COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brookford vs St. Stephens
PLACE A
Brookford, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
St. Stephens, North Carolina
Brookford is 95% smaller than St. Stephens. St. Stephens earns more, with a median household income $25,751 higher. Brookford has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 1%).
BROOKFORDST. STEPHENSDIFFERENCE
Total population4569,457−95% vs St. Stephens
Population density7491,039−290
Population growth15.7%1.1%+14.6 pts
Median age28.143.2−15.1
Male41.3%50.9%−9.6 pts
Female58.7%49.1%+9.6 pts
Foreign-born2.1%11.1%−9.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.2%65.4%+10.8 pts
Black7.9%4.4%+3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.1%16.7%−4.7 pts
Asian2.1%4.9%−2.8 pts
Other1.8%8.6%−6.8 pts
Median household income$34,643$60,394−$25,751
Per capita income$25,657$32,972−$7,315
Poverty rate19.0%16.2%+2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4020.456−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.3%25.7%−18.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Unemployment rate14.3%1.1%+13.2 pts
Labor force participation64.3%59.3%+4.9 pts
Median home value$131,300$213,300−$82,000
Median gross rent$909$958−$49
Owner-occupied38.8%83.6%−44.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.7%5.0%+16.6 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%58.4%−18.0 pts
Average commute23.022.3+0.7
Worked from home1.8%5.5%−3.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.9%8.6%+8.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024