Stokes County, North Carolina (NC)

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• • 40,28989.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,6843.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,5933.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 9972.2%Two or more races
  • 2000.4%Asian alone
  • 1410.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 630.1%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $214,794

Here:	$214,794
State:	$316,354

Townhouses or other attached units: $199,179

Here:	$199,179
State:	$269,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $135,952

Here:	$135,952
State:	$189,814

Mobile homes: $108,769

Here:	$108,769
State:	$90,232

Crime in 2018 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 61
• Burglaries: 180
• Thefts: 437
• Auto thefts: 68

Crime in 2017 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 71
• Burglaries: 216
• Thefts: 488
• Auto thefts: 59

Health of residents in Stokes County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

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 2021: $1,132 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,008 (0.6%)

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: 85.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 765 (53.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1202010 or later
• 1062000 to 2009
• 2431990 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: 15,275
• One, attached: 186
• Two: 325
• 3 or 4: 246
• 5 to 9: 216
• 10 to 19: 40
• 20 to 49: 137
• 50 or more: 9
• Mobile homes: 5,235
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Stokes County with a mortgage: 8,779 (884 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 637 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 419

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.

7.40% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($53,234 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.88% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($40,429 average AGI)
1.52% relocated from other states ($12,806 average AGI)

Stokes County:	1.52%
North Carolina average:	4.18%

from Forsyth County, NC	2.85% ($51,173 average AGI)
from Surry County, NC	0.86% ($57,524)
from Guilford County, NC	0.41% ($48,857)
from Rockingham County, NC	0.38% ($41,400)
from Davidson County, NC	0.23% ($40,590)
from Yadkin County, NC	0.12% ($27,667)

5.98% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,021 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.90% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($34,182 average AGI)
1.08% relocated to other states ($7,839 average AGI)

Stokes County:	1.08%
North Carolina average:	3.18%

to Forsyth County, NC	2.17% ($40,545 average AGI)
to Surry County, NC	0.87% ($46,490)
to Rockingham County, NC	0.43% ($33,918)
to Guilford County, NC	0.28% ($47,809)
to Davidson County, NC	0.18% ($52,226)
to Yadkin County, NC	0.15% ($42,200)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.5

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: 9,081 (2,668 living alone), Female householders: 10,375 (3,120 living alone)

• 9,771 spouses (9,636 opposite-sex spouses), 1,058 unmarried partners, (1,022 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,043 children (10,262 natural, 182 adopted, 588 stepchildren), 1,314 grandchildren, 293 brothers or sisters, 410 parents, 26 foster children, 752 other relatives, 930 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 451

Size of family households: 6,389 2-persons, 3,089 3-persons, 1,822 4-persons, 685 5-persons, 422 6-persons, 192 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,787 1-person, 1,034 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 14 4-persons.

4,640 married couples with children.
2,527 single-parent households (626 men, 1,901 women).

96.7% of residents of Stokes speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% 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
• 02020 or later
• 1,3112010 to 2019
• 2,8852000 to 2009
• 3,8321990 to 1999
• 3,2451980 to 1989
• 4,8071970 to 1979
• 2,0001960 to 1969
• 1,1411950 to 1959
• 5511940 to 1949
• 1,3451939 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
• 201 room
• 202 rooms
• 2523 rooms
• 1,1414 rooms
• 4,7795 rooms
• 3,9046 rooms
• 2,2567 rooms
• 1,1598 rooms
• 1,5069+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stokes County, North Carolina
• 2011 room
• 172 rooms
• 4173 rooms
• 1,1124 rooms
• 1,3715 rooms
• 5656 rooms
• 3247 rooms
• 478 rooms
• 2369+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Stokes County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Stokes County, North Carolina
• 24no bedroom
• 1281 bedroom
• 2,9892 bedrooms
• 9,3973 bedrooms
• 2,1214 bedrooms
• 4355+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stokes County, North Carolina
• 204no bedroom
• 3561 bedroom
• 1,7712 bedrooms
• 1,7733 bedrooms
• 2164 bedrooms
• 45+ 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
• 2,9381 vehicle
• 5,7062 vehicles
• 3,3653 vehicles
• 1,8054 vehicles
• 1,1335+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Stokes County in renter-occupied apartments
• 293no vehicle
• 2,1311 vehicle
• 1,3652 vehicles
• 3303 vehicles
• 1784 vehicles
• 605+ vehicles

90.3% 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, 88% lived in North Carolina.

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

• This state: 32,313
• Other state: 11,577
• Northeast: 2,427
• Midwest: 1,652
• South: 6,602
• West: 904

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