Demographics of Forsyth County, North Carolina

Forsyth County, North Carolina had 401,718 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +19,100 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Forsyth County, in four figures

401,718
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.0%
Change since July 2020: +19,100 people.; 38.4 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,165 ±$1,465
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Forsyth County, North Carolina's population grew 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Forsyth County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Forsyth County, North Carolina's population grew 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Forsyth County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	382,618	100.0	100.0
2021	385,808	100.8	100.2
2022	389,389	101.8	100.7
2023	393,631	102.9	101.6
2024	397,836	104.0	102.5
2025	401,718	105.0	103.1

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Population of Forsyth County, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	382,618	+6	+140	+7	−207
2021	385,808	+3,190	+175	+313	+2,447
2022	389,389	+3,581	+123	+1,172	+2,407
2023	393,631	+4,242	+367	+2,013	+1,896
2024	397,836	+4,205	+332	+2,770	+1,098
2025	401,718	+3,882	+428	+1,589	+1,836

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.4 ±0.2: for men 37.1 ±0.3 and for women 39.7 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Forsyth County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	22,353 ±60	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	65,990 ±1,726	16.9% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	38,698 ±1,256	9.9% ±0.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	99,290 ±1,514	25.5% ±0.4	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	97,512 ±1,543	25.0% ±0.4	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	66,134 ±1,655	17.0% ±0.4	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,165 ±$1,465, and income per person $39,203 ±$752, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Forsyth County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	27,239 ±1,393	17.0% ±0.9	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	32,982 ±1,700	20.6% ±1.1	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	27,478 ±1,485	17.2% ±0.9	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	21,431 ±1,362	13.4% ±0.8	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	24,517 ±1,302	15.3% ±0.8	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	12,605 ±769	7.9% ±0.5	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	13,673 ±807	8.5% ±0.5	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Forsyth County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	55,059 ±3,444	14.5% ±0.9	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	18,625 ±1,509	21.2% ±1.6	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	26,235 ±1,769	13.0% ±0.9	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	10,199 ±896	11.3% ±1.0	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Forsyth County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Forsyth County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	175,631 ±271	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.1% ±0.7	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.9% ±0.7	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.6% ±0.9	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.4% ±0.8	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$250,400 ±$5,111	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,098 ±$20	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±1	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Forsyth County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	58,888 ±0	15.1% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	208,781 ±791	53.5% ±0.2	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	95,863 ±1,343	24.6% ±0.3	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9,098 ±466	2.3% ±0.1	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	473 ±169	0.1% ±<0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	273 ±92	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,961 ±709	0.5% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	14,640 ±1,594	3.8% ±0.4	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Forsyth County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	214,776 ±3,233	55.1% ±0.8	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	132,035 ±2,763	33.9% ±0.7	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5,347 ±745	1.4% ±0.2	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	37,819 ±1,717	9.7% ±0.4	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	14,695 ±1,285	3.8% ±0.3	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	23,124 ±1,565	5.9% ±0.4	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Forsyth County among the counties of North Carolina

4th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Forsyth County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wake County	1,257,235	+11.2%
Mecklenburg County	1,233,383	+10.5%
Guilford County	562,234	+4.4%
Forsyth County	401,718	+5.0%
Durham County	347,240	+7.7%
Cumberland County	338,473	+0.4%
Buncombe County	277,417	+2.9%
Union County	267,674	+11.7%
Johnston County	256,448	+17.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026