Winston-Salem, North Carolina Population and Demographics Resources

 Number, Percent

Winston-Salem Population: 185776 100.00%

Sex and Age    

Male 87345 47.02%
Female 98431 52.98%

Under 5 years 12448 6.7%
5 to 9 years 12646 6.81%
10 to 14 years 11749 6.32%
15 to 19 years 12624 6.8%
20 to 24 years 15629 8.41%
25 to 34 years 28909 15.56%
35 to 44 years 27581 14.85%
45 to 54 years 23555 12.68%
55 to 59 years 8307 4.47%
60 to 64 years 6924 3.73%
65 to 74 years 13021 7.01%
75 to 84 years 9015 4.85%
85 years and over 3368 1.81%

Median age (years) 34.6  

18 years and over 142411 76.66%

Male 65089 35.04%
Female 77322 41.62%
21 years and over 132776 71.47%
62 years and over 29470 15.86%
65 years and over 25404 13.67%
Male 9392 5.06%
Female 16012 8.62%

Race    

One race 182874 98.44%
White 103243 55.57%
Black or African American 68924 37.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 567 0.31%
Asian 2108 1.13%
Asian indian 540 0.29%
Chinese 591 0.32%
Filipino 192 0.1%
Japanese 125 0.07%
Korean 186 0.1%
Vietnamese 242 0.13%
Other Asian 232 0.12%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 67 0.04%
Native Hawaiian 20 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 20 0.01%
Samoan 9 0%
Other Pacific Islander 18 0.01%
Some other race 7965 4.29%
Two or more races 2902 3.0 %

Hispanic or Latino and race    

Total Population 185776 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 16043 8.64%
Mexican 11908 6.41%
Puerto Rican 632 0.34%
Cuban 236 0.13%
Other Hispanic or Latino 3267 1.76%
Not Hispanic or Latino 169733 91.36%
White alone 97420 52.44%

Relationship    

Total Population 185776 100.00%
In households 176662 95.09%
Householder 76247 41.04%
Spouse 30615 16.48%
Child 47973 25.82%
Own child under 18 years 37658 20.27%
Other relatives 11569 6.23%
Under 18 years 4605 2.48%
Nonrelatives 10258 5.52%
Unmarried partner 3537 1.9%
In group quarters 9114 3.6 %
Instituntionalized population 3145 1.69%
Noninstitutionalized population 5969 3.21%

Households by Type    

Total Households 76247 100.0 %

Family households (families) 46206 60.6%
With own children under 18 years 21344 27.99%
Married-couple family 30615 40.15%
With own children under 18 years 12307 16.14%
Female householder, no husband present 12679 16.63%
With own children under 18 years 7705 10.11%
NonFamily households 30041 36.8 %
Householder living alone 25497 33.44%
Householder 65 years and over 8156 10.7%

Households with individuals under 18 years 24078 31.58%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 17896 23.47%

Average Household size 2.32 
Average family size 2.95 
     

Housing Occupancy    

Total housing units 82593 100.00%
Occupied housing units 76247 92.32%
Vacant housing units 6346 7.68%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 272 0.33%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.7 

Housing Tenure    

Occupied housing units 76247 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 42539 55.79%
Renter-occupied housing units. 33708 44.21%   

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.34 
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.28 

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.