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Stokes County, NC


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Winston-Salem, NC
Designated Market Area: Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC-VA
USDA County Type (2015): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2022 population: 45,175   ( 2,226 from 2010 , 652 from 2020)
Land area: 449.3 square miles
Population density: 100.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:40,478 89.60% 6.8%
Black:1,8644.13% 1.7%
Indian:1500.33% 8.7%
Asian:1920.43% 45.5%
2+ races:6451.43% 30.6%
Hispanic:1,8464.09% 47.2%
Total non-White:4,69710.40% 18.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:918 10.3
Deaths:1,55917.5
Net Migration: 1,24414.0
Net Immigration: 260.3
Change in White population:-2,969 -6.3
Change in Non-White pop.:743 1.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
47,401
43,44791.66%
1,8974.00%
1380.29%
1320.28%
4941.04%
1,2542.65%
3,9548.34%

2000
44,711
41,37992.55%
2,0684.63%
1050.23%
990.22%
2100.47%
8361.87%
3,3327.45%

1990
37,223
34,81593.53%
2,0385.48%
400.11%
820.22%
n/a
2480.67%
2,4086.47%

1980
33,086
30,54892.33%
2,3747.18%
100.03%
60.02%
n/a
1480.45%
2,5387.67%

1970
23,782
21,55690.64%
2,1889.20%
90.04%
30.01%
n/a
270.11%
2,226 9.36%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
4,462 10.0
4,0529.1
9032.0
4261.0
2,068 4.6
622 1.4
1990's
NumberRate
5,070 13.6
3,4999.4
5,56314.9
870.2
6,564 17.6
924 2.5
1980's
NumberRate
4,271 12.9
2,703 8.2
2,684 8.1
n/a
4,267 12.9
-130 -0.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
7,075 29.7
n/a
8,992 37.8
312 1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Stokes County, NC
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
47.4
8,286 18.3%
36,889 81.7%
9,775 21.6%
18,993
2.32
12,318 64.9%
9,426 76.5%
1,163 9.4%
6,675 35.1%

2010
NumberPercent
42.8
10,521 22.2%
36,880 77.8%
7,575 16.0%
19,416
2.42
13,590 70.0%
10,564 77.7%
1,095 8.1%
5,826 30.0%

2000
NumberPercent
37.3
10,935 24.5%
33,776 75.5%
5,242 11.7%
17,577
2.51
13,166 74.9%
10,925 83.0%
949 7.2%
4,411 25.1%

1990
NumberPercent
34.3
9,122 24.5%
28,101 75.5%
4,285 11.5%
14,251
2.59
11,254 79.0%
9,689 86.1%
633 5.6%
2,997 21.0%

1980
NumberPercent
30.3
10,075 30.5%
23,011 69.5%
3,287 9.9%
11,250
2.92
9,480 84.3%
8,266 87.2%
546 5.8%
1,770 15.7%

2022 Housing Data for Stokes County, NC

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units21,285 
Median Value$168,600 
Occupied18,99389.2%
Vacant2,29210.8%
Owned14,78077.8%
Rented4,21322.2%
Median Rent$784 
Single-Family Units15,22171.5%
    Detached15,05670.7%
    Attached1650.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units4682.2%
Mobile Homes5,03323.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Stokes County, NC

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0006893.6%
$10,000 to $14,9991,1145.9%
$15,000 to $19,9999665.1%
$20,000 to $24,9998104.3%
$25,000 to $29,9998554.5%
$30,000 to $34,9998424.4%
$35,000 to $39,9997714.1%
$40,000 to $44,9991,0745.7%
$45,000 to $49,9999895.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991,98610.5%
$60,000 to $74,9991,92510.1%
$75,000 to $99,9992,91615.4%
$100,000 to $124,9991,92510.1%
$125,000 to $149,9995893.1%
$150,000 to $199,9999745.1%
$200,000 or more5683.0%
Median Household Income57,539 
Per Capita Income32,601 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state92 
Compared to U.S.77 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI9705.1%
Public Assistance7153.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,71014.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed17,66466.3%
Unemployed1,0874.1%
In Armed Forces460.2%
Total Labor Force18,79770.5%
Not in Labor Force7,85029.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 33.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector7,7036,11755.7%
Non-Profit5041,07931.8%
Self-Employed1,01148467.6%
Local Government76584647.5%
State Government42450145.8%
Federal Government10112744.3%
Total Private + Self8,7146,60156.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,7942,55341.3%
Total10,5089,15453.4%
Pct. Govt.14.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,17011.0%
Sales and Office Occupations3,75519.1%
Professional, Technical3,80119.3%
Service Occupations3,51117.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing200.1%
All others6,42532.7%
White Collar 49.5%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing3,75919.1%
Health care and social assistance2,66813.6%
Retail trade2,23511.4%
Construction1,6738.5%
Educational services1,4287.3%
Other services1,3857.0%
Public administration9164.7%
Transportation and warehousing8944.5%
Professional, scientific, technical8684.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.8444.3%
Accommodation and food services7944.0%
Wholesale trade5903.0%
Finance and insurance4832.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation4132.1%
Information2501.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing1730.9%
Utilities1460.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1000.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction230.1%
Management200.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Stokes County, NC

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican9852.20%
Puerto Rican4160.93%
Cuban190.04%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American510.11%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan170.04%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan340.08%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American790.18%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian540.12%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian250.06%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic530.12%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Japanese180.04%
Korean10.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English41,70997.4%
Spanish9172.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun540.1%
German, other Germanic440.1%
Other Asian400.1%
Arabic280.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic170.0%
Other Indo-European60.0%
Korean10.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English9,12820.4%
American5,81813.0%
German4,58710.3%
Irish4,0739.1%
Scottish1,0962.5%
Italian9292.1%
European8011.8%
Scotch-Irish7781.7%
Dutch4251.0%
French3740.8%
Polish3490.8%
Welsh2810.6%
British850.2%
Czech800.2%
Eastern European650.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen44,47699.5%
Not a citizen2200.5%
Native44,04498.5%
Foreign-born6521.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Stokes County, NC

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,364 4.1%2,766 8.4%12,618 38.2%10,929 33.1%3,471 10.5%1,848 5.6%
  Average years of education: 12.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,364 4.1%
9-12 Years 2,766 8.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 12,618 38.2%
Some College 10,929 33.1%
Bach. Degree 3,471 10.5%
Grad Degree 1,848 5.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Stokes County, NC

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 20,475 19,614 861 4.2% 4.1%
1991 20,379 19,397 982 4.8% 5.9%
1992 20,733 19,835 898 4.3% 6.3%
1993 20,783 20,090 693 3.3% 5.1%
1994 21,341 20,691 650 3.0% 4.4%
1995 21,950 21,328 622 2.8% 4.4%
1996 22,798 22,210 588 2.6% 4.4%
1997 23,235 22,720 515 2.2% 3.8%
1998 23,362 22,816 546 2.3% 3.5%
1999 23,769 23,210 559 2.4% 3.3%
2000 23,943 23,102 841 3.5% 3.7%
2001 24,155 22,864 1,291 5.3% 5.6%
2002 24,082 22,563 1,519 6.3% 6.9%
2003 24,204 22,672 1,532 6.3% 6.7%
2004 23,984 22,637 1,347 5.6% 5.9%
2005 24,114 22,826 1,288 5.3% 5.6%
2006 24,345 23,214 1,131 4.6% 5.1%
2007 23,883 22,751 1,132 4.7% 5.1%
2008 24,185 22,769 1,416 5.9% 6.2%
2009 23,722 21,100 2,622 11.1% 11.0%
2010 22,929 20,343 2,586 11.3% 10.7%
2011 22,631 20,272 2,359 10.4% 10.3%
2012 22,586 20,433 2,153 9.5% 9.5%
2013 22,222 20,524 1,698 7.6% 7.8%
2014 21,784 20,503 1,281 5.9% 6.1%
2015 21,782 20,614 1,168 5.4% 5.7%
2016 21,805 20,762 1,043 4.8% 5.1%
2017 21,604 20,686 918 4.2% 4.5%
2018 21,588 20,786 802 3.7% 4.0%
2019 21,836 21,074 762 3.5% 3.8%
2020 20,991 19,638 1,353 6.4% 7.3%
2021 20,929 20,023 906 4.3% 4.9%
2022 21,702 20,978 724 3.3% 3.7%
2023 21,613 20,942 671 3.1% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com