Conover vs St. Stephens

A side-by-side comparison of Conover and St. Stephens: population, income, housing, and more.

Conover and St. Stephens are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Stephens has the higher population (9,409 vs 8,491 in Conover). St. Stephens has the higher median household income ($57,882 vs $57,375 in Conover). Conover has the higher median home value ($238,300 vs $187,500 in St. Stephens).

Population, income & housing

	Conover	St. Stephens
Population	8,491	9,409
Median age	36.1 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,375	$57,882
Median home value	$238,300	$187,500
Median gross rent	$811	$864
Housing units	3,646	4,092
Homeownership rate	70.5%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Conover	St. Stephens
Population	8,452 → 8,491 (+0.5%)	9,408 → 9,409 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$52,237 → $57,375 (+9.8%)	$48,231 → $57,882 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$146,600 → $238,300 (+62.6%)	$132,100 → $187,500 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $811 (+10.3%)	$736 → $864 (+17.4%)

Conover

Population

8,4528,491

Median household income

$52,237$57,375

Median home value

$146,600$238,300

Median gross rent

$735$811

St. Stephens

Population

9,4089,409

Median household income

$48,231$57,882

Median home value

$132,100$187,500

Median gross rent

$736$864

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Conover	St. Stephens
Under 5	5.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	26.1%	16.6%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	10.1%	12.3%
35 to 44	13.1%	15.5%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	8.9%	13.0%
65 to 74	7.7%	10.2%
75 and over	10.7%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Conover	St. Stephens
White (non-Hispanic)	75.1%	68.6%
Black or African American	2.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Conover	St. Stephens
No high school diploma	13.0%	14.0%
High school graduate	32.3%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Conover	St. Stephens
Drove alone	77.1%	84.9%
Carpooled	16.6%	9.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	4.5%
Other means	0.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Conover	St. Stephens
1-unit, detached	60.3%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	1.8%
20 or more units	5.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Conover	St. Stephens
Poverty rate	12.4%	16.7%
Average household size	2.45	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1991	1975