Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

147,512

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

42.2

1.63% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.25%

4.66% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$82,133

3.34% 1-year growth

Health

93.3% of the population of Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC has health coverage, with 51.6% on employee plans, 11.7% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 1.56% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

1,413 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in North Carolina

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see an average of 1,413 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in North Carolina in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.65%

Uninsured

51.6%

Employer Coverage

11.7%

Medicaid

15.3%

Medicare

13.1%

Non-Group

1.56%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC declined by 9.17% from 7.32% to 6.65%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC employs 68.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC were General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (5,769 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,859 people), and Construction (3,841 people), and the highest paying industries were Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers ($195,773), Other administrative & other support services ($140,509), and Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing ($132,062).

Males in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC have an average income that is 1.24 times higher than the average income of females, which is $65,974. The income inequality in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC (measured using the Gini index) is 0.439, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

32,406

Women

47.3%

36,065

Men

52.7%

The workforce of Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC in 2024 was 68,471 people, with 47.3% woman, and 52.7% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

68.5k

2024 Value

4.97%

1 Year growth

± 4.97%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC grew at a rate of 4.97%, from 65.2k employees to 68.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC, are Other managers (1,750 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,623 people), and Registered nurses (1,596 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

68.5k

2024 Value

4.97%

1 Year growth

± 4.97%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC grew at a rate of 4.97%, from 65.2k employees to 68.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (5,769 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,859 people), and Construction (3,841 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC, though some of these residents may live in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,882

Median earning men ± $1,736

$46,256

Median earning women ± $1,576

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,750), Manufacturing ($72,225), and Public Administration ($70,775).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,556), Construction ($53,581), and Manufacturing ($50,826).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

Y-Axis

3.04%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC was $281,500 in 2024, which is 0.846 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $255,300 to $281,500, a 10.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC is 77.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$281,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,819

$46,278

Median Property Taxes

±$1,562

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.1%

Homeownership

2024

67.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.1% of the housing units in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$82,133

Median Household Income

± $2,034

60.1k

Number of Households

± 1,934

In 2024, the median household income of the 60.1k households in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC grew to $82,133 from the previous year's value of $79,476.

The following chart displays the households in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC

In 2024, the income inequality in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.62% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.3%)
Worked At Home (15.7%)
Carpooled (6.71%)

In 2024, 76.3% of workers in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.7%) and those who carpooled to work (6.71%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.06% of the workforce in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.25% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC (13.6k out of 147k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Forsyth County (Outside Winston-Salem City)--Kernersville Town & Clemmons Village PUMA, NC is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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