Winston-Salem, NC Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	185,776	100.0

Male	87,345	47.0
Female	98,431	53.0

Under 5 years	12,448	6.7
5 to 9 years	12,646	6.8
10 to 14 years	11,749	6.3
15 to 19 years	12,624	6.8
20 to 24 years	15,629	8.4
25 to 34 years	28,909	15.6
35 to 44 years	27,581	14.8
45 to 54 years	23,555	12.7
55 to 59 years	8,307	4.5
60 to 64 years	6,924	3.7
65 to 74 years	13,021	7.0
75 to 84 years	9,015	4.9
85 years and over	3,368	1.8

Median age (years)	34.6	(X)

18 years and over	142,411	76.7
Male	65,089	35.0
Female	77,322	41.6
21 years and over	132,776	71.5
62 years and over	29,470	15.9
65 years and over	25,404	13.7
Male	9,392	5.1
Female	16,012	8.6

RACE
One race	182,874	98.4
White	103,243	55.6
Black or African American	68,924	37.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	567	0.3
Asian	2,108	1.1
Asian Indian	540	0.3
Chinese	591	0.3
Filipino	192	0.1
Japanese	125	0.1
Korean	186	0.1
Vietnamese	242	0.1
Other Asian ¹	232	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	67	0.0
Native Hawaiian	20	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	20	0.0
Samoan	9	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	18	0.0
Some other race	7,965	4.3
Two or more races	2,902	1.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	105,410	56.7
Black or African American	70,434	37.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,192	0.6
Asian	2,559	1.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	183	0.1
Some other race	9,161	4.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	185,776	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	16,043	8.6
Mexican	11,908	6.4
Puerto Rican	632	0.3
Cuban	236	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	3,267	1.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	169,733	91.4
White alone	97,420	52.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	185,776	100.0
In households	176,662	95.1
Householder	76,247	41.0
Spouse	30,615	16.5
Child	47,973	25.8
Own child under 18 years	37,658	20.3
Other relatives	11,569	6.2
Under 18 years	4,605	2.5
Nonrelatives	10,258	5.5
Unmarried partner	3,537	1.9
In group quarters	9,114	4.9
Institutionalized population	3,145	1.7
Noninstitutionalized population	5,969	3.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	76,247	100.0
Family households (families)	46,206	60.6
With own children under 18 years	21,344	28.0
Married-couple family	30,615	40.2
With own children under 18 years	12,307	16.1
Female householder, no husband present	12,679	16.6
With own children under 18 years	7,705	10.1
Nonfamily households	30,041	39.4
Householder living alone	25,497	33.4
Householder 65 years and over	8,156	10.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	24,078	31.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	17,896	23.5

Average household size	2.32	(X)
Average family size	2.95	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	82,593	100.0
Occupied housing units	76,247	92.3
Vacant housing units	6,346	7.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	272	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	76,247	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	42,539	55.8
Renter-occupied housing units	33,708	44.2

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.34	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.28	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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