Stokes County, NC Demographic Data
Stokes County, NC Summary
Stokes County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 47,112
- Area: 455.63 sq. miles
- Land Area: 448.86 sq. miles
- Water Area: 6.77 sq. miles
- Population Density: 103.39 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,746.06 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Stokes County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
23,704
51%
50.8
Male
22,749
49%
49.2
Total Population
46,453
323,128,000
Stokes County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,191
4.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,573
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,800
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,817
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,454
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,635
10.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,704
12.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
7,427
16.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,719
8.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,367
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
5,164
11.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,741
5.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
861
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
37,093
79.9%
77.2
Female
19,065
51.4%
51.3
Male
18,028
48.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
35,589
76.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
10,821
23.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
8,766
18.9%
15.2
Female
4,915
56.1%
55.8
Male
3,851
43.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Stokes County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
45,964
98.9%
96.8
White
43,386
93.4%
72.6
Black or African American
1,932
4.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
271
0.6%
0.8
Asian
143
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
42
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
5
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
19
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
66
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
11
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
15
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
15
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
217
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
489
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,299
2.8%
17.8
Mexican
888
1.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
198
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
31
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
182
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
45,154
97.2%
82.2
Stokes County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,079
6.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,913
11.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
13,195
39.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
6,588
19.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,030
9.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,744
11.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,069
3.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,992
17.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
27,626
82.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,813
14.3%
31.2
Stokes County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,945
23.0%
33.7%
Now Married
21,803
56.1%
47.5
Divorced
4,400
11.3%
11.0%
Separated
1,057
2.7%
2.0
Widowed
2,684
6.9
5.8%
Stokes County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
43,102
97.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,160
2.6%
21.6%
Spanish
929
2.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
121
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
89
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
21
0.0%
1.1%
Stokes County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,418
7.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,633
8.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,547
13.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,197
11.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,392
17.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,430
17.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,640
13.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,345
7.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
462
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
126
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
42,489
57,617
Per capita income
22,013
31,128
Stokes County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
238
1.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,355
6.7%
9.8
Construction
1,469
7.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,099
25.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,045
5.2%
6.6
Information
194
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,786
18.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
943
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,426
7.0%
11.4
Public administration
761
3.8%
4.6
Retail trade
2,239
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,253
6.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
443
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,338
11.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,198
30.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4,409
21.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,615
17.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,691
18.2%
18.1%
Stokes County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
19,887
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
16,931
85.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,699
8.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
162
0.8%
2.7
Other means
118
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
977
4.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.5
26.6
Stokes County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
796
4.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,095
26.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
7,170
37.4%
37.1
3 or more
6,129
31.9%
21.0
Stokes County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
19,190
87.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
14,807
77.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,383
22.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,678
12.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Stokes County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
21,868
1 room
90
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
42
0.2%
2.7
3 rooms
845
3.9%
9.1
4 rooms
3,805
17.4%
16.5
5 rooms
6,210
28.4%
19.8
6 rooms
5,094
23.3%
17.8
7 rooms
3,112
14.2%
12.0
8 rooms
1,466
6.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,204
5.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Stokes County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
21,868
1-unit, detached
15,225
69.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
244
1.1%
5.9
2-units
106
0.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
187
0.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
485
2.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
174
0.8%
4.4
20 or more units
121
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
5,326
24.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Stokes County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,648
7.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
824
3.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,197
5.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,087
9.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
4,136
18.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,653
16.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4,640
21.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,320
15.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
305
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
58
0.3%
1.4%
Stokes County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,087
5.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,525
7.9%
4.7
Electricity
13,512
70.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,665
8.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,264
6.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
72
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
65
0.3%
1.1
Stokes County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
8,686
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
40
0.5%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
64
0.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
426
4.9%
11.8%
Less than $500
435
5.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
911
10.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,303
38.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
3,507
40.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,767
44.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,301
15.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
977
11.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
855
10.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,657
19.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
129
0.0%
0.0%
Stokes County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,665
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
8
0.2%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
11
0.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
28
0.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
357
9.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,087
29.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,174
59.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
718
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
615
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
551
15.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
461
13.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
569
16.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
307
8.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
280
7.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,375
38.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
840
0.0%
0.0%
Stokes County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
14,807
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,838
12.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,708
25.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,858
26.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,633
17.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,831
12.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
798
5.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
118
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
23
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
120,900
205,000
