Editing Winston-Salem, North Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 443
|1880= 4194
|1890= 10729
|1900= 13650
|1910= 22700
|1920= 48395
|1930= 75274
|1940= 79815
|1950= 87881
|1960= 111135
|1970= 133683
|1980= 131885
|1990= 143485
|2000= 185776
|2010= 229617
|2020= 249545
|estyear=2023
|estimate=252975
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
| footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br/>2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/winstonsalemcitynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Winston-Salem city, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===2010/2020 censuses===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Winston-Salem city, North Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Winston-Salem city, North Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US3775000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">{{Cite web |title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Winston-Salem city, North Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US3775000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name="2020CensusP2">{{Cite web |title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Winston-Salem city, North Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US3775000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|97,420
|108,222
|style='background: #ffffe6; |109,714
|52.44%
|47.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |43.97%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|67,648
|78,065
|style='background: #ffffe6; |79,788
|36.41%
|34.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31.97%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|453
|567
|style='background: #ffffe6; |607
|0.24%
|0.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,082
|4,536
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,275
|1.12%
|1.98%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.51%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|44
|138
|style='background: #ffffe6; |191
|0.02%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|267
|535
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,140
|0.14%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.46%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|1,819
|3,801
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,989
|0.98%
|1.66%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.60%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|16,043
|33,753
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42,841
|8.64%
|14.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.17%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''185,776'''
|'''229,617'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''249,545'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 249,545 people, 94,884 households, and 53,708 families residing in the city.

Winston-Salem's population grew by 8.7% from 2010 to 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts Winston-Salem city, North Carolina |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/winstonsalemcitynorthcarolina/PST045217 |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce |access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref> making it the fifth largest city in North Carolina.

===2017 census estimate===
At the 2017 [[Population Estimates Program|census estimate]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Households and Families: 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_17_5YR_S1101&prodType=table |website=American Fact Finder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=26 March 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191210020706/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_17_5YR_S1101&prodType=table |archive-date=10 December 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the population was 244,605, with 94,105 households and a [[population density]] of 1,846 people per square mile.

Winston-Salem was 53.0% female, and 27.8% of its firms were owned by women. The [[median]] age was 35 years. 23.9% of the population was under 18 years old, and 13.7% of the population was 65 years or older.<ref>{{cite web |title=Age and Sex: 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=https://www.census.gov |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=26 March 2019 }}</ref>

The racial composition of the city in 2017 was 56.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 34.7% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American]], 2.2% [[Asian American]], 0.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.1% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific native alone, and 2.3% [[Multiracial American|two or more races]]. In addition, 14.8% was [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]], of any race. [[Non-Hispanic Whites]] were 45.8% of the population in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hispanic or Latino Origin by Race: 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=https://www.census.gov |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=26 March 2019 }}</ref>

38.4% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.06.<ref name="census1">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?|title=American FactFinder - Results|date=7 August 2013|access-date=26 July 2018}}{{dead link|date=September 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

The median household income was $41,228, and the median family income was $53,222. The [[mean]] household income was $60,637, and the mean family income was $74,938. Males had a median income of $41,064, versus $33,683 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $24,728. 20.6% of the population and 15.7% of all families were below the [[poverty line]]. 26.2% of the total population, 31.6% of those under the age of 18, and 8.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.<ref name="census1"/>

===Religion===
[[File:Home Moravian Church, Old Salem, Winston-Salem, NC (49036541457).jpg|thumb|[[Home Moravian Church]], [[Old Salem]]]]

About 54.14% of the population identifies as being religiously affiliated. Christianity is the largest religion, with [[Baptist]]s (15.77%) making up the largest religious denomination, followed by [[Methodist]]s (12.79%) and [[Roman Catholic|Catholics]] (4.39%). [[Pentecostal]]s (2.97%), [[Episcopalian]]s (1.3%), [[Presbyterian]]s (2.59%), [[Lutheran]]s (0.96%), [[Latter-Day Saints]] (0.90%) make up a significant amount of the Christian population as well. The remaining Christian population (11.93%) is affiliated with other churches such as the [[Moravian Church|Moravians]] and the [[United Church of Christ]]. [[Islam]] (0.43%) is the second-largest religion, after Christianity, followed by [[Judaism]] (0.20%). [[Eastern religions]] (0.02%) make up the religious minority.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/north_carolina/winston-salem |title=Winston-Salem, North Carolina Religion |website=Bestplaces.net |date=2015-07-07 |access-date=2017-04-02}}</ref>

The city's long history with the Moravian church has had a lasting cultural effect. The Moravian star is used as the city's official Christmas street decoration. In addition, a 31-foot Moravian star, one of the largest in the world, sits atop the North Tower of [[Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center]] during the Advent and Christmas seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wfubmc.edu/News-Releases/2009/Wake_Forest_University_Baptist_Medical_Center_to_Hold_Annual_Star_Lighting_Service.htm |title=Dec. 3, 2009: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center to Hold Annual Star Lighting Service |website=Wfubmc.edu |access-date=2017-04-02}}</ref> Another star sits under [[Wake Forest University]]'s Wait Chapel during the Advent and Christmas seasons as well. Moravian star images also decorate the lobby of the city's landmark Reynolds Building.