Walnut Cove is a city of 2,115 people in North Carolina. The population is up 44% since 2000. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 38%. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $674 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $44,815, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Walnut Cove
What changed most since 1990
Median age43.8 → 40.6(−3.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population1,089 → 2,115(+94%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants63.1% → 54.7%(−8.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Walnut Cove's population equals 4.7% of Stokes County's. Its number of veterans equals 1.5% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.8% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.5%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.5%(13)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War17.5%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 40 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Walnut Cove, decade by decade
Walnut Cove population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,089
$47,073
$114,003
12.0%
47.2
2000
1,465
$58,191
$140,814
17.0%
43.3
2010
1,425
$53,312
$176,513
12.0%
43.4
2020
1,586
$45,394
$146,172
15.7%
59.4
2024
2,115
$44,815
$217,300
22.7%
68.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
