Forsyth County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Forsyth County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	389,977	10,730,404	334,922,499	191st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,165	$72,388	$80,734	1418th of 3,221
Median Age	38.4	39.1	38.9	2511th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	38.5%	35.7%	35.7%	331st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$250,400	$288,900	$332,700	887th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,098	$1,228	$1,413	731st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.5%	13.0%	12.5%	1369th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	4.7%	5.2%	1245th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	955.7	220.7	n/a	193rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.7%	9.1%	14.1%	423rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.7	n/a	n/a	1223rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.6%	66.6%	65.2%	2831st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.7	25.1	26.4	1988th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.5%	16.3%	15.1%	469th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.9%	n/a	n/a	1051st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.3%	47.2%	46.9%	2580th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.8%	n/a	n/a	876th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Forsyth County, North Carolina

Statistic	Forsyth County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	53.5%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15.1%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	24.6%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	62.8	58.4	61.4

Age in Forsyth County, North Carolina

Statistic	Forsyth County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	38.4	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.7%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.9%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.2%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.3%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.0%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Forsyth County, North Carolina

Statistic	Forsyth County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	159,925	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.6%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.2%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.3%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.6%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	36.4%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Forsyth County, North Carolina

Statistic	Forsyth County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,203	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.0%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.2%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.3%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.5%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.5%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.2%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.9%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Forsyth County, North Carolina

Statistic	Forsyth County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	175,631	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.8%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	20.7%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.9%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.4%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.6%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,984	$1,896	n/a

Education in Forsyth County, North Carolina

Statistic	Forsyth County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	9.6%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	23.6%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.3%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.3%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.1%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Forsyth County, North Carolina

Statistic	Forsyth County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.2%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.7%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.6%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.1%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.2%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Forsyth County, North Carolina

Statistic	Forsyth County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	55.1%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.8%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.9%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	83.8%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	12.2%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	11.4%	10.0%	16.7%

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