County profile
Stokes County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#1390 of 3,127 US counties by GDP74th-percentile growthmore diversified than 44% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,767
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
674
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$38.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
46,126
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$63.0k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
18.2%±2.0%
Poverty rate
11.2%±1.7%
Business applications
445 · 2025
Retail establishments
118
25.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade28%
Food & accommodation21%
Health care20%
Manufacturing14%
Construction9%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
46,126
residents · 2025 · +3.5% since 2020
Income per capita $52.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,023
International migration−5
Natural change−1,486
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.1B2019
$1.0B2020
$1.4B2021
$1.6B2022
$1.6B2023
$1.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$196.7k±$8.8k
Median gross rent
$775/mo±$31/mo
Vacancy rate
9.1%±1.5%
Affordability
5.1× wages
Residential permits
$75.9M
256 units · 5.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
39.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 77Drought 75Hurricane 69
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3232016
3422017
3622018
3782019
3972020
4432021
5392022
5882023
6512024
6472025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 42% since 20211802021
1722022
1912023
2382024
2562025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
27.0 km
I-74
Nearest freight rail
15.4 km
NS
Nearest port
213.7 km
ELKHEM METALS CO., ALLOY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
29.9 km
SMITH REYNOLDS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$38.7k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Stokes?
Stokes's economy produced $1.8B in 2024, growing 6.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.