Stokes County, North Carolina (NC)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (27.1%), Educational,health and social services (15.9%), Retail trade (11.1%).

Type of workers:

Stokes County, North Carolina business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Stokes County, North Carolina:

Median resident age:	37.2 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 21,906	(49.0%)
Females: 22,805	(51.0%)

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Stokes County:	2.5 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,241
North Carolina:	$44,670

This county:	$423
State:	$532

Stokes County:	$129,842
North Carolina:	$145,700

Detached houses: $185,540

Here:	$185,540
State:	$217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $123,801

Here:	$123,801
State:	$176,568

In 2-unit structures: $93,111

Here:	$93,111
State:	$153,934

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $118,234

Here:	$118,234
State:	$163,212

Mobile homes: $49,273

Here:	$49,273
State:	$45,354

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $27,500

Here:	$27,500
State:	$48,806

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 9
• Assaults: 79
• Burglaries: 383
• Thefts: 501
• Auto thefts: 85

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 93
• Burglaries: 344
• Thefts: 528
• Auto thefts: 87

This county:	9.1%
Whole state:	12.3%

This county:	3.7%
Whole state:	5.5%

Area name: Winston-Salem, NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Stokes County is $531 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $615 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $838 a month.

Cities in this county include: King, Walnut Cove, Danbury.

Neighboring counties: Forsyth County , Guilford County , Henry County, Virginia , Patrick County, Virginia , Rockingham County , Surry County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Stokes County: Hemlock Golf Course Site (A), Camp Hanes (B), Davis Ford (C), Camp Retreat (D), Camp Vaughn (E), Scales Plantation (F), Mineral Springs Resort Area (G), Germantown Courthouse Square (H), Hairston Plantation (I), Gap (J), Pine Hall Cross Roads (K), Boxwood (L), Hoover Whitts Store Site (M), James Martin Plantation (N), Town Fork Settlement (O), Hanging Rock State Park Site (P), Riverview Golf Course (Q), Moratuck Furnace (R), Moratuck Park Site (S), Anderson House (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Stokes County include: Aaron Church (A), Leak Memorial Church (B), Isom Independent Missionary Baptist Church (C), Hilltop Church (D), Mountain View Baptist Church (E), Asbury Church (F), Mount Zion United Methodist Church (G), Morning Star Baptist Church (H), Volunteer Primitive Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Wall Cemetery (1), Nunn Cemetery (2), Shiloh Cemetery (3), Oak Grove Cemetery (4), Venable Cemetery (5), Vaden Cemetery (6), Old Capella Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Lilly Lake (A), Kiser Lake (B), Hanging Rock Park Lake (C), Camelot Woods Lake (D), Boy Scout Pond (E), Stedman Lake (F), Camp Hanes Lake (G), Fox Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: North Double Creek (A), Long Branch (B), Lick Creek (C), Old Field Creek (D), Goff Creek (E), Paynes Branch (F), Peters Creek (G), Flat Shoals Creek (H), Pinch Gut Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Stokes County include: East Walnut Cove Community Park (1), Germantown Park (2), Pinnacle Lions Park (3), Moratuck Park (4), Byrds Marker (5), Hanging Rock State Park (6), Walnut Cove Lions Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.2%
North Carolina:	11.1%

Current college students: 1,163
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 684 (28% naturalized citizens)

Stokes County:	1.5%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 29.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,554
• One, attached: 202
• Two: 85
• 3 or 4: 121
• 5 to 9: 287
• 10 to 19: 93
• 20 or more: 101
• Mobile homes: 5,769
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 50

Housing units in Stokes County with a mortgage: 5,552 (484 second mortgage, 1,179 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,591

Here:	68.2% with mortgage
State:	69.1% with mortgage

Stokes County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 2.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 16 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/22/1992, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 13 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Stokes County-area historical earthquake activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 70.8 miles away from Stokes County center
On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.1 miles away from the county center
On 7/7/1995 at 21:01:02, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 LG, Depth: 7.2 mi) earthquake occurred 89.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 17,721 (82%) Carpooled: 3,061 (14%) Subway or elevated: 16 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 181 (1%) Other means: 80 (0%) Worked at home: 633 (3%)

6.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,562 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.48%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.92% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($25,523 average AGI)
1.56% relocated from other states ($13,039 average AGI)

Stokes County:	1.56%
North Carolina average:	4.34%

from Forsyth County, NC	2.40% ($34,020 average AGI)
from Surry County, NC	0.92% ($33,928)
from Rockingham County, NC	0.43% ($25,722)
from Guilford County, NC	0.27% ($43,000)
from Davidson County, NC	0.19% ($28,156)
from Yadkin County, NC	0.12% ($26,050)
from Bibb County, GA	0.09% ($104,133)

6.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,631 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.14%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.03% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($25,221 average AGI)
1.10% relocated to other states ($5,410 average AGI)

Stokes County:	1.10%
North Carolina average:	3.10%

to Forsyth County, NC	2.48% ($31,249 average AGI)
to Surry County, NC	0.72% ($31,345)
to Rockingham County, NC	0.41% ($24,985)
to Davidson County, NC	0.28% ($33,500)
to Guilford County, NC	0.24% ($29,525)
to Yadkin County, NC	0.18% ($24,759)
to Davie County, NC	0.06% ($47,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,192 (4,972 aged, 1,220 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 39,190 (10,676 male householders, 2,490 female householders)

  10,988 spouses, 13,031 children (11,953 natural, 214 adopted, 864 stepchildren), 688 grandchildren, 189 brothers or sisters, 207 parents, 414 other relatives, 507 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,947 (1,935 male householders (1,657 living alone)), 2,476 female householders (2,356 living alone)), 536 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 574 (293 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,847 2-persons, 3,424 3-persons, 2,657 4-persons, 897 5-persons, 266 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,013 1-person, 338 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

96.4% of residents of Stokes County speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 16% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $170,191,000 ($3750 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,013,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $94,278,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,396,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,362,000
Federal grants: $34,583,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,926,000 ($554,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,646,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $555,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,546,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,036,000

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	+15 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.99 millions of gallons per day (15% from ground, 85% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.9

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

64% of Stokes County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in North Carolina.

Stokes County:	63.6%
State average:	54.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 34080
• Northeast: 1714
• Midwest: 1122
• South: 6402
• West: 518

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $77,700

Here:	7.0%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	8.3%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	21.6%
North Carolina:	20.2%

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