| ECONOMY | Winston-Salem | Asheville | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.80% | 7.20% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 1.93% | 0.11% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 35.06% | 33.02% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.75% | 6.75% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 7.00% | 7.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $25,049 | $25,030 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $44,462 | $39,921 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 14.99% | 16.65% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 11.98% | 14.27% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 12.33% | 13.32% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 16.81% | 16.53% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 19.68% | 19.38% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 10.31% | 8.94% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 8.35% | 6.99% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 3.83% | 2.73% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.59% | 1.07% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.14% | 0.11% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 14.47% | 11.84% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 22.64% | 22.90% | 20.61% |
| Service | 14.42% | 16.74% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 25.34% | 26.15% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.14% | 0.32% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 7.66% | 8.25% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 15.35% | 13.80% | 14.05% |