Jackson County vs Stokes County

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

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

Stokes County has the higher population (44,889 vs 43,089 in Jackson County). Stokes County has the higher median household income ($60,039 vs $53,479 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($253,900 vs $186,800 in Stokes County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Stokes County
Population	43,089	44,889
Median age	38.9 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$53,479	$60,039
Median home value	$253,900	$186,800
Median gross rent	$855	$766
Housing units	27,385	21,353
Homeownership rate	62.6%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Stokes County
Population	42,938 → 43,089 (+0.4%)	45,781 → 44,889 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$47,252 → $53,479 (+13.2%)	$48,054 → $60,039 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$196,100 → $253,900 (+29.5%)	$137,000 → $186,800 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $855 (+15.7%)	$687 → $766 (+11.5%)

Jackson County

Population

42,93843,089

Median household income

$47,252$53,479

Median home value

$196,100$253,900

Median gross rent

$739$855

Stokes County

Population

45,78144,889

Median household income

$48,054$60,039

Median home value

$137,000$186,800

Median gross rent

$687$766

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Stokes County
Under 5	3.8%	4.2%
5 to 17	12.9%	14.5%
18 to 24	18.3%	7.3%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	10.8%	14.7%
55 to 64	12.2%	16.1%
65 to 74	12.4%	12.9%
75 and over	8.0%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Stokes County
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	89.6%
Black or African American	2.2%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Stokes County
No high school diploma	10.2%	10.1%
High school graduate	29.8%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Stokes County
Drove alone	82.1%	84.8%
Carpooled	6.6%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	6.5%
Other means	1.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Stokes County
1-unit, detached	70.0%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	1.2%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	24.3%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Stokes County
Poverty rate	19.3%	12.0%
Average household size	2.17	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	1990	1983