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Stanly County, North Carolina (NC)

County population in 2022: 64,093 (32% urban, 68% rural); it was 58,100 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 10,626
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,515
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 16,945
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,448 (it was 5,278 in 2000)
% of renters here:

24%
State:

33%

Land area: 395 sq. mi.

Water area: 9.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 162 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Stanly County: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.0%), Manufacturing (15.8%), Retail trade (11.5%), Construction (10.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 82%
  • Government: 12%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Stanly County, NC (2022)
    • 50,34279.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 7,00911.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3,1765.0%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1,8793.0%Two or more races
    • 1,2472.0%Asian alone
    • 260.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

41.5 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years
Males: 32,241  (50.3%)
Females: 31,852  (49.7%)
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Average household size:
Stanly County:

2.0 people
North Carolina:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $61,820 ($36,898 in 1999)
This county:

$61,820
North Carolina:

$67,481

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $618 (lower quartile is $469, upper quartile is $825)
This county:

$618
State:

$945


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $227,801 (it was $84,100 in 2000)
Stanly:

$227,801
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $137,977 - $343,258

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $304,202
Here:

$304,202
State:

$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $173,663
Here:

$173,663
State:

$317,935

In 2-unit structures: $126,377
Here:

$126,377
State:

$250,488

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $117,717
Here:

$117,717
State:

$254,939

Mobile homes: $136,813
Here:

$136,813
State:

$124,933

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,210
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $400

Institutionalized population: 1,344

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 15
  • Burglaries: 75
  • Thefts: 132
  • Auto thefts: 29

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 7
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 38
  • Burglaries: 142
  • Thefts: 205
  • Auto thefts: 42
Stanly County, NC map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 373 buildings, average cost: $168,400
  • 2021: 366 buildings, average cost: $168,400
  • 2020: 300 buildings, average cost: $168,400
  • 2019: 385 buildings, average cost: $157,300
  • 2018: 272 buildings, average cost: $179,800
  • 2017: 263 buildings, average cost: $159,200
  • 2016: 199 buildings, average cost: $162,300
  • 2015: 92 buildings, average cost: $145,000
  • 2014: 92 buildings, average cost: $145,000
  • 2013: 103 buildings, average cost: $124,300
  • 2012: 88 buildings, average cost: $115,200
  • 2011: 98 buildings, average cost: $146,900
  • 2010: 118 buildings, average cost: $137,900
  • 2009: 132 buildings, average cost: $104,800
  • 2008: 196 buildings, average cost: $104,800
  • 2007: 288 buildings, average cost: $104,800
  • 2006: 376 buildings, average cost: $104,800
  • 2005: 426 buildings, average cost: $104,800
  • 2004: 390 buildings, average cost: $104,800
  • 2003: 331 buildings, average cost: $104,800
  • 2002: 308 buildings, average cost: $104,800
  • 2001: 278 buildings, average cost: $104,900
  • 2000: 275 buildings, average cost: $104,700
  • 1999: 270 buildings, average cost: $95,100
  • 1998: 235 buildings, average cost: $95,000
  • 1997: 246 buildings, average cost: $85,600
Number of permits per 10,000 Stanly, NC residents
Average permit cost in Stanly, NC

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,494 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,186 (0.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Stanly, NC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Stanly, NC in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Stanly, NC in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 13.2%
Stanly County:

13.2%
North Carolina:

12.8%
(10.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.5% for Black residents, 13.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 4.7% for American Indian residents, 7.8% for other race residents, 23.4% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 41.5 years old
(Males: 40.7 years old, Females: 42.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.9 years old, Black residents: 37.5 years old, American Indian residents: 34.7 years old, Asian residents: 39.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.8 years old, Other race residents: 24.2 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Stanly County is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $515 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $701 a month.

Cities in this county include: Albemarle, Locust, Norwood, Oakboro, Badin, Stanfield, Red Cross, Misenheimer, Millingport, Richfield.

Stanly County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Stanly County: Camp Arrowhead (A), Camp Blue Star (B), Camp Green Cove (C), Camp Judaea (D), Camp Pinewood (E), Camp Pinnacle (F), Camp Tonawandah (G), Camp Windy Wood (H), Mud Creek Assembly Grounds (I), Pine Park Retirement Inn (J), Hendersonville Fireman Training Center (K), Camp Tekoa (L), Camp Osceola (M), Camp Kanuga (N), Turkeypen Checking Station (O), Holmes State Forest Nursery (P), Four Square Crusador Camp (Q), Sky Valley Pioneer Camp (R), North Mills River Recreation Area (S), Kings Mountain Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Stanly County include: Holly Springs Church (A), Naples Church (B), Liberty Church (C), Tracy Grove Church (D), Maple Hill Church (E), Barnwell Church (F), Locust Grove Church (G), Jones Gap Church (H), Berea Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: McCarson Cemetery (1), Bane Cemetery (2), Jones Cemetery (3), Justus Cemetery (4), Double Springs Cemetery (5), Forest Lawn Cemetery (6), Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Jeffers Lake (A), Lake Louellen (B), Lake Hosea (C), Innisfree Lake (D), Lake Summit (E), Lake Rugby (F), Hosea Lake (G), R L Parker Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Featherstone Creek (A), Falls Creek (B), Falling Creek (C), House Branch (D), Duncan Creek (E), Dismal Creek (F), Pea Branch (G), Devils Fork (H), Hammett Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Guadalupe County, New Mexico , Hardin County, Tennessee , Henderson County, Tennessee , San Luis Obispo County, California , Loudon County, Tennessee , Shelby County, Tennessee .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.9%
North Carolina:

3.2%

Unemployment by year in Stanly, NC
County total employment by year in Stanly, NC
County average yearly wages by year in Stanly, NC

Current college students: 2,196
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,635 (55.6% naturalized citizens)

Stanly County:

4.1%
Whole state:

8.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 8912010 or later
  • 5922000 to 2009
  • 4771990 to 1999
  • 2841980 to 1989
  • 1311970 to 1979
  • 92Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.0%

Stanly County marital status for males Stanly County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 23,355
  • One, attached: 109
  • Two: 488
  • 3 or 4: 909
  • 5 to 9: 495
  • 10 to 19: 46
  • 20 to 49: 88
  • 50 or more: 37
  • Mobile homes: 2,993

Housing units in Stanly County with a mortgage: 10,642 (1,357 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,302 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 675

Here:

1.5% with mortgage
State:

97.0% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Stanly County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant26,18298
Mainline Protestant12,30742
Black Protestant9556
Catholic6361
Other6283
None20,138-
Stanly County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 12
Stanly County:

2.03 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

0.34 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 25
Stanly County:

4.23 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 41
This county:

6.93 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Stanly County:

9.9%
North Carolina:

9.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Stanly County:

27.1%
State:

28.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

11.6%
State:

15.6%

Agriculture in Stanly County:

Average size of farms: 150 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $78,778
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $152.47
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.92%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.49%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $68,097
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 50.12%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $66,535
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.60%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.59
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.31%
Corn for grain: 11112 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 8413 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 10151 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 18050 harvested acres
Vegetables: 11 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 43 acres

Tornado activity:

Stanly County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 13345482.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Earthquake activity:

Stanly County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 32% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 219.6 miles away from Stanly County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 93.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 163.1 miles away from the county center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 167.8 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 286.3 miles away from Stanly County center
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 51.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • North Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: February 6, 2020 - February 19, 2020, FEMA Id: 4543, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
  • North Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 7, 2018 - September 29, 2018, FEMA Id: 4393, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 04, 2002 to December 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1448: December 12, 2002, FEMA Id: 1448, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
  • North Carolina Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 24, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1312: January 31, 2000, FEMA Id: 1312, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • North Carolina Hurricane Floyd & Irene, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to November 02, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1292: September 16, 1999, FEMA Id: 1292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to October 04, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3146: September 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 3146, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 05, 1996 to October 21, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1134: September 06, 1996, FEMA Id: 1134, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1087: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1087, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
  • 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Stanly County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Stanly

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 17,329 (74.8%)
  • Carpooled: 2,420 (10.4%)
  • Bus: 12 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 140 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 363 (1.6%)
  • Worked at home: 2,560 (11.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (28%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
  • Production occupations (13%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Transportation occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Material moving occupations (7%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (40%)
  • Laos (9%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (8%)
  • Thailand (8%)
  • Vietnam (6%)
  • Ethiopia (5%)
  • Cuba (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Stanly County


  • American (20%)
  • English (12%)
  • German (10%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3%)
  • European (3%)
  • Scottish (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Stanly County, North Carolina in 2010:

  • 676 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 575 people in state prisons
  • 496 people in college/university student housing
  • 125 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 85 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 53 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 22 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 10 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 8 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Stanly County, North Carolina in 2000:

  • 640 people in state prisons
  • 516 people in nursing homes
  • 386 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 73 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 63 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 31 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 11 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 10 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 9 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 3 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $61,497.

7.20% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,996 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.20%
North Carolina average:

8.85%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.50% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($41,217 average AGI)
1.70% relocated from other states ($11,779 average AGI)
Stanly County:

1.70%
North Carolina average:

4.18%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Cabarrus County, NC  1.54% ($65,104 average AGI)
from Mecklenburg County, NC  1.23% ($53,415)
from Union County, NC  0.67% ($55,277)
from Montgomery County, NC  0.31% ($41,392)
from Rowan County, NC  0.29% ($51,710)
from Anson County, NC  0.16% ($36,579)
from Davidson County, NC  0.16% ($43,947)


5.15% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,372 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.15%
North Carolina average:

7.89%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.07% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($37,072 average AGI)
1.08% relocated to other states ($10,299 average AGI)
Stanly County:

1.08%
North Carolina average:

3.18%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Cabarrus County, NC  0.82% ($53,820 average AGI)
to Mecklenburg County, NC  0.62% ($42,239)
to Union County, NC  0.46% ($50,566)
to Montgomery County, NC  0.35% ($62,550)
to Rowan County, NC  0.35% ($38,362)
to Anson County, NC  0.16% ($37,649)
to Davidson County, NC  0.15% ($51,382)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

Births per 1000 population in Stanly County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Stanly County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.7

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Stanly County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 13.0%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Stanly County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Stanly County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Stanly County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Stanly County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Stanly County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Stanly County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 10,562 (8,510 aged, 2,052 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,398 (10%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Stanly County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (861)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (840)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (678)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (640)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (492)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (460)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (410)
  • Unspecified dementia (343)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (340)
  • Chronic ischaemic heart disease, unspecified (219)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.7
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,418
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 202
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 49,217

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,314
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 965
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 29
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 66

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 70.9. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 53.8
  • Other - 17.1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 144.3. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 102.7
  • Other - 41.6

Household type by relationship:

Households: 64,093
  • Male householders: 11,729 (2,928 living alone), Female householders: 13,169 (3,821 living alone)
  • 12,674 spouses (12,635 opposite-sex spouses), 1,706 unmarried partners, (1,640 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,387 children (16,043 natural, 443 adopted, 899 stepchildren), 1,745 grandchildren, 651 brothers or sisters, 1,040 parents, 32 foster children, 953 other relatives, 901 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,156

Size of family households: 8,031 2-persons, 3,862 3-persons, 2,847 4-persons, 1,238 5-persons, 638 6-persons, 342 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,750 1-person, 1,089 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

8,098 married couples with children.
3,841 single-parent households (1,117 men, 2,724 women).

93.1% of residents of Stanly speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (24% speak English very well, 49% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $278,352,000 ($4,724 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $21,844,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $146,820,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $63,522,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,900,000
Federal grants: $39,732,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,476,000 ($5,654,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,902,000 ($9,977,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $232,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,652,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,006,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 3,821
Here:

65 per 1000 residents
State:

72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,170
Here:

54 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +509
Here:

+9 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -237
Here -4 per 1000 residents
State +27 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Stanly County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.61 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.6
State:

4.4

Year house built in Stanly County, North Carolina
  • Year house built in Stanly County, North Carolina
  • 1832020 or later
  • 2,2722010 to 2019
  • 2,6952000 to 2009
  • 3,5831990 to 1999
  • 3,0631980 to 1989
  • 3,5181970 to 1979
  • 3,1121960 to 1969
  • 3,4991950 to 1959
  • 1,8731940 to 1949
  • 3,6191939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Stanly County, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Stanly County, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Stanly County, North Carolina
  • 311 room
  • 62 rooms
  • 3343 rooms
  • 1,9494 rooms
  • 4,5875 rooms
  • 4,6356 rooms
  • 2,8007 rooms
  • 1,6458 rooms
  • 2,7539+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stanly County, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stanly County, North Carolina
  • 1281 room
  • 952 rooms
  • 1,1343 rooms
  • 1,5434 rooms
  • 1,7925 rooms
  • 8536 rooms
  • 3757 rooms
  • 858 rooms
  • 1029+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Stanly County, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Stanly County, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Stanly County, North Carolina
  • 32no bedroom
  • 1781 bedroom
  • 3,4272 bedrooms
  • 11,5113 bedrooms
  • 2,8434 bedrooms
  • 6725+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stanly County, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stanly County, North Carolina
  • 130no bedroom
  • 9761 bedroom
  • 2,3762 bedrooms
  • 2,2983 bedrooms
  • 2964 bedrooms
  • 695+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Stanly County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Stanly County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Stanly County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 369no vehicle
  • 3,6201 vehicle
  • 6,5162 vehicles
  • 5,0303 vehicles
  • 1,9614 vehicles
  • 1,2655+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Stanly County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Stanly County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 867no vehicle
  • 2,4701 vehicle
  • 1,8442 vehicles
  • 6123 vehicles
  • 2104 vehicles
  • 1595+ vehicles

88.5% of Stanly County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in North Carolina.

Stanly County:

88.5%
State average:

87.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 47,737
  • Other state: 12,602
  • Northeast: 3,534
  • Midwest: 1,986
  • South: 5,793
  • West: 1,284
Year householders moved into unit in Stanly County, NC
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Stanly County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 69.3%Electricity
  • 10.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 9.9%Utility gas
  • 7.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.0%Wood
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 75.9%Electricity
  • 8.5%Utility gas
  • 5.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.6%Wood
  • 1.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,011
Here:

17.2%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 273
Here:

9.2%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 689
Here:

29.6%
North Carolina:

19.3%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Stanly County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,799,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $656,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,474,000
    Other: $3,295,000
    Higher Education - Other: $2,865,000
    Higher Education - Other: $2,462,000
    Hospital Public: $2,417,000
    Hospital Public: $2,263,000
    Sewerage: $1,744,000
    Sewerage: $1,314,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,028,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,020,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $998,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $902,000
    Solid Waste Management: $883,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $756,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $214,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $25,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $22,000
    Parks and Recreation: $19,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $14,000
  • Construction - Other Higher Education: $4,081,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,211,000
    Police Protection: $1,773,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,238,000
    Housing and Community Development: $994,000
    Police Protection: $685,000
    Other Higher Education: $609,000
    Health - Other: $203,000
    General - Other: $189,000
    Libraries: $179,000
    Local Fire Protection: $36,000
    General Public Buildings: $33,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $81,099,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $73,325,000
    Other Higher Education: $22,951,000
    Other Higher Education: $21,752,000
    Health - Other: $11,203,000
    Police Protection: $9,161,000
    Health - Other: $8,892,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $8,521,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,844,000
    Police Protection: $6,707,000
    Financial Administration: $5,109,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,963,000
    General - Other: $3,467,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,251,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,771,000
    Water Utilities: $2,511,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,187,000
    Air Transportation: $2,016,000
    Water Utilities: $1,810,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,702,000
    Financial Administration: $1,641,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,420,000
    Libraries: $1,264,000
    Libraries: $1,227,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,175,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,142,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,135,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,135,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $992,000
    Transit Utilities: $949,000
    Transit Utilities: $917,000
    General - Other: $871,000
    Air Transportation: $797,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $791,000
    Sewerage: $609,000
    Local Fire Protection: $492,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $474,000
    Local Fire Protection: $443,000
    Sewerage: $428,000
    Parks and Recreation: $422,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $404,000
    Parks and Recreation: $284,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $220,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $205,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $202,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $171,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,659,000
    Education: $5,661,000
    Public Welfare: $4,960,000
    Education: $970,000
    Health and Hospitals: $937,000
    Health and Hospitals: $711,000
    Other: $623,000
    Air Transportation: $612,000
    Transit Utilities: $466,000
    Transit Utilities: $204,000
    Housing and Community Development: $139,000
    Other: $120,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,739,000
    Interest on Debt: $943,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $327,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $109,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $1,919,000
    Education: $1,508,000
    Other: $134,000
    Public Welfare: $129,000
    Other: $124,000
    Public Welfare: $119,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,985,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,500,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,314,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,448,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,089,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,000,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,000,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,000,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,501,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,485,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,635,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,089,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,186,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,759,000
    Interest Earnings: $732,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $513,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $461,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $354,000
    Rents: $309,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $288,000
    Rents: $260,000
    Interest Earnings: $170,000
    Sale of Property: $65,000
    Sale of Property: $27,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,938,000
    Other Higher Education: $938,000
    Health - Other: $544,000
    Police Protection: $460,000
    Other Higher Education: $334,000
    Transit Utilities: $302,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $254,000
    Water Utilities: $249,000
    Water Utilities: $55,000
    General - Other: $39,000
    Solid Waste Management: $38,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,495,000
    Cash and Securities: $4,512,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,391,000
    Water Utilities: $3,094,000
    Transit Utilities: $434,000
    Transit Utilities: $355,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,000,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $81,383,000
    Education: $74,947,000
    Public Welfare: $3,007,000
    Public Welfare: $2,687,000
    Other: $2,408,000
    Other: $580,000
    Housing and Community Development: $421,000
    Housing and Community Development: $259,000
    Transit Utilities: $208,000
    Transit Utilities: $178,000
    General Local Government Support: $114,000
    General Local Government Support: $114,000
  • Tax - Property: $37,147,000
    Property: $33,775,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $13,943,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,265,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $614,000
    Other Selective Sales: $563,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $445,000
    Other License: $328,000
    Other License: $321,000
    Other Selective Sales: $289,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $223,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $30,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $26,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $48,338,000
    : $45,762,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $57,000
    Interest on Debt: $27,000

Stanly County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,799,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $656,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,474,000
    Other: $3,295,000
    Higher Education - Other: $2,865,000
    Higher Education - Other: $2,462,000
    Hospital Public: $2,417,000
    Hospital Public: $2,263,000
    Sewerage: $1,744,000
    Sewerage: $1,314,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,028,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,020,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $998,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $902,000
    Solid Waste Management: $883,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $756,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $214,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $25,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $22,000
    Parks and Recreation: $19,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $14,000
  • Construction - Other Higher Education: $4,081,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,211,000
    Police Protection: $1,773,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,238,000
    Housing and Community Development: $994,000
    Police Protection: $685,000
    Other Higher Education: $609,000
    Health - Other: $203,000
    General - Other: $189,000
    Libraries: $179,000
    Local Fire Protection: $36,000
    General Public Buildings: $33,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $81,099,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $73,325,000
    Other Higher Education: $22,951,000
    Other Higher Education: $21,752,000
    Health - Other: $11,203,000
    Police Protection: $9,161,000
    Health - Other: $8,892,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $8,521,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,844,000
    Police Protection: $6,707,000
    Financial Administration: $5,109,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,963,000
    General - Other: $3,467,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,251,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,771,000
    Water Utilities: $2,511,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,187,000
    Air Transportation: $2,016,000
    Water Utilities: $1,810,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,702,000
    Financial Administration: $1,641,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,420,000
    Libraries: $1,264,000
    Libraries: $1,227,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,175,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,142,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,135,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,135,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $992,000
    Transit Utilities: $949,000
    Transit Utilities: $917,000
    General - Other: $871,000
    Air Transportation: $797,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $791,000
    Sewerage: $609,000
    Local Fire Protection: $492,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $474,000
    Local Fire Protection: $443,000
    Sewerage: $428,000
    Parks and Recreation: $422,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $404,000
    Parks and Recreation: $284,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $220,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $205,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $202,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $171,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,659,000
    Education: $5,661,000
    Public Welfare: $4,960,000
    Education: $970,000
    Health and Hospitals: $937,000
    Health and Hospitals: $711,000
    Other: $623,000
    Air Transportation: $612,000
    Transit Utilities: $466,000
    Transit Utilities: $204,000
    Housing and Community Development: $139,000
    Other: $120,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,739,000
    Interest on Debt: $943,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $327,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $109,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $1,919,000
    Education: $1,508,000
    Other: $134,000
    Public Welfare: $129,000
    Other: $124,000
    Public Welfare: $119,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,985,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,500,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,314,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,448,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,089,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,000,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,000,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,000,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,501,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,485,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,635,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,089,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,186,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,759,000
    Interest Earnings: $732,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $513,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $461,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $354,000
    Rents: $309,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $288,000
    Rents: $260,000
    Interest Earnings: $170,000
    Sale of Property: $65,000
    Sale of Property: $27,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,938,000
    Other Higher Education: $938,000
    Health - Other: $544,000
    Police Protection: $460,000
    Other Higher Education: $334,000
    Transit Utilities: $302,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $254,000
    Water Utilities: $249,000
    Water Utilities: $55,000
    General - Other: $39,000
    Solid Waste Management: $38,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,495,000
    Cash and Securities: $4,512,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,391,000
    Water Utilities: $3,094,000
    Transit Utilities: $434,000
    Transit Utilities: $355,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,000,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $81,383,000
    Education: $74,947,000
    Public Welfare: $3,007,000
    Public Welfare: $2,687,000
    Other: $2,408,000
    Other: $580,000
    Housing and Community Development: $421,000
    Housing and Community Development: $259,000
    Transit Utilities: $208,000
    Transit Utilities: $178,000
    General Local Government Support: $114,000
    General Local Government Support: $114,000
  • Tax - Property: $37,147,000
    Property: $33,775,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $13,943,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,265,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $614,000
    Other Selective Sales: $563,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $445,000
    Other License: $328,000
    Other License: $321,000
    Other Selective Sales: $289,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $223,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $30,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $26,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $48,338,000
    : $45,762,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $57,000
    Interest on Debt: $27,000

Stanly County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,799,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $656,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,474,000
    Other: $3,295,000
    Higher Education - Other: $2,865,000
    Higher Education - Other: $2,462,000
    Hospital Public: $2,417,000
    Hospital Public: $2,263,000
    Sewerage: $1,744,000
    Sewerage: $1,314,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,028,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,020,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $998,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $902,000
    Solid Waste Management: $883,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $756,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $214,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $25,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $22,000
    Parks and Recreation: $19,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $14,000
  • Construction - Other Higher Education: $4,081,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,211,000
    Police Protection: $1,773,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,238,000
    Housing and Community Development: $994,000
    Police Protection: $685,000
    Other Higher Education: $609,000
    Health - Other: $203,000
    General - Other: $189,000
    Libraries: $179,000
    Local Fire Protection: $36,000
    General Public Buildings: $33,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $81,099,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $73,325,000
    Other Higher Education: $22,951,000
    Other Higher Education: $21,752,000
    Health - Other: $11,203,000
    Police Protection: $9,161,000
    Health - Other: $8,892,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $8,521,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,844,000
    Police Protection: $6,707,000
    Financial Administration: $5,109,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,963,000
    General - Other: $3,467,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,251,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,771,000
    Water Utilities: $2,511,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,187,000
    Air Transportation: $2,016,000
    Water Utilities: $1,810,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,702,000
    Financial Administration: $1,641,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,420,000
    Libraries: $1,264,000
    Libraries: $1,227,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,175,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,142,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,135,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,135,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $992,000
    Transit Utilities: $949,000
    Transit Utilities: $917,000
    General - Other: $871,000
    Air Transportation: $797,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $791,000
    Sewerage: $609,000
    Local Fire Protection: $492,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $474,000
    Local Fire Protection: $443,000
    Sewerage: $428,000
    Parks and Recreation: $422,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $404,000
    Parks and Recreation: $284,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $220,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $205,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $202,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $171,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,659,000
    Education: $5,661,000
    Public Welfare: $4,960,000
    Education: $970,000
    Health and Hospitals: $937,000
    Health and Hospitals: $711,000
    Other: $623,000
    Air Transportation: $612,000
    Transit Utilities: $466,000
    Transit Utilities: $204,000
    Housing and Community Development: $139,000
    Other: $120,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,739,000
    Interest on Debt: $943,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $327,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $109,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $1,919,000
    Education: $1,508,000
    Other: $134,000
    Public Welfare: $129,000
    Other: $124,000
    Public Welfare: $119,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,985,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,500,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,314,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,448,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,089,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,000,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,000,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,000,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,501,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,485,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,635,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,089,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,186,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,759,000
    Interest Earnings: $732,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $513,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $461,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $354,000
    Rents: $309,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $288,000
    Rents: $260,000
    Interest Earnings: $170,000
    Sale of Property: $65,000
    Sale of Property: $27,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,938,000
    Other Higher Education: $938,000
    Health - Other: $544,000
    Police Protection: $460,000
    Other Higher Education: $334,000
    Transit Utilities: $302,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $254,000
    Water Utilities: $249,000
    Water Utilities: $55,000
    General - Other: $39,000
    Solid Waste Management: $38,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,495,000
    Cash and Securities: $4,512,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,391,000
    Water Utilities: $3,094,000
    Transit Utilities: $434,000
    Transit Utilities: $355,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,000,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $81,383,000
    Education: $74,947,000
    Public Welfare: $3,007,000
    Public Welfare: $2,687,000
    Other: $2,408,000
    Other: $580,000
    Housing and Community Development: $421,000
    Housing and Community Development: $259,000
    Transit Utilities: $208,000
    Transit Utilities: $178,000
    General Local Government Support: $114,000
    General Local Government Support: $114,000
  • Tax - Property: $37,147,000
    Property: $33,775,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $13,943,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,265,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $614,000
    Other Selective Sales: $563,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $445,000
    Other License: $328,000
    Other License: $321,000
    Other Selective Sales: $289,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $223,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $30,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $26,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $48,338,000
    : $45,762,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $57,000
    Interest on Debt: $27,000

Stanly County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,799,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $656,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,474,000
    Other: $3,295,000
    Higher Education - Other: $2,865,000
    Higher Education - Other: $2,462,000
    Hospital Public: $2,417,000
    Hospital Public: $2,263,000
    Sewerage: $1,744,000
    Sewerage: $1,314,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,028,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,020,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $998,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $902,000
    Solid Waste Management: $883,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $756,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $214,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $25,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $22,000
    Parks and Recreation: $19,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $14,000
  • Construction - Other Higher Education: $4,081,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,211,000
    Police Protection: $1,773,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,238,000
    Housing and Community Development: $994,000
    Police Protection: $685,000
    Other Higher Education: $609,000
    Health - Other: $203,000
    General - Other: $189,000
    Libraries: $179,000
    Local Fire Protection: $36,000
    General Public Buildings: $33,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $81,099,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $73,325,000
    Other Higher Education: $22,951,000
    Other Higher Education: $21,752,000
    Health - Other: $11,203,000
    Police Protection: $9,161,000
    Health - Other: $8,892,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $8,521,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,844,000
    Police Protection: $6,707,000
    Financial Administration: $5,109,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,963,000
    General - Other: $3,467,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,251,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,771,000
    Water Utilities: $2,511,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,187,000
    Air Transportation: $2,016,000
    Water Utilities: $1,810,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,702,000
    Financial Administration: $1,641,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,420,000
    Libraries: $1,264,000
    Libraries: $1,227,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,175,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,142,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,135,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,135,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $992,000
    Transit Utilities: $949,000
    Transit Utilities: $917,000
    General - Other: $871,000
    Air Transportation: $797,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $791,000
    Sewerage: $609,000
    Local Fire Protection: $492,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $474,000
    Local Fire Protection: $443,000
    Sewerage: $428,000
    Parks and Recreation: $422,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $404,000
    Parks and Recreation: $284,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $220,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $205,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $202,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $171,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,659,000
    Education: $5,661,000
    Public Welfare: $4,960,000
    Education: $970,000
    Health and Hospitals: $937,000
    Health and Hospitals: $711,000
    Other: $623,000
    Air Transportation: $612,000
    Transit Utilities: $466,000
    Transit Utilities: $204,000
    Housing and Community Development: $139,000
    Other: $120,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,739,000
    Interest on Debt: $943,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $327,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $109,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $1,919,000
    Education: $1,508,000
    Other: $134,000
    Public Welfare: $129,000
    Other: $124,000
    Public Welfare: $119,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,985,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,500,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,314,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,448,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,089,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,000,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,000,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,000,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,501,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,485,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,635,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,089,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,186,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,759,000
    Interest Earnings: $732,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $513,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $461,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $354,000
    Rents: $309,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $288,000
    Rents: $260,000
    Interest Earnings: $170,000
    Sale of Property: $65,000
    Sale of Property: $27,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,938,000
    Other Higher Education: $938,000
    Health - Other: $544,000
    Police Protection: $460,000
    Other Higher Education: $334,000
    Transit Utilities: $302,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $254,000
    Water Utilities: $249,000
    Water Utilities: $55,000
    General - Other: $39,000
    Solid Waste Management: $38,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,495,000
    Cash and Securities: $4,512,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,391,000
    Water Utilities: $3,094,000
    Transit Utilities: $434,000
    Transit Utilities: $355,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,000,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $81,383,000
    Education: $74,947,000
    Public Welfare: $3,007,000
    Public Welfare: $2,687,000
    Other: $2,408,000
    Other: $580,000
    Housing and Community Development: $421,000
    Housing and Community Development: $259,000
    Transit Utilities: $208,000
    Transit Utilities: $178,000
    General Local Government Support: $114,000
    General Local Government Support: $114,000
  • Tax - Property: $37,147,000
    Property: $33,775,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $13,943,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,265,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $614,000
    Other Selective Sales: $563,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $445,000
    Other License: $328,000
    Other License: $321,000
    Other Selective Sales: $289,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $223,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $30,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $26,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $48,338,000
    : $45,762,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $57,000
    Interest on Debt: $27,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,068
  • Number of aged recipients: 75
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 993
  • Number of recipients under 18: 230
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 692
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 146
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 378
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 465
Most common first names in Stanly County, NC among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James54372.6 years
John40674.8 years
Mary40478.1 years
William38374.3 years
Robert30771.8 years
George18372.8 years
Charles14970.3 years
Henry14375.8 years
Thomas14071.8 years
Ruby13578.2 years
Most common last names in Stanly County, NC among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith43276.3 years
Huneycutt26276.3 years
Whitley26275.9 years
Hatley26177.7 years
Lowder25275.5 years
Furr22773.8 years
Burris22377.6 years
Morton21475.0 years
Thompson19774.8 years
Almond19176.3 years
Businesses in Stanly County, NC
NameCountNameCount
ALDI1Lane Furniture1
AT&T1Lowe's1
Ace Hardware3Maurices1
Advance Auto Parts4McDonald's3
Applebee's1Nike1
Arby's1OfficeMax1
AutoZone1Papa John's Pizza1
Baskin-Robbins1Pizza Hut2
Blockbuster1Quality1
Burger King1Quiznos2
CVS3RadioShack1
Chevrolet1Rite Aid2
Dairy Queen1Rue211
Domino's Pizza2Ryan's Grill1
Dunkin Donuts3SONIC Drive-In1
FedEx5Sears1
Ford1Sleep Inn1
GNC2Subway7
GameStop1T-Mobile1
H&R Block2Taco Bell2
Hardee's1U-Haul4
Hilton1UPS2
Holiday Inn1Verizon Wireless1
Honda1Waffle House2
JCPenney1Walgreens1
KFC2Walmart2
Kincaid1Wendy's3
La-Z-Boy2YMCA1

Stanly County on our top lists:

  • #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"