Winston-Salem, NC Profile

Winston-Salem, NC, population 229,828, is located in North Carolina's Forsyth county, about 25.3 miles from Greensboro and 69.1 miles from Charlotte.

Through the 90's Winston-Salem's population has grown by about 29%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Winston-Salem has grown by about 4%. Since 2005 Winston-Salem's population has grown by about 6%.

Winston-Salem's property crime levels tend to be much higher than North Carolina's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Winston-Salem tend to be much higher than North Carolina's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	47%
	Females	53%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	56%
	African American	37%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	6%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	201,450	N/A
2001	205,210	1.87%
2002	207,556	1.14%
2003	210,731	1.53%
2004	213,463	1.30%
2005	216,961	1.64%
2006	220,126	1.46%
2007	223,532	1.55%
2008	227,834	1.92%
2009	229,828	0.88%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$37,006

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	935
2002	841
2003	827
2004	782
2005	842
2006	837
2007	N/A
2008	918
2009	753
2010	651

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	15	120	701	930
2002	15	116	549	934
2003	11	118	547	903
2004	21	96	537	858
2005	16	118	608	897
2006	20	126	669	839
2007	-	-	-	-
2008	19	104	723	1233
2009	15	110	575	1039
2010	11	96	449	961

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	7,553
2002	6,799
2003	7,301
2004	6,392
2005	6,224
2006	6,805
2007	N/A
2008	6,621
2009	5,969
2010	5,731

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	3,444	9,798	1,029
2002	3,311	8,757	987
2003	3,957	8,810	1,171
2004	3,546	7,728	1,083
2005	4,016	7,146	956
2006	4289	8126	1034
2007	-	-	-
2008	4670	9234	1091
2009	4532	8429	827
2010	4482	8225	642