Walkertown vs Winston-Salem

A side-by-side comparison of Walkertown and Winston-Salem: population, income, housing, and more.

Walkertown and Winston-Salem are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Winston-Salem has the higher population (250,887 vs 5,793 in Walkertown). Walkertown has the higher median household income ($80,761 vs $57,673 in Winston-Salem). Walkertown has the higher median home value ($230,800 vs $208,200 in Winston-Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Walkertown	Winston-Salem
Population	5,793	250,887
Median age	39.1 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$80,761	$57,673
Median home value	$230,800	$208,200
Median gross rent	$1,283	$1,033
Housing units	2,572	113,441
Homeownership rate	72.9%	54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.4%	37.2%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Walkertown	Winston-Salem
Population	5,099 → 5,793 (+13.6%)	244,115 → 250,887 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$41,952 → $80,761 (+92.5%)	$45,750 → $57,673 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$137,700 → $230,800 (+67.6%)	$147,900 → $208,200 (+40.8%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $1,283 (+69.7%)	$806 → $1,033 (+28.2%)

Walkertown

Population

5,0995,793

Median household income

$41,952$80,761

Median home value

$137,700$230,800

Median gross rent

$756$1,283

Winston-Salem

Population

244,115250,887

Median household income

$45,750$57,673

Median home value

$147,900$208,200

Median gross rent

$806$1,033

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Walkertown	Winston-Salem
Under 5	5.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.2%	17.8%
18 to 24	9.0%	11.6%
25 to 34	14.6%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.0%	12.0%
65 to 74	10.4%	8.5%
75 and over	6.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Walkertown	Winston-Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	74.1%	44.0%
Black or African American	15.9%	31.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	17.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Walkertown	Winston-Salem
No high school diploma	6.7%	11.6%
High school graduate	30.1%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Walkertown	Winston-Salem
Drove alone	80.5%	73.2%
Carpooled	5.8%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	1.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	12.5%	12.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Walkertown	Winston-Salem
1-unit, detached	79.8%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	17.9%
20 or more units	7.7%	8.4%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Walkertown	Winston-Salem
Poverty rate	6.0%	17.9%
Average household size	2.53	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1993	1980