Forsyth County

Forsyth County has 389,977 residents across 16 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $67,165, 7% below the North Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $250,400, and 39% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

389,977residentsACS 2020–2024

$67,165median household incomeNorth Carolina: $72K

$250,400median home valueowner-occupied homes

90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Forsyth County in North CarolinaZIP codes in Forsyth County highlighted; the rest of North Carolina in grey

Map of North Carolina with Forsyth County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 16 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
27009	2,939	$76K	$280K	98%	29%	99%	28 min
27012	30,543	$96K	$341K	80%	49%	96%	26 min
27023	14,414	$108K	$369K	87%	51%	95%	26 min
27040	12,665	$93K	$278K	93%	45%	96%	28 min
27045	10,863	$71K	$194K	73%	27%	93%	30 min
27050	3,823	$89K	$189K	84%	27%	82%	27 min
27051	7,873	$75K	$210K	81%	25%	91%	24 min
27101	22,973	$44K	$221K	33%	36%	86%	19 min
27103	33,325	$67K	$242K	55%	45%	91%	22 min
27104	31,783	$82K	$359K	60%	60%	92%	21 min
27105	40,678	$44K	$168K	54%	18%	81%	25 min
27106	49,670	$69K	$313K	56%	50%	93%	23 min
27109	2,823	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	0%	–	21 min
27110	2,181	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	69%	–	20 min
27127	41,443	$62K	$220K	66%	32%	92%	23 min
27284	58,065	$82K	$284K	73%	34%	92%	26 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

389,977 residents in 159,925 households, next to the North Carolina figure.

23%

under 18

23%

aged 18–34

17%

aged 65 and over

33%

of households are people living alone

43%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

175,631 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $250,400 (±$5,111).

64%

of households own their home

67%

of homes are detached single-family houses

21%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,098

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201911%

2000–200915%

1990–199914%

1980–198915%

1970–197915%

1960–196910%

1950–195910%

1940–19493%

1939 or earlier6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,465.

$67,165

median household income

14.5%

of people live below the poverty line

5.0%

unemployment rate

39%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

24 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

82%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

15%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

90%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Forsyth County, North Carolina, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.