Richmond County vs Stokes County

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

Richmond 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 42,818 in Richmond County). Stokes County has the higher median household income ($60,039 vs $43,626 in Richmond County). Stokes County has the higher median home value ($186,800 vs $120,800 in Richmond County).

Population, income & housing

	Richmond County	Stokes County
Population	42,818	44,889
Median age	40.3 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$43,626	$60,039
Median home value	$120,800	$186,800
Median gross rent	$744	$766
Housing units	19,840	21,353
Homeownership rate	64.7%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richmond County	Stokes County
Population	44,997 → 42,818 (-4.8%)	45,781 → 44,889 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$36,148 → $43,626 (+20.7%)	$48,054 → $60,039 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$83,200 → $120,800 (+45.2%)	$137,000 → $186,800 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $744 (+12.0%)	$687 → $766 (+11.5%)

Richmond County

Population

44,99742,818

Median household income

$36,148$43,626

Median home value

$83,200$120,800

Median gross rent

$664$744

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)

	Richmond County	Stokes County
Under 5	6.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.5%	14.5%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.3%	10.4%
35 to 44	11.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.5%	14.7%
55 to 64	13.3%	16.1%
65 to 74	10.9%	12.9%
75 and over	7.0%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richmond County	Stokes County
White (non-Hispanic)	55.1%	89.6%
Black or African American	31.7%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richmond County	Stokes County
No high school diploma	15.8%	10.1%
High school graduate	30.6%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richmond County	Stokes County
Drove alone	85.9%	84.8%
Carpooled	9.2%	7.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	6.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richmond County	Stokes County
1-unit, detached	68.8%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	1.2%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	24.3%

Poverty & households

	Richmond County	Stokes County
Poverty rate	25.2%	12.0%
Average household size	2.47	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1975	1983