Simpson vs Stokes

A side-by-side comparison of Simpson and Stokes: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Simpson has the higher population (388 vs 198 in Stokes). Stokes has the higher median household income ($56,382 vs $47,321 in Simpson). Stokes has the higher median home value ($233,500 vs $178,200 in Simpson).

Population, income & housing

	Simpson	Stokes
Population	388	198
Median age	46.5 yrs	50.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,321	$56,382
Median home value	$178,200	$233,500
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	198	86
Homeownership rate	86.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	14.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Simpson	Stokes
Population	400 → 388 (-3.0%)	777 → 198 (-74.5%)
Median household income	$56,458 → $47,321 (-16.2%)	$93,963 → $56,382 (-40.0%)
Median home value	$144,800 → $178,200 (+23.1%)	$42,800 → $233,500 (+445.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,045 → $850 (-18.7%)	—

Simpson

Population

400388

Median household income

$56,458$47,321

Median home value

$144,800$178,200

Median gross rent

$1,045$850

Stokes

Population

777198

Median household income

$93,963$56,382

Median home value

$42,800$233,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Simpson	Stokes
Under 5	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.6%	15.7%
18 to 24	2.6%	6.1%
25 to 34	14.7%	19.2%
35 to 44	10.3%	4.5%
45 to 54	10.6%	7.1%
55 to 64	10.1%	28.3%
65 to 74	16.2%	7.1%
75 and over	13.7%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Simpson	Stokes
White (non-Hispanic)	53.1%	34.3%
Black or African American	39.2%	42.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	22.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Simpson	Stokes
No high school diploma	6.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.9%	50.3%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Simpson	Stokes
Drove alone	93.7%	60.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	39.1%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Simpson	Stokes
1-unit, detached	81.3%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.7%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Simpson	Stokes
Poverty rate	28.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.32	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	23	—
Median year structure built	1984	1991