Stem

Population: 1,064
Median household income: $85,385
Median home value: $207,600

Stem is a community in Granville County, North Carolina, home to 1,064 residents. Its median household income of $85,385 runs above the Granville County figure of $70,975.

From 2019 to 2023, Stem's population declined 9.6% from 1,177 to 1,064, while its median home value rose 29.8% from $160,000 to $207,600.

99.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2008.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,064
Median age: 30.4 yrs
Median household income: $85,385
Median home value: $207,600
Median gross rent: $983
Housing units: 401
Homeownership rate: 97.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1771,064

Median household income

$80,375$85,385

Median home value

$160,000$207,600

Median gross rent

$1,014$983

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,177	$80,375	$160,000	$1,014
2020	1,169	$73,750	$164,700	$675
2021	1,161	$74,609	$166,800	$745
2022	1,071	$82,212	$194,100	$950
2023	1,064	$85,385	$207,600	$983

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.3%

5 to 1724.3%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 645.8%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	99	9.3%
5 to 17	259	24.3%
18 to 24	92	8.6%
25 to 34	172	16.2%
35 to 44	137	12.9%
45 to 54	140	13.2%
55 to 64	62	5.8%
65 to 74	59	5.5%
75 and over	44	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	625	58.7%
Black or African American	284	26.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	54	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	95	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate20.0%

Some college or associate's38.4%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree12.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	52	8.5%
High school graduate	123	20.0%
Some college or associate's	236	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	128	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	75	12.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	422	82.7%
Carpooled	22	4.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	61	12.0%
Other means	5	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	61	13.6%
15 to 29 min	166	37.0%
30 to 44 min	118	26.3%
45 to 59 min	87	19.4%
60+ min	17	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 2.6% (28 of 1,064)

	Count	Share
Family households	290	78.0%
Nonfamily households	82	22.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2008

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	372	92.8%
Vacant	29	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	361	97.0%
Renter-occupied	11	3.0%

1-unit, detached99.0%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	397	99.0%
1-unit, attached	2	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3764940
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.24 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.1957, -78.7222