COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Stokes County

North Carolina · 37,223 residents · 449 sq mi

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Stokes County is home to 37,223 people in North Carolina. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $58,800. There are 7,488 fewer people here than in 2000. Median rent is $319 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

37,223

−17%vs 2000

vs 44,711 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

−8%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

449 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202445K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(2,371)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(2,566)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(2,451)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(2,829)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(2,568)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.9%(6,296)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(5,919)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.6%(4,683)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(3,255)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(2,536)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(1,410)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(339)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,945

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,808 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,181

−33%vs 2000

vs $18,130 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.8%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,800

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$319

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $449 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.0%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.1% in 2000

19.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.5%(41,379)

Black4.6%(2,068)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(836)

Asian0.2%(82)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94%(34,982)

Black5.5%(2,038)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(248)

Asian0.2%(84)

Other0.3%(119)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(817)

Puerto Rican1.2%(522)

South American0.3%(131)

Colombian0.2%(107)

Central American0.1%(57)

Nicaraguan0.1%(34)

Peruvian0.1%(24)

Guatemalan0%(16)

Panamanian0%(7)

Asian origin

Korean0%(19)

Japanese0%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(74)

Ancestry

English22.6%(10,189)

German11.2%(5,035)

American11%(4,970)

Irish9.9%(4,468)

Italian3%(1,352)

Scotch-Irish2.1%(959)

Scottish1.9%(838)

Polish1.3%(589)

Dutch1.1%(491)

Welsh1%(467)

French0.5%(242)

Norwegian0.2%(98)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.2%(94)

Arab0.2%(91)

Czech0.1%(66)

Egyptian0.1%(64)

Turkish0.1%(62)

Swiss0.1%(55)

French Canadian0.1%(51)

Swedish0.1%(39)

Finnish0.1%(38)

Subsaharan African0.1%(37)

Ukrainian0.1%(37)

Canadian0.1%(36)

Israeli0.1%(34)

Serbian0.1%(24)

Danish0.1%(23)

West Indian0%(18)

Lithuanian0%(17)

Syrian0%(16)

Latvian0%(16)

Russian0%(16)

British0%(12)

Ethiopian0%(12)

Jordanian0%(11)

Jamaican0%(10)

Greek0%(9)

Belgian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.3%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.8%

−10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.4 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 20.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.1%(5,280)

Married56.2%(10,570)

Widowed4.6%(865)

Divorced11.1%(2,087)

Women 15+

Never married18.9%(3,714)

Married55.7%(10,963)

Widowed10.4%(2,052)

Divorced15%(2,948)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 12.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.3%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 53.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.1%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.3%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.2%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.7%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 67.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.9%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)20%(536)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.9%(372)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.9%(1,094)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(79)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(20)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,674 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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