Stokes County vs. Surry County

	Stokes County (NC)	Surry County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	45,467	71,948
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.1%	-2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	47,417	73,743
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	47,401	73,673
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.5%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.7%	21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.3%	20.5%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.4%
White alone, percent	93.8%	93.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.0%	4.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.1%	10.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.2%	83.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,213	4,152
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.5%	5.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	22,313	34,264
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.7%	72.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$128,600	$121,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,070	$1,042
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$321	$325
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$650	$620
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.6%	6.9%
Building permits, 2018	69	159
Households, 2014-2018	19,302	28,985
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.35	2.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.8%	93.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.9%	9.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.1%	77.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.5%	62.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.5%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.3%	16.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.4%	15.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.3%	14.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.2%	55.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.0%	49.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	35,129	105,381
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	107,123	411,631
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	489,711	967,760
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,796	396,133
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	222,118	1,067,104
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,748	$14,506
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.1	24.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$46,169	$41,068
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,091	$23,957
Persons in poverty, percent	12.1%	16.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	647	1,650
Total employment, 2017	6,305	27,896
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	188,327	1,092,774
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	12.5%	1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,849	4,851
All firms, 2012	2,843	5,681
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,615	3,312
Women-owned firms, 2012	984	1,677
Minority-owned firms, 2012	158	397
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,611	5,087
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	323	389
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,439	5,035
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	19.9%	24.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	105.6	138.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	448.86	532.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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