Germanton

Population: 851
Median household income: $76,458
Median home value: $190,900

Germanton, a community in Forsyth County, North Carolina, has 851 residents. At $76,458, its median household income sits above Forsyth County's $65,541.

From 2019 to 2023, Germanton's population declined 10.9% from 955 to 851, while its median home value rose 64.7% from $115,900 to $190,900.

The median resident is 59.6 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 38.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 851
Median age: 59.6 yrs
Median household income: $76,458
Median home value: $190,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 437
Homeownership rate: 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

955851

Median household income

$47,961$76,458

Median home value

$115,900$190,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	955	$47,961	$115,900
2020	1,124	$55,804	$139,600
2021	828	$58,971	$143,900
2022	876	$72,617	$166,500
2023	851	$76,458	$190,900

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 173.9%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 342.9%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 6438.8%

65 to 7425.5%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	33	3.9%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	25	2.9%
35 to 44	113	13.3%
45 to 54	62	7.3%
55 to 64	330	38.8%
65 to 74	217	25.5%
75 and over	71	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	851	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate36.6%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree12.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	22	2.7%
High school graduate	299	36.6%
Some college or associate's	289	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	108	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	100	12.2%

Commute to work

Drove alone56.5%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home36.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	205	56.5%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	7.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	132	36.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	44	19.0%
15 to 29 min	117	50.6%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	70	30.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 13.4% (114 of 851)

	Count	Share
Family households	313	74.9%
Nonfamily households	105	25.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	418	95.7%
Vacant	19	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	393	94.0%
Renter-occupied	25	6.0%

1-unit, detached95.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	418	95.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3725880
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 36.2501, -80.2390