224 bedrooms
  • 3,5565+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • 1,376no bedroom
  • 9,4871 bedroom
  • 19,3822 bedrooms
  • 13,8083 bedrooms
  • 1,7384 bedrooms
  • 725+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Winston-Salem in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Winston-Salem in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,034no vehicle
  • 13,8321 vehicle
  • 25,0732 vehicles
  • 11,1953 vehicles
  • 2,5204 vehicles
  • 1,2525+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Winston-Salem in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Winston-Salem in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5,426no vehicle
  • 26,0511 vehicle
  • 12,4732 vehicles
  • 9813 vehicles
  • 9324 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • 991 room
  • 1122 rooms
  • 1243 rooms
  • 5,7674 rooms
  • 9,1325 rooms
  • 13,0276 rooms
  • 8,1287 rooms
  • 7,1308 rooms
  • 11,3879+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • 1,2451 room
  • 2,2442 rooms
  • 8,5163 rooms
  • 13,3484 rooms
  • 11,2065 rooms
  • 4,4736 rooms
  • 2,6967 rooms
  • 9548 rooms
  • 1,1819+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Winston-Salem, NC
  • Winston-Salem, NC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Winston-Salem, NC in 2022
  • 6,962Less than $10,000
  • 9,562$10,000 to $19,999
  • 9,838$20,000 to $29,999
  • 10,416$30,000 to $39,999
  • 9,468$40,000 to $49,999
  • 7,821$50,000 to $59,999
  • 9,192$60,000 to $74,999
  • 13,605$75,000 to $99,999
  • 6,569$100,000 to $124,999
  • 5,217$125,000 to $149,999
  • 4,911$150,000 to $199,999
  • 7,208$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Winston-Salem, NC

  • Distribution of house value in Winston-Salem, NC in 2022
  • 402Less than $10,000
  • 98$10,000 to $14,999
  • 506$15,000 to $19,999
  • 498$20,000 to $24,999
  • 428$25,000 to $29,999
  • 90$30,000 to $34,999
  • 146$35,000 to $39,999
  • 222$40,000 to $49,999
  • 128$50,000 to $59,999
  • 640$60,000 to $69,999
  • 336$70,000 to $79,999
  • 1,243$80,000 to $89,999
  • 1,046$90,000 to $99,999
  • 3,269$100,000 to $124,999
  • 3,376$125,000 to $149,999
  • 6,792$150,000 to $174,999
  • 3,761$175,000 to $199,999
  • 7,041$200,000 to $249,999
  • 6,499$250,000 to $299,999
  • 9,503$300,000 to $399,999
  • 3,616$400,000 to $499,999
  • 2,663$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,168$750,000 to $999,999
  • 690$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 278$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 467$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Winston-Salem, NC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Winston-Salem, NC in 2022
  • 41Less than $100
  • 502$100 to $149
  • 115$150 to $199
  • 574$200 to $249
  • 332$250 to $299
  • 981$300 to $349
  • 1,331$350 to $399
  • 79$400 to $449
  • 693$450 to $499
  • 2,682$500 to $549
  • 2,207$550 to $599
  • 2,950$600 to $649
  • 3,345$650 to $699
  • 2,643$700 to $749
  • 1,956$750 to $799
  • 3,681$800 to $899
  • 3,998$900 to $999
  • 5,023$1,000 to $1,249
  • 4,609$1,250 to $1,499
  • 4,983$1,500 to $1,999
  • 438$2,000 to $2,499
  • 148$2,500 to $2,999
  • 96$3,000 to $3,499
  • 429$3,500 or more
  • 2,027No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.7%
Number of people working at home: 16,733 (15.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,428
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 9,464
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 16,332
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 20,762
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 15,395
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 10,058
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 10,170
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 881
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,482
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,861
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 4,478
  • 90 or more minutes: 2,620
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Winston-Salem

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 110,024 (77.4%)
  • Carpooled: 11,502 (8.1%)
  • Bus: 959 (0.7%)
  • Taxi: 1,002 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle: 69 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 1,886 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 16,733 (11.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.1%Males
  • 3.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 9.3%Males
  • 9.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 1.8%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.3%Males
  • 3.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 1.9%Males
  • 8.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 10.2%Males
  • 8.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.8%Males
  • 2.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • 10,1742010 or later
  • 7,9962000 to 2009
  • 5,4921990 to 1999
  • 2,8741980 to 1989
  • 9391970 to 1979
  • 814Before 1970
Ancestries in Winston-Salem, NC

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 12,686 (8.6%)
  • American: 7,553 (5.1%)
  • German: 5,750 (3.9%)
  • Irish: 4,839 (3.3%)
  • European: 2,815 (1.9%)
  • Italian: 1,820 (1.2%)
  • Scottish: 1,626 (1.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1,259 (0.9%)
  • African: 1,173 (0.8%)
  • French: 680 (0.5%)
  • Jamaican: 574 (0.4%)
  • Egyptian: 540 (0.4%)
  • British: 483 (0.3%)
  • Polish: 458 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 454 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 310 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 284 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 245 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 239 (0.2%)
  • Ghanaian: 238 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 235 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 201 (0.1%)
  • French Canadian: 191 (0.1%)
  • Swedish: 159 (0.1%)
  • Swiss: 156 (0.1%)
  • Sudanese: 147 (0.10%)
  • Senegalese: 144 (0.10%)
  • Eastern European: 138 (0.09%)
  • Czech: 136 (0.09%)
  • Zimbabwean: 133 (0.09%)
  • Haitian: 127 (0.09%)
  • Northern European: 117 (0.08%)
  • New Zealander: 105 (0.07%)
  • Guyanese: 100 (0.07%)
  • Scandinavian: 98 (0.07%)
  • Moroccan: 97 (0.07%)
  • Hungarian: 96 (0.06%)
  • Ukrainian: 96 (0.06%)
  • Romanian: 92 (0.06%)
  • Danish: 79 (0.05%)
  • Croatian: 78 (0.05%)
  • Lebanese: 76 (0.05%)
  • Brazilian: 74 (0.05%)
  • Canadian: 71 (0.05%)
  • Portuguese: 67 (0.05%)
  • Estonian: 63 (0.04%)
  • Ugandan: 62 (0.04%)
  • Arab: 59 (0.04%)
  • Slovak: 55 (0.04%)
  • Austrian: 49 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 41 (0.03%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 31 (0.02%)
  • Finnish: 29 (0.02%)
  • Armenian: 29 (0.02%)
  • West Indian: 28 (0.02%)
  • Celtic: 27 (0.02%)
  • Kenyan: 27 (0.02%)
  • Cape Verdean: 25 (0.02%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 24 (0.02%)
  • Turkish: 22 (0.01%)
  • Australian: 21 (0.01%)
  • Lithuanian: 15 (0.01%)
  • Serbian: 14 (0.01%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 13 (0.01%)
  • Yugoslavian: 11 (0.01%)
  • Israeli: 10 (0.01%)
  • Slavic: 8 (0.01%)
  • Ethiopian: 8 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Winston-Salem:

35.6% (9,798)
North Carolina:

24.7% (214,776)

El Salvador
Winston-Salem:

8.5% (2,331)
North Carolina:

3.8% (33,379)

India
Winston-Salem:

4.9% (1,352)
North Carolina:

9.3% (80,594)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Winston-Salem:

4.5% (1,241)
North Carolina:

3.2% (27,477)

Colombia
Winston-Salem:

3.9% (1,071)
North Carolina:

2.1% (18,275)

Guatemala
Winston-Salem:

3.1% (853)
North Carolina:

2.6% (22,964)

Dominican Republic
Winston-Salem:

2.4% (661)
North Carolina:

1.7% (15,135)

Honduras
Winston-Salem:

2.3% (620)
North Carolina:

4.7% (40,707)

Egypt
Winston-Salem:

2.3% (620)
North Carolina:

0.6% (4,847)

Philippines
Winston-Salem:

1.8% (507)
North Carolina:

2.4% (20,695)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 141,342
  • Other state: 79,425
  • Northeast: 26,499
  • Midwest: 13,119
  • South: 33,309
  • West: 6,498

85.6% of Winston-Salem residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47.3% lived in North Carolina.


Winston-Salem:

85.6%
State average:

87.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,489
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 369
  • 5th and 6th grade: 574
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,420
  • 9th grade: 1,123
  • 10th grade: 1,799
  • 11th grade: 1,469
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,554
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 17,230
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,715
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 9,524
  • Associate degree: 4,453
  • Bachelor's degree: 15,649
  • Master's degree: 7,948
  • Professional school degree: 2,402
  • Doctorate degree: 2,822
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,485
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 982
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,627
  • 9th grade: 1,139
  • 10th grade: 1,102
  • 11th grade: 985
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 580
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 17,936
  • Less than 1 year of college: 7,753
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,755
  • Associate degree: 6,810
  • Bachelor's degree: 22,309
  • Master's degree: 8,578
  • Professional school degree: 2,503
  • Doctorate degree: 2,631
Educational Attainment for Females
Winston-Salem marital status for males
Winston-Salem marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 71,222
  • One, attached: 5,744
  • Two: 1,522
  • 3 or 4: 5,769
  • 5 to 9: 6,998
  • 10 to 19: 10,473
  • 20 to 49: 4,543
  • 50 or more: 6,642
  • Mobile homes: 1,883

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Winston-Salem
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Winston-Salem, NC
  • 45.8%Utility gas
  • 43.5%Electricity
  • 7.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Winston-Salem, NC
  • 77.0%Electricity
  • 16.7%Utility gas
  • 3.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.5%No fuel used
  • 1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,052
Here:

16.7%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,563
Here:

8.9%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5,675
Here:

36.3%
North Carolina:

19.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability