Population 361,220
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 408.15 mi²
Zip Codes 27012, 27023, 27284, 27285
Per capita income $26,377

Cities in Forsyth County

Cumming, Clemmons, Kernersville, Lewisville, Winston-Salem

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 67.8 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 2.1 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 17.6 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$5,202,887
Total number of firms, 2007 29,162
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.1 %
Population, 2013 estimate 361,220
Households, 2008-2012 139,033
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 3.0 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 23,918
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 13.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $26,377
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 14.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -5.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 150,648
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 20.4 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 27.1 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.3 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 408.15 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 350,670
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $151,700
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$16,881,466
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 8,163
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 12.4 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $45,809
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 23.8 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$646,828
Female persons, percent, 2013 52.4 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 25,849
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 87.2 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.5 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 9.2 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.45
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.1 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 31.6 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 85.1 %
Population, 2010 350,670
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 25.1 %
Population per square mile, 2010 859.2
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 58.0 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 64.7 %
Housing units, 2013 159,215
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,953
Building permits, 2012 1,136
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.8 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$4,542,005
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %