Stokes County NC Data & Peer Group Rankings

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Stokes County NC Housing Affordability Index is 169 State of North Carolina Housing Affordability Index is 140
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Stokes County NC Wealth Index is 53 State of North Carolina Wealth Index is 84
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

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POPULATION
Total Population	47,025
Population in Households	46,569
Population in Families	38,838
Population in Group Qrtrs	456
Population Density	105
Diversity Index¹	20

INCOME
Median Household Income	$48,104
Average Household Income	$59,074
Per Capita Income	$24,402
Wealth Index³	53

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	22,115 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	14,197 (64.2%)
Renter Occupied HU	5,217 (23.6%)
Vacant Housing Units	2,701 (12.2%)
Median Home Value	$141,124
Housing Affordability Index²	169

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	19,414
Average Household Size	2.4
Family Households	13,431
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Stokes County NC - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Stokes County to the other 100 counties and county equivalents in North Carolina by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	-0.09%	-0.19%
Households	0.0%	-0.14%
Families	-0.13%	-0.21%
Median Household Income		2.06%
Per Capita Income		2.63%

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 57	44th
Population Density	# 57	44th
Diversity Index	# 95	6th
Median Household Income	# 42	59th
Per Capita Income	# 46	55th

Stokes County NC Information

Stokes County NC Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Stokes County NC - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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