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Compare Cary to Winston-Salem

This post compares Cary, North Carolina to Winston-Salem, North Carolina across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Cary (town) Winston-Salem (city)
Population 159,715 240,193
Income (median) $72,524 $38,407
Home Value (median) $323,000 $142,200
White 69% 56%
Black 7% 34%
Asian 16% 2%
With Kids 39% 30%
Age (median) 39 35
Rentals 31% 45%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Cary or Winston-Salem?
A: Cary has a smaller population count than Winston-Salem: 159715 compared with 240193 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Cary or in Winston-Salem?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Cary.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Cary or Winston-Salem?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Cary.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Winston-Salem does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 31% for Cary versus 45% for Winston-Salem.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Cary may include: Apex, Huntersville, and Cornelius.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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