Winston-Salem is a relatively large city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 251,350 people and 72 associated neighborhoods, Winston-Salem is the fifth largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Winston-Salem is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Winston-Salem is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Winston-Salem who work in office and administrative support (11.01%), management occupations (9.30%), and sales jobs (9.26%). Also of interest is that Winston-Salem has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.45% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The citizens of Winston-Salem are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.55% of adults in Winston-Salem have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Winston-Salem in 2022 was $33,279, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,116 for a family of four. However, Winston-Salem contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Winston-Salem is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Winston-Salem home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winston-Salem residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Winston-Salem also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.56% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Winston-Salem include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Winston-Salem is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
