Haywood County vs Stanly County

A side-by-side comparison of Haywood County and Stanly County: population, income, housing, and more.

Haywood County and Stanly County are counties in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Stanly County has the higher population (63,557 vs 62,432 in Haywood County). Stanly County has the higher median household income ($61,631 vs $61,001 in Haywood County). Haywood County has the higher median home value ($254,900 vs $214,300 in Stanly County).

Population, income & housing

	Haywood County	Stanly County
Population	62,432	63,557
Median age	47.8 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,001	$61,631
Median home value	$254,900	$214,300
Median gross rent	$1,052	$830
Housing units	35,307	28,292
Homeownership rate	75.0%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.4%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Haywood County	Stanly County
Population	61,053 → 62,432 (+2.3%)	61,588 → 63,557 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$51,659 → $61,001 (+18.1%)	$52,623 → $61,631 (+17.1%)
Median home value	$179,700 → $254,900 (+41.8%)	$138,900 → $214,300 (+54.3%)
Median gross rent	$785 → $1,052 (+34.0%)	$708 → $830 (+17.2%)

Haywood County

Population

61,05362,432

Median household income

$51,659$61,001

Median home value

$179,700$254,900

Median gross rent

$785$1,052

Stanly County

Population

61,58863,557

Median household income

$52,623$61,631

Median home value

$138,900$214,300

Median gross rent

$708$830

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Haywood County	Stanly County
Under 5	4.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.6%	16.1%
18 to 24	6.5%	8.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	13.2%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	15.3%	13.8%
65 to 74	14.6%	11.1%
75 and over	10.7%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Haywood County	Stanly County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	79.0%
Black or African American	1.0%	11.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Haywood County	Stanly County
No high school diploma	8.4%	12.9%
High school graduate	27.5%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Haywood County	Stanly County
Drove alone	79.0%	80.0%
Carpooled	9.6%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	2.6%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	7.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Haywood County	Stanly County
1-unit, detached	73.6%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	17.1%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Haywood County	Stanly County
Poverty rate	11.3%	14.2%
Average household size	2.31	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1983	1975