Stokes County, North Carolina

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 44,889
Median household income: $60,039
Median home value: $186,800

Stokes County is a county in North Carolina with a population of 44,889. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $60,039 runs below the North Carolina figure of $69,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Stokes County's population declined 1.9% from 45,781 to 44,889, while its median household income rose 24.9% from $48,054 to $60,039.

Households average 2.29 people. The median gross rent is $766.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,889
Median age: 47.6 yrs
Median household income: $60,039
Median home value: $186,800
Median gross rent: $766
Housing units: 21,353
Homeownership rate: 78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

45,78144,889

Median household income

$48,054$60,039

Median home value

$137,000$186,800

Median gross rent

$687$766

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	45,781	$48,054	$137,000	$687
2020	45,688	$51,668	$145,000	$682
2021	44,588	$52,637	$150,000	$718
2022	44,696	$57,539	$168,600	$784
2023	44,889	$60,039	$186,800	$766

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,872	4.2%
5 to 17	6,495	14.5%
18 to 24	3,287	7.3%
25 to 34	4,682	10.4%
35 to 44	4,649	10.4%
45 to 54	6,582	14.7%
55 to 64	7,223	16.1%
65 to 74	5,803	12.9%
75 and over	4,296	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	40,212	89.6%
Black or African American	1,543	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	88	0.2%
Asian	16	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	149	0.3%
Two or more races	1,260	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,621	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,356	10.1%
High school graduate	12,679	38.1%
Some college or associate's	11,055	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,097	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,048	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone84.8%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,659	84.8%
Carpooled	1,480	7.5%
Public transit	5	0.0%
Walked	102	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,270	6.5%
Other means	133	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,818	20.8%
15 to 29 min	5,140	28.0%
30 to 44 min	5,206	28.3%
45 to 59 min	2,653	14.4%
60+ min	1,562	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 12.0% (5,280 of 44,124)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,315	63.6%
Nonfamily households	7,059	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,374	90.7%
Vacant	1,979	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,187	78.4%
Renter-occupied	4,187	21.6%

1-unit, detached70.1%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other24.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,974	70.1%
1-unit, attached	147	0.7%
2 to 4 units	627	2.9%
5 to 19 units	258	1.2%
20 or more units	149	0.7%
Mobile home & other	5,198	24.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 37169
State: North Carolina
Land area: 449 sq mi
Water area: 6.79 sq mi
Center point: 36.3938, -80.2699