Stokesdale

Population: 5,943
Median household income: $135,389
Median home value: $368,600

Stokesdale is a community in Guilford County, North Carolina, home to 5,943 residents. The median household income of $135,389 is above the Guilford County median ($66,027).

From 2019 to 2023, Stokesdale's population grew 10.1% from 5,396 to 5,943, while its median home value rose 79.5% from $205,400 to $368,600.

91.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2002.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,943
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $135,389
Median home value: $368,600
Median gross rent: $783
Housing units: 1,969
Homeownership rate: 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3965,943

Median household income

$84,583$135,389

Median home value

$205,400$368,600

Median gross rent

$895$783

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,396	$84,583	$205,400	$895
2020	5,451	$90,943	$240,200	$884
2021	5,895	$97,337	$250,900	$891
2022	5,900	$118,159	$323,900	—
2023	5,943	$135,389	$368,600	$783

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1722.5%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 344.6%

35 to 4417.1%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	270	4.5%
5 to 17	1,335	22.5%
18 to 24	450	7.6%
25 to 34	274	4.6%
35 to 44	1,016	17.1%
45 to 54	862	14.5%
55 to 64	1,053	17.7%
65 to 74	493	8.3%
75 and over	190	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,111	69.2%
Black or African American	560	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	114	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	359	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	799	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.0%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree26.7%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	78	2.0%
High school graduate	963	24.8%
Some college or associate's	1,253	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,037	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	557	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone70.7%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.2%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,034	70.7%
Carpooled	139	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	114	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	524	18.2%
Other means	65	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	389	16.5%
15 to 29 min	812	34.5%
30 to 44 min	911	38.7%
45 to 59 min	199	8.5%
60+ min	41	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.01
Poverty rate: 7.6% (445 of 5,882)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,688	86.5%
Nonfamily households	264	13.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,952	99.1%
Vacant	17	0.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,841	94.3%
Renter-occupied	111	5.7%

1-unit, detached91.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,802	91.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	83	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	28	1.4%
Mobile home & other	56	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3765040
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 36.2281, -79.9774