Humidity & wind
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Population
257,271
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$233,800
Owner-occupied units
Winston-Salem, NC
North Carolina · 36.103° N, 80.261° W · 134 sq mi
Winston-Salem is a city in North Carolina, with a population of 257,271 and about 1,924 residents per square mile. The median household earns $59,268 a year, and the median home is worth $233,800.
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Size & density
Land area
134 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,924
People per square mile
Rank by population
#90
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#62
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$59,268
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,087
Per month
Homeownership
55.6%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
21.5 min
One way
People
Median age
35.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
39.5%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
11.2%
Households
103,058
2.35 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 29.1%
Manufacturing 11.5%
Professional & business services 10.8%
Retail trade 9.9%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in North Carolina
Name
James Goodnight
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$9.8B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Cary
Source of wealth
Software
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in North Carolina · private sector
Employer
Atrium Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in North Carolina
Company
Bank of America
Revenue
$192.4B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Charlotte
Ticker
BAC
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of North Carolina
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Raleigh
Nickname
The Tar Heel State
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Cities near Winston-Salem
- High Point, NC17 mi · 120,571
- Greensboro, NC24 mi · 308,667
- Burlington, NC44 mi · 61,496
- Kannapolis, NC48 mi · 61,708
- Mooresville, NC48 mi · 55,842
- Concord, NC53 mi · 114,598
- Huntersville, NC59 mi · 68,535
- Chapel Hill, NC69 mi · 63,565
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- Chesapeake, VA255,332
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- Port St. Lucie, FL268,062
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More in North Carolina
- Charlotte964,784
- Raleigh506,306
- Durham305,561
- Fayetteville209,120
- Cary183,582
- Wilmington126,809
- Greenville96,443
- Asheville93,523