Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Walkertown is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, ranked 176th of 286 in North Carolina, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $83K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $268K, 4.1 years of the Winston metro’s $66K median household income. Walkertown's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. Thomas A. Crews House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Walkertown beats most towns.
4,675 counted in 2010 and 5,692 in 2020; an estimated 6,120 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 7.7% since 2020, after 21.8% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Walkertown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,200 in 1990, 5,692 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2012 and 4 maps from 1951 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Walkertown. Close and well known come first.
39 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
5 mi Stadium & arenaAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
6 mi MuseumOld Salem
22 mi MountainPilot Mountain
7 mi MuseumReynolda House Museum of American Art
18 mi State parkHanging Rock State ParkBlue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium: BobHWS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Salem: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pilot Mountain: Berean Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Reynolda House Museum of American Art: Zsrarticle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hanging Rock State Park: Jacalyn Engler from Greensboro, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Walkertown, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Walkertown.
Walkertown has added a third more jobs in ten years and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of North Carolina.
Jobs based here grew from 1,354 in 2013 to 1,805.
Most working residents leave Walkertown for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Walkertown has added 451 jobs, to 1,805 in 2023. The top destinations are Winston-Salem (35%), Greensboro (13%) and Kernersville (7%).
| Walkertown | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 13% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkertown ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 633 | D |
| Gospel Light Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 359 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
July afternoons average 87.8°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 80% of North Carolina places with climate records; January nights average 29°.
Walkertown has mild winters and warm summers. At 29°F, Walkertown’s January low is close to North Carolina’s towns (31°F) and above U.S. towns (22°F). About 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Walkertown | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 29°F | 31°F | 22°F |
| July high | 88°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At $1,379 a month, Walkertown’s median rent is where North Carolina’s towns sit at $1,084 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. The typical Walkertown home is worth about $268,000, up 1.8% in a year, 19% below the North Carolina typical home.
| Walkertown | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,379 a month | $1,084 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 67% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Walkertown beats the North Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 42% of Walkertown adults have obesity.
| Walkertown | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Walkertown | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.4% | 13.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.2% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the North Carolina average. Walkertown has grown 7.7% since 2020, to 6,120 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across North Carolina.
| Walkertown | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38.2 years | 40.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across North Carolina, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Walkertown | NC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.8% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16% | 13.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.2% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.2% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.9% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.3% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.4% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 13.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
0.2 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Walkertown Community Park, at 26 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Walkertown Community Park | — | 26 |
| 2. Walkertown Little League Fields | — | 13 |
| 3. Town Center Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
8 within 15 miles of the center of Walkertown
About 6 of every 100 Walkertown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
Where Walkertown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in North Carolina, United States
Walkertown is a town in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States and a rural area outside of Winston-Salem. It is part of the Piedmont Triad. The population was 5,695 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Walkertown.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkertown | #176 | C− | C+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Winston-Salem | #243 | D | C | D | C+ | C+ |
| Kernersville | #207 | C− | C− | D | C+ | B |
Walkertown reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Walkertown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Walkertown grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #176 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades C+ for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
