Stokes County, North Carolina (NC)

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• • 42,19990.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,9524.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,4873.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4290.9%Two or more races
  • 1930.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1760.4%Asian alone
  • 170.04%Some other race alone

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

Health of residents in Stokes County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,088 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $896 (0.7%)

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, Pinnacle, Germanton, Danbury.

Neighboring counties: Alamance County , Monterey County, California , Jackson County, Tennessee , Hertford County , Knox County, Kentucky , Northampton County , Wayne County, Kentucky .

Current college students: 1,163
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 851 (35.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1712010 or later
• 542000 to 2009
• 4211990 to 1999
• 1251980 to 1989
• 791970 to 1979
• 75Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.7 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,944
• One, attached: 315
• Two: 132
• 3 or 4: 358
• 5 to 9: 471
• 10 to 19: 92
• 20 to 49: 77
• 50 or more: 4
• Mobile homes: 5,165
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Stokes County with a mortgage: 8,819 (155 second mortgage, 1,092 home equity loan, 59 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,697

Religion statistics for Stokes County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Stokes County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• North Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: February 6, 2020 - February 19, 2020, FEMA Id: 4543, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
• North Carolina Tropical Storm Michael, Incident Period: October 10, 2018 - October 12, 2018, FEMA Id: 4412, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3380: October 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 3380, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 23, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1553: September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1553, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Ice Storm, Incident Period: February 27, 2003 to February 28, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1457: March 27, 2003, FEMA Id: 1457, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
• North Carolina Hurricane Floyd & Irene, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to November 02, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1292: September 16, 1999, FEMA Id: 1292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to October 04, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3146: September 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 3146, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 02, 1996 to February 09, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1103: February 23, 1996, FEMA Id: 1103, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.33% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($37,384 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.34% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($30,793 average AGI)
0.99% relocated from other states ($6,590 average AGI)

Stokes County:	0.99%
North Carolina average:	3.75%

from Forsyth County, NC	2.08% ($36,693 average AGI)
from Surry County, NC	0.69% ($36,207)
from Rockingham County, NC	0.39% ($25,046)
from Guilford County, NC	0.28% ($56,043)
from Davidson County, NC	0.13% ($35,818)

5.61% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($35,770 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.78% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($29,827 average AGI)
0.83% relocated to other states ($5,943 average AGI)

Stokes County:	0.83%
North Carolina average:	3.07%

to Forsyth County, NC	2.32% ($34,856 average AGI)
to Surry County, NC	0.67% ($37,478)
to Rockingham County, NC	0.44% ($27,284)
to Guilford County, NC	0.26% ($33,023)
to Davidson County, NC	0.21% ($29,028)
to Yadkin County, NC	0.15% ($26,692)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Stokes County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 9,838 (2,467 living alone), Female householders: 10,136 (3,136 living alone)

• 10,354 spouses (10,195 opposite-sex spouses), 923 unmarried partners, (909 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,335 children (10,506 natural, 258 adopted, 572 stepchildren), 1,308 grandchildren, 190 brothers or sisters, 622 parents, 39 foster children, 583 other relatives, 889 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 538

Size of family households: 7,122 2-persons, 2,758 3-persons, 2,493 4-persons, 747 5-persons, 225 6-persons, 94 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,654 1-person, 693 2-persons, 73 3-persons, 32 4-persons.

5,053 married couples with children.
2,595 single-parent households (814 men, 1,781 women).

96.5% of residents of Stokes speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $170,191,000 ($3,750 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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

• Year house built in Stokes County, North Carolina
• 7022014 or later
• 3362010 to 2013
• 3,0172000 to 2009
• 4,7581990 to 1999
• 3,7311980 to 1989
• 4,6241970 to 1979
• 1,9081960 to 1969
• 1,1521950 to 1959
• 8031940 to 1949
• 1,4971939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Stokes County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Stokes County, North Carolina
• 241 room
• 92 rooms
• 2343 rooms
• 1,2414 rooms
• 4,3025 rooms
• 4,5466 rooms
• 2,2947 rooms
• 1,3698 rooms
• 1,3829+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stokes County, North Carolina
• 1511 room
• 812 rooms
• 5003 rooms
• 1,3964 rooms
• 1,2335 rooms
• 4656 rooms
• 3667 rooms
• 1298 rooms
• 1169+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Stokes County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Stokes County, North Carolina
• 22no bedroom
• 911 bedroom
• 3,2412 bedrooms
• 9,6533 bedrooms
• 2,0144 bedrooms
• 3905+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stokes County, North Carolina
• 150no bedroom
• 6101 bedroom
• 1,8912 bedrooms
• 1,5493 bedrooms
• 2504 bedrooms
• 95+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Stokes County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Stokes County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 232no vehicle
• 2,9721 vehicle
• 5,9032 vehicles
• 3,5673 vehicles
• 2,1604 vehicles
• 8055+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Stokes County in renter-occupied apartments
• 391no vehicle
• 2,1851 vehicle
• 1,3322 vehicles
• 4143 vehicles
• 1374 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

92.0% of Stokes County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in North Carolina.

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

• This state: 34,012
• Other state: 11,456
• Northeast: 2,157
• Midwest: 1,417
• South: 6,923
• West: 885

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 898
• Number of aged recipients: 141
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 757
• Number of recipients under 18: 128
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 529
• Number of recipients older than 64: 241
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 390
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 358