Latest news about poverty in Winston-Salem, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
18.2% of Winston-Salem, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 30.1% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 11.8% of high school graduates and 30.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 21.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 76.2%. For comparison, it was 29.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Winston-Salem, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Winston-Salem:
18.2%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Winston-Salem:
7.5%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Winston-Salem:
21.1%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 13.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Winston-Salem:
16.0%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
76.2%
Residents above poverty level:
29.9%
Poverty by age in Winston-Salem, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Winston-Salem,NC (percentage below poverty level)
32.0%Under 5 years
27.6%5 years
31.1%6 to 11 years
24.2%12 to 14 years
44.9%15 years
44.1%16 and 17 years
19.7%18 to 24 years
9.9%25 to 34 years
8.9%35 to 44 years
13.2%45 to 54 years
11.9%55 to 64 years
9.6%65 to 74 years
9.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Winston-Salem,NC (percentage below poverty level)
24.9%Under 5 years
37.3%5 years
26.5%6 to 11 years
21.9%12 to 14 years
26.7%15 years
17.0%16 and 17 years
26.5%18 to 24 years
21.0%25 to 34 years
19.7%35 to 44 years
13.4%45 to 54 years
11.7%55 to 64 years
16.5%65 to 74 years
17.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Winston-Salem,NC (% below half of poverty level)
12.3%Under 6 years
10.7%6 to 11 years
11.9%12 to 17 years
3.2%18 to 24 years
7.5%25 to 34 years
7.5%35 to 44 years
8.8%45 to 54 years
3.9%55 to 64 years
5.4%65 to 74 years
5.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Winston-Salem, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Winston-Salem, NC (%)
10.1%White
24.3%Black
28.9%American Indian
5.3%Asian
56.7%Native Hawaiian
27.1%Other race
26.2%2+ races
26.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Winston-Salem, NC (absolute numbers)
10,398White
20,183Black
267American Indian
317Asian
83Native Hawaiian
4,703Other race
6,0342+ races
11,103Hispanic
18.2%Below poverty level
81.8%Above poverty level
18.7%Below poverty level
81.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Winston-Salem, NC
Children below poverty level:
Winston-Salem, North Carolina:
28.1%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Winston-Salem:
11.8%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Winston-Salem:
30.9%
North Carolina:
26.6%
25.3%Married-couple family
3.5%Male, no wife present
71.2%Female, no husband present
10.3%Worked full-time, year-round
29.0%Worked part-time
60.7%Did not work
3.7%Both worked full-time
11.7%One full-time, other part-time
14.9%One full-time, other didn't work
8.6%Both worked part-time
27.0%One part-time, other didn't work
34.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
1.5%1999 to 2000
3.4%1995 to 1998
5.2%1990 to 1994
9.9%1980 to 1989
11.6%1970 to 1979
16.1%1960 to 1969
22.9%1950 to 1959
14.5%1940 to 1949
14.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.3%1999 to 2000
6.1%1995 to 1998
6.8%1990 to 1994
14.4%1980 to 1989
15.1%1970 to 1979
18.1%1960 to 1969
19.2%1950 to 1959
8.4%1940 to 1949
9.5%1939 or earlier
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