Where has Winston-Salem looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Winston-Salem | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 252,037 | 229,826 | 55 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 6.2% | — | |
| Median household income | $59,268 | $61,469 | 36 | ||
| Poverty rate | 17.7% | 18.3% | 36 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 39.5% | 34.9% | 55 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 9.2% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $233,800 | $233,650 | 45 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,087 | $1,106 | 36 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 10.6% | 10.1% | 55 | ||
| Worked from home | 14.1% | 13.0% | 64 |
Winston-SalemPeer median
Winston-SalemPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +4.1% |
| Housing units | — | — | +5.9% |
| Median household income | — | — | +36.7% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +56.4% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +33.9% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +15.1% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +191.5% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -7.8% |
| Restaurants & bars | 21.6 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 4.2 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 7.3 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 24.5 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 17.1 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 4.5 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.4 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 23.4 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greensboro, NC | 80 | 301,198 | — | $61,515 | 41.0% |
| Richmond, VA | 80 | 229,359 | +8.7% | $64,587 | 45.6% |
| Little Rock, AR | 78 | 203,436 | +3.7% | $63,003 | 44.6% |
| Spokane, WA | 77 | 230,293 | +9.6% | $70,064 | 33.9% |
| Chattanooga, TN | 75 | 185,783 | +8.1% | $64,523 | 36.0% |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 75 | 268,589 | — | $61,422 | 29.0% |
| Buffalo, NY | 74 | 276,854 | — | $50,041 | 31.2% |
| Mobile, AL | 73 | 203,416 | +4.3% | $53,558 | 32.0% |
| Cincinnati, OH | 73 | 311,224 | — | $52,909 | 41.8% |
| Columbus, GA | 73 | 203,711 | +2.8% | $58,073 | 30.5% |