Forsyth County is located in north-central North Carolina. The County Seat is Winston-Salem and the largest city is Winston-Salem. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.forsyth.cc/. The 2014 population estimate is 365,298 and the 2010 census population was 350,670. The land area is 408.15 square miles and there are 859.2 persons per square mile.
67.8% of the population is White, 27.1% is Black or African American, 12.4% is Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% is Asian, 0.8% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.1% is two or more races. 87% have a high school degree or higher, and 31.9% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $150,600, there are 140,439 households, an average of 2.45 persons per household. The per capita income is $26,541, the median household income is $45,724, and 18.6% of the persons in Forsyth County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 29,162. Retail sales (in $1000) were $5,202,887, and sales per capita were $14,953. The percentage of black-owned firms is 13%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 26.3%.
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Forsyth County Official Forsyth County, North Carolina website. |
Codes Forsyth County code of ordinances online. |
Court | Impaired Driving Forsyth County DWI / impaired driving case calendar. |
Court | Records & Calendars North Carolina District and Superior Court system, including Forsyth County civil, criminal, and citation queries and calendars. |
Jobs Forsyth County government available jobs. |
Pets | Adoption Animal Control pets available for adoption. |
Pets | Lost & Found Animal control lost and found pets lists. |
Property | Assessment Maps PDF images of Forsyth County assessment maps. |
Property | Foreclosure Sales Upcoming Superior Court of Forsyth County foreclosure sales. |
Property | GIS Forsyth County Tax Administration service GIS map property search. |
Property | Real & Personal Taxes Forsyth County real and personal property tax bill search and online tax payments. |
Property | Sales GIS map of property sales in Forsyth County. |
Recorded Documents Forsyth County recorded documents (grantor/grantee) index. |
Recorded Documents Pay Site Search for recorded documents filed at the Forsyth County Register of Deeds Office since 01/01/1965 and download document images filed since 06/01/1973. Pay by subscription or per search. |
Restaurant Inspections Forsyth County restaurant inspection reports for the prior week. |
Tax Liens Forsyth County Tax Administration list of unpaid tax liens. |
Voters North Carolina Board of Elections voter status search for Forsyth County or statewide. |
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