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Population (year 2000): 185,776. Estimated
population in July 2005: 193,755 (+4.3% change)
Males: 87,345 (47.0%), Females: 98,431 (53.0%)
Forsyth County
Zip code:
27104
Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $37,006 (year 2000)
Median house value: $102,200 (year 2000)
Races in Winston-Salem:
- White Non-Hispanic (52.4%)
- Black (37.1%)
- Hispanic (8.6%)
- Other race (4.3%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (9.6%), German (9.2%),
United States (7.5%), Irish (5.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%),
Scottish (2.0%).
Elevation: 912 feet
Land area: 108.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Winston-Salem
- High school or higher: 80.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.0%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Winston-Salem city
- Never married: 31.0%
- Now married: 47.8%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 10.4%
8.3% Foreign born (6.1% Latin America, 0.9%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +18,134
(+10.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Winston-Salem:
- FORSYTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (3333 SILAS CREEK
PARKWAY)
- MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL (1950 S HAWTHORNE RD)
- NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITALS (MEDICAL
CENTER BOULEVARD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Winston-Salem:
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 4 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC;
ID: INT)
- PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 23 miles;
GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)
- DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 72 miles; DANVILLE, VA; ID:
DAN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Winston-Salem:
- MEADOW BROOK FIELD (about 17 miles; WALNUT COVE, NC;
ID: N63)
- SUGAR VALLEY (about 19 miles; MOCKSVILLE, NC; ID:
31A)
- DS BUTLER FARM AND AIRFIELD (about 19 miles; OAK
RIDGE, NC; ID: N83)
Amtrak station:
WINSTON-SALEM (127 S. CHERRY ST.) - Bus Station. Services:
fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi
service.
College/University in Winston-Salem:
- WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 2,508; Location: 601 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR
DR; Public; Website: www.wssu.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Winston-Salem:
- WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; WINSTON
SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
- FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles;
WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)
- NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV
(about 17 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 6,970)
- HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; HIGH POINT,
NC; FT enrollment: 2,564)
- GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24
miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; FT enrollment: 4,810)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 33
miles; GREENSBORO, NC; FT enrollment: 10,868)
- ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
SALISBURY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,499)
Public high school in Winston-Salem:
- MIDDLE COLLEGE OF FORSYTH CNTY (Students: 94;
Location: 2100 SILAS CREEK PARKWAY; Grades: 10 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Winston-Salem:
- CLEMMONS MIDDLE (Students: 1,178; Location:
3785 FRATERNITY CHURCH ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JEFFERSON MIDDLE (Students: 1,081; Location:
3500 SALLY KIRK ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MEADOWLARK MIDDLE (Students: 1,051; Location:
301 MEADOWLARK DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WARD ELEMENTARY (Students: 835; Location:
3775 FRATERNITY CHURCH ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- WALLBURG ELEMENTARY (Students: 829; Location:
205 MOTSINGER ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 770;
Location: 2470 HILLTOP DRIVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- GIBSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 732; Location:
2020 WALKER ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 643;
Location: 401 MEADOWLARK ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- FORSYTH ACADEMIES (Students: 612; Location:
5426 SHATTALON DRIVE; Grades: KG - 08)
- PETREE ELEMENTARY (Students: 439; Location:
3815 OLD GREENSBORO ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Winston-Salem:
- FORSYTH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $7,103,489; Location: 660 WEST FIFTH STREET;
710,833 books; 42,265 audio materials; 11,619 video
materials; 3,445 serial subscriptions)
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