2022 population: 389,157 ( 38,487 from 2010 , 6,573 from 2020)
Land area: 407.8 square miles
Population density: 954.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	213,447	54.85%	3.6%
Black:	100,540	25.84%	12.3%
Indian:	1,138	0.29%	27.3%
Asian:	10,624	2.73%	61.4%
2+ races:	7,905	2.03%	50.4%
Hispanic:	55,503	14.26%	32.9%

Total non-White:	175,710	45.15%	21.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,868	12.9
Deaths:	9,525	12.4
Net Migration:	4,946	6.5
Net Immigration:	1,145	1.5

Change in White population:	7,513	2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	30,974	8.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
350,670
205,934	58.73%
89,533	25.53%
894	0.25%
6,583	1.88%
5,255	1.50%
41,775	11.91%
144,736	41.27%

2000
306,067
202,338	66.11%
77,041	25.17%
783	0.26%
3,203	1.05%
2,728	0.89%
19,577	6.40%
103,729	33.89%

1990
265,878
195,979	73.71%
65,736	24.72%
423	0.16%
1,779	0.67%
n/a
1,961	0.74%
69,899	26.29%

1980
243,683
181,502	74.48%
59,069	24.24%
647	0.27%
760	0.31%
n/a
1,616	0.66%
62,181	25.52%

1970
214,348
165,451	77.19%
47,644	22.23%
213	0.10%
167	0.08%
n/a
811	0.38%
48,897	22.81%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
44,264	14.5
26,090	8.5
15,049	4.9
10,484	3.4

3,596	1.2
41,007	13.4

Number	Rate
1990's
41,328	15.5
25,985	9.8
6,569	2.5
2,435	0.9

6,359	2.4
33,830	12.7

Number	Rate
1980's
34,520	14.2
22,085	9.1
10,901	4.5
n/a

14,477	5.9
7,718	3.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
12,103	5.6
n/a

16,051	7.5
13,284	6.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Forsyth County, NC

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.4
86,954	22.3%
302,203	77.7%
62,976	16.2%

153,096
2.44

94,493	61.7%
66,265	70.1%
12,849	13.6%
58,603	38.3%

2010
Number	Percent
37.2
85,401	24.4%
265,269	75.6%
45,511	13.0%

141,163
2.41

90,462	64.1%
63,242	69.9%
12,433	13.7%
50,701	35.9%

2000
Number	Percent
36.0
73,103	23.9%
232,964	76.1%
39,022	12.7%

124,023
2.39

82,386	66.4%
61,756	75.0%
9,953	12.1%
41,637	33.6%

1990
Number	Percent
34.0
60,524	22.8%
205,354	77.2%
32,399	12.2%

107,459
2.40

73,276	68.2%
57,040	77.8%
7,484	10.2%
34,183	31.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
64,372	26.4%
179,311	73.6%
24,963	10.2%

90,046
2.63

66,182	73.5%
53,015	80.1%
6,556	9.9%
23,864	26.5%

2022 Housing Data for Forsyth County, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9,294	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,048	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,912	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	7,602	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	7,235	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	8,118	5.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,153	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,979	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,620	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	11,426	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	14,537	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	19,539	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	13,749	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	9,058	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,846	6.4%
$200,000 or more	10,980	7.2%

Median Household Income	61,229
Per Capita Income	35,600

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	99
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,092	4.6%
Public Assistance	2,322	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	20,662	13.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	146,719	68.9%
Unemployed	8,692	4.1%
In Armed Forces	643	0.3%

Total Labor Force	156,054	73.3%
Not in Labor Force	56,740	26.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	64,973	57,140	53.2%
Non-Profit	7,574	13,452	36.0%
Self-Employed	9,662	5,421	64.1%

Local Government	4,055	6,538	38.3%
State Government	2,369	4,041	37.0%
Federal Government	1,601	1,002	61.5%

Total Private + Self	74,635	62,561	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	15,599	25,033	38.4%
Total	90,234	87,594	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	11.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	28,811	16.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	37,200	20.9%
Professional, Technical	45,939	25.8%
Service Occupations	28,244	15.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	425	0.2%
All others	38,066	21.4%

White Collar		62.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	31,738	17.8%
Manufacturing	22,180	12.4%
Retail trade	19,711	11.1%
Educational services	16,684	9.4%
Accommodation and food services	12,061	6.8%
Construction	11,889	6.7%
Finance and insurance	10,704	6.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	10,369	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8,787	4.9%
Other services	8,411	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	8,329	4.7%
Public administration	5,010	2.8%
Wholesale trade	3,798	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,841	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,267	1.3%
Information	1,959	1.1%
Utilities	587	0.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	548	0.3%
Management	282	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	105	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	29,318	7.64%
Puerto Rican	5,255	1.37%
Cuban	1,273	0.33%
Dominican	1,649	0.43%

Total Central American	8,161	2.13%
Costa Rican	95	0.02%
Guatemalan	1,298	0.34%
Honduran	1,264	0.33%
Nicaraguan	299	0.08%
Panamanian	230	0.06%
Salvadoran	4,975	1.30%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3,514	0.92%
Argentinean	199	0.05%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	200	0.05%
Colombian	1,535	0.40%
Ecuadorian	132	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	635	0.17%
Uruguayan	227	0.06%
Venezuelan	586	0.15%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,255	0.85%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	2,387	0.62%
Indian	2,290	0.60%
Filipino	1,263	0.33%
Vietnamese	560	0.15%
Japanese	382	0.10%
Korean	379	0.10%
Taiwanese	357	0.09%
Thai	199	0.05%
Cambodian	158	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	307,657	85.0%
Spanish	40,075	11.1%
Other Indo-European	3,657	1.0%
Chinese	2,268	0.6%
Other Asian	2,021	0.6%
Other	1,436	0.4%
Arabic	1,048	0.3%
German, other Germanic	860	0.2%
Tagalog	777	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	45,212	11.8%
German	39,028	10.2%
Irish	29,864	7.8%
American	24,020	6.3%
Italian	10,520	2.7%
Scottish	8,376	2.2%
European	7,325	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	6,448	1.7%
French	4,644	1.2%
Polish	4,475	1.2%
Welsh	2,626	0.7%
Dutch	2,620	0.7%
British	2,334	0.6%
Norwegian	1,988	0.5%
Swedish	1,798	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	361,915	94.3%
Not a citizen	21,824	5.7%

Native	349,604	91.1%
Foreign-born	34,135	8.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10,955	4.2%	16,832	6.5%	64,070	24.9%	74,897	29.1%	55,140	21.4%	35,877	13.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10,955	4.2%
9-12 Years	16,832	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	64,070	24.9%
Some College	74,897	29.1%
Bach. Degree	55,140	21.4%
Grad Degree	35,877	13.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	145,762	139,957	5,805	4.0%	4.1%
1991	144,663	138,081	6,582	4.5%	5.9%
1992	146,606	138,887	7,719	5.3%	6.3%
1993	147,490	141,250	6,240	4.2%	5.1%
1994	150,165	144,435	5,730	3.8%	4.4%
1995	151,097	146,115	4,982	3.3%	4.4%
1996	155,517	150,411	5,106	3.3%	4.4%
1997	157,110	152,597	4,513	2.9%	3.8%
1998	156,072	151,815	4,257	2.7%	3.5%
1999	156,606	152,856	3,750	2.4%	3.3%

2000	161,821	156,604	5,217	3.2%	3.7%
2001	164,272	156,547	7,725	4.7%	5.6%
2002	166,062	156,164	9,898	6.0%	6.9%
2003	167,425	157,709	9,716	5.8%	6.7%
2004	167,168	158,301	8,867	5.3%	5.9%
2005	169,250	160,752	8,498	5.0%	5.6%
2006	173,584	165,569	8,015	4.6%	5.1%
2007	174,005	165,749	8,256	4.7%	5.1%
2008	177,654	167,604	10,050	5.7%	6.2%
2009	180,733	162,903	17,830	9.9%	11.0%

2010	173,644	156,216	17,428	10.0%	10.7%
2011	174,540	157,407	17,133	9.8%	10.3%
2012	177,910	161,767	16,143	9.1%	9.5%
2013	177,824	164,762	13,062	7.3%	7.8%
2014	177,329	166,984	10,345	5.8%	6.1%
2015	179,552	169,780	9,772	5.4%	5.7%
2016	182,081	173,210	8,871	4.9%	5.1%
2017	184,510	176,426	8,084	4.4%	4.5%
2018	186,924	179,623	7,301	3.9%	4.0%
2019	190,021	183,105	6,916	3.6%	3.8%

2020	184,149	170,449	13,700	7.4%	7.3%
2021	182,861	173,726	9,135	5.0%	4.9%
2022	189,065	182,052	7,013	3.7%	3.7%
2023	188,507	181,846	6,661	3.5%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	171,040
Median Value	$205,700

Occupied	153,096	89.5%
Vacant	17,944	10.5%

Owned	94,800	61.9%
Rented	58,296	38.1%
Median Rent	$969

Single-Family Units	119,617	69.9%
Detached	112,579	65.8%
Attached	7,038	4.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	35,964	21.0%
Mobile Homes	6,096	3.6%

Forsyth County, NC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Forsyth County, NC

2022 Housing Data for Forsyth County, NC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Forsyth County, NC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Forsyth County, NC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Forsyth County, NC

Historical Labor Force Data for Forsyth County, NC