Cities / North Carolina / Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem, NC

252,037 people

Right Now

Weather

81°F

Clear

Today: Sunny, high 84°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Forsyth County-Winston-Salem-Greensboro-High Point)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 6.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

GSO

17 mi — Piedmont Triad International Airport

Population & People

Population

252,037

Median age

35.9

Median household income

$59,268

Poverty rate

17.7%

Unemployment rate

5.7%

Bachelor's degree+

39.5%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

18.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$233,800

Median gross rent

$1,087/mo

Homeownership rate

55.59%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,232

HUD Fair Market Rent (Forsyth County, 2 mi from Winston-Salem), 2026. Efficiency $995, 1BR $1082, 2BR $1232, 3BR $1607, 4BR $1898. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

North Carolina commercial electricity

10.25¢/kWh

North Carolina industrial electricity

7.8¢/kWh

North Carolina residential electricity

14.02¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

893762.5

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

682393.2

All-Transactions House Price Index for North Carolina

702.88

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Source: FRED, North Carolina-specific series.

Nearby Airports

GSO

Piedmont Triad International Airport

17 mi away

CLT

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

73 mi away

RDU

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

83 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (North Carolina energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (North Carolina economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).