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| Winston Salem |
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| Population 2002: | 188,934 |
| Population 2000: | 185,776 |
| Elevation: | 912 feet |
| Land area: | 108.9 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 8.3% (6.1% Latin America, 0.9% Asia) |
| Population growth: | +3,158 (+1.70%) |
| County: | Forsyth |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (25.6%), Manufacturing (15.6%), Retail trade (10.4%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 52.4% |
| Black: | 37.1% |
| Hispanic: | 8.6% |
| Other race: | 4.3% |
| Two or more races: | 1.6% |
| American Indian: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 47.8% |
| Never married: | 31.0% |
| Divorced: | 10.4% |
| Widowed: | 7.6% |
| Separated: | 3.3% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $102,200 |
| Household income: | $37,006 |
| Resident age: | 34.6 years |
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| Winston Salem Compared to North Carolina State Average |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 80.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 30.3% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 11.0% |
| Unemployed: | 5.7% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 987 (514.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 934 (486.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 578.1 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 robberies: | 549 (285.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 116 (60.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 15 (7.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 8,757 (4560.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 3,311 (1724.2 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| English: | 9.6% |
| German: | 9.2% |
| United States: | 7.5% |
| Irish: | 5.9% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 2.6% |
| Scottish: | 2.0% |