Ranlo vs Stanley

A side-by-side comparison of Ranlo and Stanley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ranlo has the higher population (4,556 vs 4,014 in Stanley). Ranlo has the higher median household income ($75,843 vs $71,333 in Stanley). Stanley has the higher median home value ($229,000 vs $184,500 in Ranlo).

Population, income & housing

	Ranlo	Stanley
Population	4,556	4,014
Median age	35.0 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$75,843	$71,333
Median home value	$184,500	$229,000
Median gross rent	$1,574	$1,142
Housing units	1,724	1,578
Homeownership rate	61.1%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ranlo	Stanley
Population	3,604 → 4,556 (+26.4%)	3,679 → 4,014 (+9.1%)
Median household income	$56,800 → $75,843 (+33.5%)	$55,733 → $71,333 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$139,900 → $184,500 (+31.9%)	$141,100 → $229,000 (+62.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,075 → $1,574 (+46.4%)	$820 → $1,142 (+39.3%)

Ranlo

Population

3,6044,556

Median household income

$56,800$75,843

Median home value

$139,900$184,500

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,574

Stanley

Population

3,6794,014

Median household income

$55,733$71,333

Median home value

$141,100$229,000

Median gross rent

$820$1,142

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ranlo	Stanley
Under 5	5.2%	7.5%
5 to 17	24.8%	18.0%
18 to 24	5.7%	8.1%
25 to 34	14.2%	16.6%
35 to 44	17.9%	9.5%
45 to 54	9.9%	12.8%
55 to 64	6.1%	10.0%
65 to 74	11.0%	11.3%
75 and over	5.2%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ranlo	Stanley
White (non-Hispanic)	43.2%	79.2%
Black or African American	38.8%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.5%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ranlo	Stanley
No high school diploma	8.6%	6.8%
High school graduate	31.1%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ranlo	Stanley
Drove alone	82.8%	78.0%
Carpooled	7.3%	10.1%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	11.9%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ranlo	Stanley
1-unit, detached	85.6%	88.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ranlo	Stanley
Poverty rate	5.6%	6.6%
Average household size	2.75	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	2001	1977