ZIP 27106 · Winston Salem
Who lives in ZIP code 27106 (Winston Salem, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Winston Salem, NC · Forsyth County
uszips 2026
People49,670
Median age38.5
Household income$68,568
Home value$311,664
Median rent$1,145/mo
Poverty14.8%
College degree+50.3%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Wider region
- Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 674 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 20,288
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.2% are 65 or older; 78.0% are adults.
Household income
36.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,843.
Education (adults 25+)
45.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.2%
- Never married
- 39.2%
- Divorced
- 11.3%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 3.13
- Dual-income families
- 52.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 56.0%
- Rent burden
- 32.4%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
- Self-employed
- 13.3%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.1%
- Veterans
- 5.8%
- With a disability
- 11.4%
- No health insurance
- 7.8%
- Limited English
- 2.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.