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27884

Stokes, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
1,892
Median household income
$64,306
People below poverty
12.9%
Median home value
$114,700

Income

The median income of households in 27884 was $64,306. An estimated 1.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 27884 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.3
$10,000 to $14,999 7.4
$15,000 to $24,999 12.1
$25,000 to $34,999 2.5
$35,000 to $49,999 5.3
$50,000 to $74,999 38.4
$75,000 to $99,999 16.8
$100,000 to $149,999 7
$150,000 to $199,999 9.3
$200,000 or more 0

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 27884 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60417
Female 44861

An estimated 69.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,657. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 27884 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.4
Social Security 37.1
Retirement income 17
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 13
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 9.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 25% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 27884 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 9.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 25
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13

In 2020-2024, 18 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 89.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 0% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 27884 in 2020-2024, 88.5% had health insurance coverage and 11.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 69.4% and public coverage was 30.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7%.


In 2020-2024, 27884 had a total population of 1,892 - 678 (35.8%) females and 1,214 (64.2%) males. The median age was 28.2 years. An estimated 36.3% of the population was under 18 years, 25.9% was 19 to 44 years, 24% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 27884 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 0 60
5 to 9 93 57
10 to 14 0 96
15 to 19 416 37
20 to 24 138 35
25 to 29 39 0
30 to 34 7 17
35 to 39 100 43
40 to 44 65 48
45 to 49 29 65
50 to 54 123 82
55 to 59 30 0
60 to 64 59 65
65 to 69 37 11
70 to 74 30 37
75 to 79 35 19
80 to 84 0 6
85 and over 13 0

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 43.2% were White; 34.4% were Black or African American; 19.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 28.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 15.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 20.7% of the people in 27884 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 43.2% of the people in 27884 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 529 households in 27884. The average household size was 3.58 people.

Married-couple households made up 60.7% of the households in 27884 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 12.9% of all households, while 21% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 3.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 21.5% of all households.

In 27884, 31.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 27884 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 60.7
Cohabiting Couples 5.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
12.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.7% of males and 58.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 36.7 32.3
Now married, except separated 53.7 58.7
Separated 1.3 0
Widowed 1.8 5.4
Divorced 6.5 3.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 27884, 18 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.9% of the people living in 27884 were U.S. natives. 84.2% of the 27884 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.1% of 27884 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 29.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 63 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 27884 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 27884.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 27884 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 100
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 27884 in 2020-2024, 18.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 18.7% of people at least five years old; 2.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 27884 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 18.7
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92 % of the people at least one year old living in 27884 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 27884 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92
Different house, same county 0.8
Different county, same state 7.2
Different state 0
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 27884 was 877 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 15 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 666. College or graduate school enrollment was 196.

Educational Attainment of People in 27884 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.8
High school diploma or equivalency 35.6
Some college, no degree 27.3
Associate's degree 16.8
Bachelor's degree 15.6
Graduate or professional degree 0.9

Disability

In 27884, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 11.6% of people under 18 years old, to 10.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 27884, 54.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 715 85.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 104 12.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 14 1.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 27884 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 27884 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 8.5
Manufacturing 12.1
Wholesale trade 6.2
Retail trade 10.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 0
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 36.3
Other Services, except public administration 0.8
Public administration 0

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 27884 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 116 13.9
Service occupations 372 44.7
Sales and office occupations 77 9.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 119 14.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 149 17.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 92.1% of 27884 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 33.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 27884 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 92.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 0.9

In 2020-2024, 27884 had a total of 589 housing units. Of these housing units, 69.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 0% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 30.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 27884 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 69.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 30.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 27884 was 6.3 rooms, and of these housing units 72.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 27884 had 529 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 60 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 82.2% while renters occupied 17.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.08 and in renter-occupied houses it was 5.87.

1.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 19.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.7% and another 42.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 27884:

House Heating Fuel Used in 27884 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 18.5
Electricity 69.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 9.5
No fuel used 2.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 27884 was $114,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 55.2 % had a mortgage. 44.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,375 and for owners without a mortgage it was $390.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 27884 was $839. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.