Winston Salem, NC
Census ZIP code profile for Winston Salem, NC - 9 ZIPs, total population 250,944. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.
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ACS city ledger plate
Sheet WINSTON-SALEM-NC · Winston Salem, NC 9 ZIPs · 250,944 pop · #17327/25278 · Forsyth County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-MID · OWN-LOW · POP-MAJOR · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $61,149
- RANK-LOWER #17327/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Rural Hall
- BOOK-MID 9 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 56% owners
- POP-MAJOR 250,944
- SPREAD-WIDE 27105→27104
- HOME-MID $249,143
Nearest income peer: Rural Hall, NC (+ $9,937 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Winston Salem
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Winston Salem on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Winston Salem · this city · lowest
Winston Salem · this city · lowest
$61,149 median HH income
- Rural Hall · near
Rural Hall · near
$71,086 median HH income
- Walkertown · near
Walkertown · near
$74,804 median HH income
- Belews Creek · near
Belews Creek · near
$76,469 median HH income
- Kernersville · near
Kernersville · near
$82,461 median HH income
- Lewisville · highest
Lewisville · highest
$107,924 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Winston Salem, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a major-metro population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.
- 31st pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 250,944
- city population (Census)
- 9
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $61,149
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
A below-median income city on a compact ZIP cluster (9 codes). Income averages $61,149, rent $1,073 , commute about 21 minutes. Sibling ZIPs here are close enough that a two-ZIP compare often answers which side of town.
Every one of the 8 cities sharing Forsyth County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Winston Salem, Kernersville, Clemmons and Lewisville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Lewisville marks the far end of that range at $107,924, 76% above Winston Salem.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Winston Salem differ
Winston Salem's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $44,080 in ZIP 27105 to $81,529 in ZIP 27104, while home values span $168,400 in 27105 to $359,300 in 27104. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.8×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 2.1×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 19.3 points
27105 to 27104
27105 to 27104
27104 to 27105
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Winston Salem residents fan out across many ZIPs
Population is spread across 9 codes in Winston Salem. The densest, 27107, still represents only about 19% of the 250,944 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense employer mosaic across Winston Salem
Citywide ZBP: 6,483 establishments, 133,948 employees , annual payroll $8,351,584k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 9 of 9 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27103 (1,867 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (1,023) · also Health care and social assistance · Professional, scientific, and technical services .
ZIP Codes in Winston Salem, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Forsyth County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 9 of them fall in Winston Salem. See the Forsyth County roll-up →
Every one of the 8 cities sharing Forsyth County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Winston Salem, Kernersville, Clemmons and Lewisville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Lewisville marks the far end of that range at $107,924, 76% above Winston Salem.
Side-by-side: Compare 27107 vs 27106 →
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27107 | 46,963 | $60,729 | 659 | 279 |
| 27106 | 45,015 | $68,568 | 883 | 607 |
| 27105 | 39,568 | $44,080 | 732 | 454 |
| 27127 | 34,138 | $61,926 | 585 | 443 |
| 27103 | 33,208 | $67,012 | 1,867 | 691 |
| 27104 | 28,485 | $81,529 | 615 | 892 |
| 27101 | 18,901 | $44,198 | 1,130 | 572 |
| 27109 | 2,539 | n/a | 6 | 5,059 |
| 27110 | 2,127 | n/a | 6 | 4,354 |
Winston Salem roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Winston Salem, .