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Compare Wake Forest to Winston-Salem

This post compares Wake Forest, 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 Wake Forest (town) Winston-Salem (city)
Population 38,473 240,193
Income (median) $58,843 $38,407
Home Value (median) $278,600 $142,200
White 78% 56%
Black 14% 34%
Asian 1% 2%
With Kids 48% 30%
Age (median) 35 35
Rentals 29% 45%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Wake Forest or Winston-Salem?
A: Wake Forest has a much smaller population count than Winston-Salem: 38473 compared with 240193 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Winston-Salem does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Wake Forest versus 45% for Winston-Salem.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Wake Forest may include: Fuquay-Varina, Huntersville, and Apex.

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

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