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Compare Chapel Hill to Winston-Salem

This post compares Chapel Hill, 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 Chapel Hill (town) Winston-Salem (city)
Population 59,234 240,193
Income (median) $59,989 $38,407
Home Value (median) $397,700 $142,200
White 72% 56%
Black 9% 34%
Asian 12% 2%
With Kids 25% 30%
Age (median) 26 35
Rentals 51% 45%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Chapel Hill or Winston-Salem?
A: Chapel Hill has a much smaller population count than Winston-Salem: 59234 compared with 240193 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Chapel Hill does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 51% for Chapel Hill versus 45% for Winston-Salem.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Chapel Hill may include: Carrboro, Wilmington, and Mooresville.

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

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