Stokes County vs. Guilford County

Stokes County (NC)Guilford County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)45,467533,670
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-4.1%9.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)47,417488,421
Population, Census, April 1, 201047,401488,406
Persons under 5 years, percent4.5%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.7%22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.3%15.2%
Female persons, percent50.8%52.7%
White alone, percent93.8%56.2%
Black or African American alone, percent4.0%35.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.8%
Asian alone, percent0.4%5.4%
Two or More Races, percent1.3%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.1%8.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent91.2%49.8%
Veterans, 2014-20183,21328,475
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.5%10.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)22,313230,471
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.7%58.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$128,600$162,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,070$1,259
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$321$432
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$650$850
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20134.6%28.0%
Building permits, 2018691,662
Households, 2014-201819,302202,731
Persons per household, 2014-20182.352.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201892.8%85.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.9%13.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201880.1%86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201867.5%72.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.5%89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201813.3%35.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.4%7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.3%11.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.2%63.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.0%58.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)35,1291,158,488
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)107,1233,512,781
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)489,71126,932,176
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)12,79614,111,449
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)222,1186,979,731
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$4,748$13,935
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.121.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$46,169$51,072
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,091$29,708
Persons in poverty, percent12.1%15.4%
Total employer establishments, 201764713,562
Total employment, 20176,305262,080
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)188,32712,101,051
Total employment, percent change, 2016-201712.5%2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,84941,678
All firms, 20122,84345,746
Men-owned firms, 20121,61522,594
Women-owned firms, 201298417,884
Minority-owned firms, 201215814,168
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,61129,574
Veteran-owned firms, 20123234,438
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,43938,576
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%16.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200719.9%29.2%
Population per square mile, 2010105.6756.4
Land area in square miles, 2010448.86645.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Stokes county (NC) and Guilford county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.