People QuickFacts Winston-Salem North Carolina Population, 2011 estimate 232,385 9,656,401 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 229,617 9,535,475 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.2% 1.3% Population, 2010 229,617 9,535,483 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.3% 6.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 24.6% 23.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 12.5% 12.9% Female persons, percent, 2010 53.0% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 51.2% 68.5% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 34.7% 21.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 1.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.0% 2.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.4% 2.2% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 14.7% 8.4% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 47.1% 65.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 82.5% 83.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 10.8% 7.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 16.4% 10.4% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 85.5% 83.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 31.8% 26.1% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 19.3 23.4  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 58.4% 68.1% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 32.0% 16.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $141,200 $149,100 Households, 2006-2010 89,315 3,626,179 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.42 2.49 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $24,472 $24,745 Median household income 2006-2010 $41,483 $45,570 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 19.3% 15.5%     Business QuickFacts Winston-Salem North Carolina Total number of firms, 2007 18,081 798,791 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 17.1% 10.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 1.0% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.5% 2.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.7% 2.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.8% 28.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 9,391,075 205,867,299 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,841,741 88,795,885 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 3,886,045 114,578,173 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $17,385 $12,641 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 508,130 16,126,939     Geography QuickFacts Winston-Salem North Carolina Land area in square miles, 2010 132.45 48,617.91 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,733.6 196.1 FIPS Code 75000 37 Counties Forsyth County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts