Who owns and who rents in Winston-Salem?

The share of households that own versus rent in Winston-Salem, NC, how that split has changed since 2015 and how it compares with the county, state and nation.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

Winston-Salem's housing is split like this.

Homeowner households: 55% — U.S.: 65%

Occupied households

• Own: 54799
• Rent: 45479

Homeownership rate

• Winston-Salem: 54.6
• Forsyth County: 62.7
• NC: 66.4
• U.S.: 65

What it means

55% of households here own their home — 10 percentage points lower than the national rate of 65%.

That split has barely moved since 2015.