Moving to Stokesdale, North Carolina

Population: 3,267. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,524 (+7.9% change)
Males: 1,616 (49.5%), Females: 1,651 (50.5%)

Guilford County

Zip code: 27357

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $51,484
Median house value: $124,200

Population by Race

Races in Stokesdale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.3%)
  • Black (6.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (15.0%), United States (14.2%), German (13.4%), Irish (12.0%), Scotch-Irish (4.0%), Scottish (3.6%).

Elevation: 930 feet

Land area: 19.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Stokesdale

  • High school or higher: 85.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Stokesdale town

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 69.3%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 4.0%

2.5% Foreign born (1.4% Europe, 0.9% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,193 (+57.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Stokesdale:

  • MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,THE (about 19 miles; GREENSBORO, NC)
  • HIGH POINT REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; HIGH POINT, NC)
  • STOKES-REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; DANBURY, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Stokesdale:

  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 12 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 18 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 51 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Stokesdale:

  • DS BUTLER FARM AND AIRFIELD (about 4 miles; OAK RIDGE, NC; Abbreviation: N83)
  • MEADOW BROOK FIELD (about 12 miles; WALNUT COVE, NC; Abbreviation: N63)
  • AIR HARBOR (about 14 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: W88)

Amtrak stations near Stokesdale:

  • 16 miles: GREENSBORO (2603 OAKLAND AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
  • 20 miles: HIGH POINT (100 W. HIGH ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stokesdale:

  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 12 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 16 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Full-time enrollment: 10,868)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)

Public primary/middle school in Stokesdale:

  • STOKESDALE ELEMENTARY (Students: 434; Location: 8025 US 158; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Stokesdale:

  • MALACHI BOYS SCHOOL (Students: 8; Location: P.O. BX 510; Grades: 2 – 11; Boys only)