Higher Education in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has decreased by 1.0 percent. By the year 2005, 27 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has decreased by a total of 0.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 24 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, with 25.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported in American Community Survey of 2005. The Winston-Salem MSA counted a higher percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of North Carolina's proportion of 25.2 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 27.2 percent.

Since 2000, the Winston-Salem metro area has decreased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has declined by 0.6 percent to a total of 25.4 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is greater than the State of North Carolina percent of 25.2 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

The American Community Survey reported that in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 30.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in the Winston-Salem metro area have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 27 percent (Men) versus 24 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma category, with 31 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area according to the American Community Survey of 2005, 26.4 percent of the White Alone, 19.8 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 10.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Winston-Salem, NC

The Winston-Salem metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population base that is comprised of 70 percent White, 19.5 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 8.3 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 28.8 percent minorities. This is less than the State of North Carolina percent of 29.6. Since 2000, Winston-Salem has increased in diversity when 26.2 percent of the population were minorities.

The Winston-Salem metro area had a population of 448,629 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 423,373. This growth represents an increase of 6 percent. Winston-Salem ranks 6 of 14 MSAs in terms of population growth in North Carolina and the metro area ranks 99 of 361 metro areas when calculating the total change in MSA population across the US.

In terms of total land area, the Winston-Salem metro area covers a total land area of 1462 square miles. This area has a medium-high population density of 307 persons per square mile. Other metro areas with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Sandusky (309 per sq. mile ), Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton (313 per sq. mile ), Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton (314 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Albany-Schenectady-Troy (301 per sq. mile ), Fort Wayne (297 per sq. mile ), Santa Rosa-Petaluma (296 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a high number of individuals have migrated into the Winston-Salem metro area, with 8,824 people migrating in from another country. The international migration into Winston-Salem makes up 5.6 percent of the total international migration into the State of North Carolina. This level of international migration can be considered high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.



Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.