Stem vs Stovall

A side-by-side comparison of Stem and Stovall: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Stem has the higher population (1,064 vs 276 in Stovall). Stem has the higher median household income ($85,385 vs $46,250 in Stovall). Stem has the higher median home value ($207,600 vs $163,400 in Stovall).

Population, income & housing

	Stem	Stovall
Population	1,064	276
Median age	30.4 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$85,385	$46,250
Median home value	$207,600	$163,400
Median gross rent	$983	$736
Housing units	401	145
Homeownership rate	97.0%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.1%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stem	Stovall
Population	1,177 → 1,064 (-9.6%)	351 → 276 (-21.4%)
Median household income	$80,375 → $85,385 (+6.2%)	$39,107 → $46,250 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$160,000 → $207,600 (+29.8%)	$106,700 → $163,400 (+53.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,014 → $983 (-3.1%)	$893 → $736 (-17.6%)

Stem

Population

1,1771,064

Median household income

$80,375$85,385

Median home value

$160,000$207,600

Median gross rent

$1,014$983

Stovall

Population

351276

Median household income

$39,107$46,250

Median home value

$106,700$163,400

Median gross rent

$893$736

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Stem	Stovall
Under 5	9.3%	8.0%
5 to 17	24.3%	15.9%
18 to 24	8.6%	1.4%
25 to 34	16.2%	9.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	17.4%
45 to 54	13.2%	5.8%
55 to 64	5.8%	17.4%
65 to 74	5.5%	18.1%
75 and over	4.1%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stem	Stovall
White (non-Hispanic)	58.7%	69.2%
Black or African American	26.7%	23.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stem	Stovall
No high school diploma	8.5%	13.6%
High school graduate	20.0%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stem	Stovall
Drove alone	82.7%	60.2%
Carpooled	4.3%	17.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	13.3%
Other means	1.0%	5.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stem	Stovall
1-unit, detached	99.0%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Stem	Stovall
Poverty rate	2.6%	10.7%
Average household size	2.85	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	32	36
Median year structure built	2008	1967