Sampson County vs Stanly County

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

Sampson 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 59,245 in Sampson County). Stanly County has the higher median household income ($61,631 vs $53,159 in Sampson County). Stanly County has the higher median home value ($214,300 vs $128,400 in Sampson County).

Population, income & housing

	Sampson County	Stanly County
Population	59,245	63,557
Median age	39.7 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$53,159	$61,631
Median home value	$128,400	$214,300
Median gross rent	$811	$830
Housing units	25,739	28,292
Homeownership rate	72.8%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sampson County	Stanly County
Population	63,385 → 59,245 (-6.5%)	61,588 → 63,557 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$42,151 → $53,159 (+26.1%)	$52,623 → $61,631 (+17.1%)
Median home value	$89,300 → $128,400 (+43.8%)	$138,900 → $214,300 (+54.3%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $811 (+25.2%)	$708 → $830 (+17.2%)

Sampson County

Population

63,38559,245

Median household income

$42,151$53,159

Median home value

$89,300$128,400

Median gross rent

$648$811

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)

	Sampson County	Stanly County
Under 5	6.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.1%	16.1%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	13.2%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.9%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.0%	13.8%
65 to 74	10.8%	11.1%
75 and over	7.1%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sampson County	Stanly County
White (non-Hispanic)	49.6%	79.0%
Black or African American	24.8%	11.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sampson County	Stanly County
No high school diploma	15.7%	12.9%
High school graduate	35.7%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sampson County	Stanly County
Drove alone	82.5%	80.0%
Carpooled	10.9%	10.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.4%
Walked	0.7%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	7.7%
Other means	0.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sampson County	Stanly County
1-unit, detached	60.3%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	34.2%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Sampson County	Stanly County
Poverty rate	20.2%	14.2%
Average household size	2.71	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1986	1975